Noobanjong, Koompong
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Item type:Publication, Samoson Ratsaranrom (Khana Ratsadon’s Office): A Neglected Urban Heritage of the People’s Party(2023-07-13)Current architectural scholarship in Thailand has witnessed a renewal of interest in built forms commissioned by the People’s Party, a group of civil servants and military officers known in Thai as Khana Ratsadon that overthrew the absolute monarchy in 1932. Despite an increasing number of publications on the arts and architecture of the People’s Party, its office in Bangkok remains largely absent from those investigations and public recognition. As such, this research presents a multidimensional inquiry to better understand the role of Samoson Ratsaranrom in Thai society. Once functioning as Khana Ratsadon’s office, the building was examined in terms of: (1) means for power mediation; (2) reflection of the ideological views of the People’s Party; and (3) expression of the modern Thai identity. Via discourse and iconographical analyses, the study revealed that apart from serving as a material manifestation of the revolutionary spirit and ideology, this modest structure acted as a social space for interactions between people through festivities, namely the annual constitutional fairs. Standing unassumingly in Saranrom Royal Garden–which has become a public park nowadays–the building was an integral part of the cultural practices during the early days of the post-absolutist regime. Owing to the said historical importance, a proposition could be put forward that not only should Khana Ratsadon’s office be incorporated into DOCOMOMO Thailand’s inventory, but also be registered as a national treasure by the Fine Arts Department. In addition, critical examination of this Modernist structure begged a question as to whether the academic obscurity of the building was indicative of attempts to erase the cultural legacies the People’s Party by the Thai state, which had been subtly implemented for decades. Regardless of the answer, recent destruction and disappearance of the cultural heritages left behind by the People’s Party make the preservation of Samoson Ratsaranrom even more urgent. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Expressions of Local Identity via Architectural Practice in UNESCO World Heritage Sites(2022-01-01); ; Via its investigations on three types of buildings, consisting of residential, religious, and educational structures, this research: (1) provides guidelines for the creation of local identity via architecture erected in the areas adjacent to UNESCO World Heritage sites; and (2) examines the mechanism in creating such an identity. As exhibited by the upcoming discussions, the economic, social, cultural and technological conditions are central not only for practical requirements and structural integrity of those buildings, but also for expressions of the local identity. In addition to maintaining a delicate balance between aesthetics, architectural realization, and local wisdom, the creations of the case studies engage all involving parties in the following five domains as well, which are: (1) generation of public consciousness; (2) design participation; (3) establishment of Heritage Academic Research Community; (4) recognitions for the values of the Thai identity; and (5), creative integration of stakeholders with community networks. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Cultivations of cross-cultural experiences via a collaborative and cooperative approach for sustainable learning from communities in Si Satchanalai, Thailand(2021-01-01); In 2018, a group of faculty members and students from King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology, Ladkrabang (KMITL), and Royal College of Art (RCA) organized workshops and field trips to Sukhothai province in Thailand to explore the livelihood along with cultural heritages, social practices, and sustainable learning by the inhabitants of communities in Si Satchanalai district. Conceptually informed by Spencer Kagan’s notion of Cooperative and Collaborative (C&C) sustainable learning approach employed by the KMITL-RCA collaborations, this research examined the 2018 workshops and excursions for their roles in 1) advancing tacit knowledge on the artistic and architectural heritages of Si Satchanalai; and 2) bridging a horizon of understanding between Thai and foreign students. In order to assess the pedagogical efficacy of the C&C approach, the upcoming evaluative discussions encompassed a series of dependent sample t-tests, utilizing several questionnaires, surveys, and personal conversations for collecting data to construct a content model in terms of comparative studies between the KMITL and RCA participants. Not only did the statistical inquiries: 1) validate the methodological applicability of the C&C edifying model but also 2) demonstrate its merits in promoting cross-cultural learning in architectural and design discipline. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Stylistic hybridity in palatial architecture during the reign of King Rama V: a postcolonial reinterpretation on modern Siam(2024-01-01)Informed by postcolonial theories, this research presented critical investigations on Chakri Maha Prasat Throne Hall, the ordination hall at Niwet Thammaprawat Temple, and Munthatu Rattanaroj Villa. Aside from examining the three hybrid Siamese-European buildings beyond stylistic analyses and antiquarian mode of historiography, the upcoming discussions unveiled that the case studies–which were commissioned at the height of Western colonial expansions in Southeast Asia–testified for the Siamese’s: (1) reinterpretations, reappropriations, and recreations of European cultural artifacts; (2) active and authoritative roles in generating, combining, and projecting their versions of contested meanings upon the immediate world and beyond; (3) assertions of a newly acquired self-image by conspicuous consumptions of Western material culture; and (4) long established tradition of mediating power through built forms. In addition, by utilizing the politics of representations as a mode of problematization, these eclectic palatial structures were perceived as representational tools to create a civilized identity and discursive devices for power mediation, as opposed to unskilled or kitschy copies of Western precedents. In conclusion, the inquiries essentially argued that although Siam was among few places in Asia that did not succumb to a direct colonial rule by any Western power, the kingdom was a de facto crypto-colony. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Baan Fai Rim Ping: a haptic approach to the phenomenon of genius loci by a riverside residence in Thailand(2023-01-01); Standing on the west bank of the Ping river in northern Thailand, Baan Fai Rim Ping displayed a fluid profile of multiple perspective points. Such an eccentric appearance, however, belied the senses of place and historical continuity, along with the feeling of belonging provided by this waterfront residence. Apart from occupying a prime estate near a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kamphaeng Phet province, apposite utilisations of materials, coupled with sensational spatial organisation and formal composition, were the major contributing factors to the said characteristics. Informed by a conceptual framework of genius loci, this research presented multidimensional inquiries on the haptic design of Baan Fai Rim Ping for generating a phenomenon of place through the sensory receptions of its dwellers. Containing three thematic foci, the studies firstly examined the contextual background leading to the creation of the building. Second, the investigations concentrated on how the design parameters and elements of the house were developed and implemented. Third, the aforementioned modes of problematisation lent a basis to argue that the quality of placeness was not confined exclusively to traditional or vernacular structures, but could be found in the unorthodox aesthetics of Baan Fai Rim Ping as well.