Patrick Keane’s designs merge natural materials with cutting-edge technology
Patrick Keane’s award-winning portfolio includes the undulating roof and other design elements of the Chiang Mai Gallery, right. (All photos courtesy of Enter Projects Asia)
JOHN KRICH
November 26, 2025 08:00 JST
BANGKOK — Patrick Keane was a budding Australian architect steeled in the traditional approach of New York City firms when he moved his young family via Australia to the Thai island of Phuket in 2018. For Keane, the result was life-changing. But it has also contributed significantly to a global climate change-related shift to more natural design and construction methods.