Suwankiri in 2020 Pinyo Suwankiri ( th, ภิญโญ สุวรรณคีรี; born 10 March 1937) is an

architect An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...

born in

Songkhla Songkhla ( th, สงขลา, ), also known as Singgora or Singora ( Pattani Malay: ซิงกอรอ), is a city ('' thesaban nakhon'') in Songkhla Province of southern Thailand, near the border with Malaysia. Songkhla lies south of ...

, Thailand. Suwankiri began painting and carving as a child, and created decorations for various festive occasions. His carvings were used to decorate local temples, monks' residences and schools. Suwankiri received his primary school education in his home province. When it was time for high school he was tutored by a senior at a temple in Bangkok in order to prepare him for the university entrance exam. As a result of his efforts he was accepted into the Faculty of Architecture at

Chulalongkorn University Chulalongkorn University (CU, th, จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย, ), nicknamed Chula ( th, จุฬาฯ), is a public and autonomous research university in Bangkok, Thailand. The university was originally fo ...

. He graduated from Chulalongkorn University in 1964. After his graduation he applied for a teaching position at his faculty in order to teach Thai Architecture. In 1972 Suwankiri began studying toward a master's degree at the School of Architecture at

University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universit ...

. Nine months later he successfully finished his studies and returned to teach again at his home university as the specialist for Thai Architecture.

Awards and honors

Suwankiri's Awards and Honors include but are not limited to: * 1988 Honor Doctorate in Fine Arts,

Srinakharinwirot University Srinakharinwirot University (abbr: SWU; th, มหาวิทยาลัยศรีนครินทรวิโรฒ; abbr: มศว) is a public university in Bangkok, Thailand. Founded in 1949, the university was the first upper-educati ...

* 1993 Honor Doctorate in Architecture,

King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL or KMIT Ladkrabang for short) is a research and educational institution in Thailand. It is situated in Lat Krabang District, Bangkok approximately 30 km east of the city center. The u ...

* 1993

National Artist of Thailand The National Artist ( th, ศิลปินแห่งชาติ, , ) is a title given annually by the Office of the National Culture Commission of Thailand, recognizing notable Thai artists in the area of intangible cultural heritage such ...

for Visual art and Applied art * 2000

Nikkei Asia Prize The Nikkei Asia Prize (Japanese: 日経アジア賞) is an award which recognizes the achievements of people and organizations that have improved the lives of people throughout Asia. The awards were created and presented by Nikkei Inc, one of the l ...

for Culture

Work

As a traditional Thai Architect Suwankiri designs buildings with modern purposes such as government buildings. He furthermore designed schools, pavilions and temples. His work has international recognition; one of his Sala Pavilions was dedicated by Their Majesties King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit of Thailand to the East-West Center in Hawaii. Given The building was dedicated to expand cultural understanding and is still part of the

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campus life. Another one of his international works is the Baan Thai Pavilion in

Echo Valley, British Columbia Jesmond is a ranching community in the South Cariboo region of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada, located in the area west of the town of Clinton on the road from Kelly Lake, which is on the Pavilion-Clinton Road, to Big Bar Creek and ...

. This design was one of the first traditional Thai structures designed to withstand the colder temperate climate zone where very snowy winters are common.www.thai-architecture.com

References

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Pinyo Suwankiri Suwankiri in 2020 Pinyo Suwankiri ( th, ภิญโญ สุวรรณคีรี; born 10 March 1937) is an architect born in Songkhla, Thailand. Suwankiri began painting and carving as a child, and created decorations for various festive o ...

Winners of the Nikkei Asia Prize

Awards and honors

Work

See also

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