Chuea Patthamachinda (, 2 February 1885 – 16 March 1982), better known by the noble title Luang Wisansinlapakam (), was a Thai traditional artisan and architect. He worked under various government departments, including the

Poh Chang School of Arts and Crafts The Poh-Chang Academy of Arts, Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin () is an art school in Thailand, and the oldest such dedicated institution in the country. It was founded as the Poh-Chang School (, also translated as the Arts and ...

, where he taught for 17 years. Later in life, he also taught at

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, where he was named adjunct professor. He is known for various forms of the traditional visual arts, as well as architecture. He designed numerous

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, and is credited with an eclectic output of

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and applied Thai architecture, mostly stemming from various collaborations with

Edward Healey Edward Healey was a British architect who worked mainly in Siam/Thailand during the first half of the twentieth century. He graduated from the Royal College of Arts in London in 1907, and travelled to Siam, becoming headmaster of the Poh Chang Sch ...

and Phra Sarotrattananimman.

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* 20th-century Thai artists 20th-century Thai architects Fellows of the Royal Society of Thailand Luang (nobility) Recipients of the Dushdi Mala Medal, Pin of Arts and Science 1885 births 1982 deaths {{Thailand-bio-stub