Ginsupa’s journey in landscape architecture began in Bangkok, where she earned her degree and started her career immersed in the city’s vibrant urban fabric. Over the years, she built her expertise through a wide range of projects – from luxury residences and city hotels to large-scale developments such as One Bangkok, as well as urban design collaborations with local communities. These experiences sharpened her ability to design with a deep sensitivity to local context.
To broaden her perspective, she continued her career in China, contributing to public parks, commercial malls, and city hotels located across major cities. She collaborated with leading developers such as K11 and Taikoo Li by delivering projects in culturally rich and diverse urban settings, balancing contemporary design without losing the sense of traditional culture.
Driven by curiosity about global design practices, she then moved to Dubai to work as a Senior Landscape Architect at Cracknell. Here, she has found that landscape architecture extends beyond the aesthetics that have made the region famous – the extreme climate demands thoughtful responses to heat, comfort, and sustainability. Integrating thermal comfort and smart water management have become essential parts of Ginsupa’s design process.
WLA | What was your path to becoming a landscape architect?
GT | Growing up in Thailand, I noticed that landscape spaces were often limited to private residences or exclusive properties which public parks and shared green areas were lacking. That made me question why landscape had become a privilege. I was inspired by the idea of well-designed outdoor spaces that could invite people to connect with nature and spend more time outdoors. This belief sparked my journey into landscape architecture.
WLA | What is the most rewarding part of being a landscape architect?
GT | For me, the most rewarding part is how this profession allows me to see the world through a unique lens – ‘the landscape lens.’ I get to see the world that landscape architecture leads me to. It teaches me to read context, to understand the big picture while also appreciating the smallest human-scale details. I have learned to see how systems connect, from natural elements to cultural layers, and how people interact with nature in meaningful ways. This ability to connect scales, places, and experiences makes landscape architecture so fulfilling to me.
WLA | What is your approach to landscape design?
GT | Landscape design is not just about creating beautiful spaces, it is a way of thinking.
It requires critical understanding of context, systems, and how everything is interconnected from large-scale environments to the smallest spatial details. Every site has overlapping layers: cultural, ecological, and spatial. By reading these layers and observing human behaviour, I aim to design outdoor spaces that are not only visually engaging, but also functional, intuitive, and meaningful for the user.
WLA | What is a key issue that is facing the landscape architecture profession?
GT | One key challenge we face is balancing beauty with sustainability. Behind the beauty, there is a cost. As landscape architects, we understand that creating lush, high-quality landscapes often requires significant maintenance, and resources. The real challenge is designing landscapes that are both visually compelling and environmentally responsible by prioritising native plant species, minimising excessive water use, and avoiding practices such as relocating mature trees purely for aesthetic impact. Sustainable design must go beyond appearance, it should respond to climate, ecology, and seasonal change with care and intention.
WLA – Thank you to Ginsupa Tantiprasong for taking the time to answer our questions
Photography (unless otherwise captioned): Alessandro Merati; Copyright Cracknell