A detailed, profusely illustrated survey of Thai architecture with its many styles and forms. Thailand's architecture comes alive in this magnificently illustrated volume, the most comprehensive book on the subject yet published, exploring every genre from houses and farm huts to temples, palaces, and modern buildings. It is the first major book to focus on the myriad elements that make Thai architecture so rich in beauty and meaning. With hundreds of images by leading photographers, this is an accessible, inspirational source book for designers, architects, and everyone interested in Southeast Asian culture. The book is a collaboration between leading architect Nithi Sthapitanonda, who did the drawings, photographs, and research support, and writer Brian Mertens, who did the writing, main research, and many photos. 800+ illustrations in color and black and white.

Architecture of Thailand

Mertens, Brian

Sthapitanonda, Nithi

Reference

Thames&Hudson

Modern Thai design is attracting a global audience. Since democracy was established in 1992, local designers have worked hard to institute their own unique style in the fields of music, fashion, design, film, art and architecture. Design being one of the more prominent, it has gained huge media acclaim and won numerous international awards. "Bangkok Design" profiles 35 of the best Thai designers whose work represents an eclectic mix of their culture - using natural materials and fine craftsmanship - and their own unique, individual style. The book explores a wide variety of designs ranging from minimalist to modernist, as well as discussing design related concepts that deal with cultural identity and sustainability. "Bangkok Design" is an inspirational source book for interior designers and architects as well as an impressive coffee-table volume.

Bangkok Design: Thai Ideas in Textiles and Furniture

Arts & Photography

Architecture

Marshall Cavendish Editions

This book focuses on the multitude of elements and forms that go into Thai architecture. It is a guide to aesthetics that also explores the underlying meanings of forms. All the important features of Thai culture—its agrarian roots, its religion and monarchy, its rich mix of foreign influences—are embodied in buildings. As a result, this book also illuminates Thai tradition and history. Lively text and hundreds of photographs and illustrations explore Thailand’s indigenous house architecture, from the humble but charming field hut woven of bamboo to the splendid teak mansion built high on stilts. Religious architecture, the product of centuries of influences from all over Asia and the world, is viewed in terms of the special features and functions of each building in the temple compound. Regional stylistic variations are also presented. There are chapters devoted to the Grand Palace; the elements and ornamentation of palaces and temples; and architecture shaped by immigrants and by foreign tradition. Some topics here are little covered elsewhere: Thailand’s Islamic architecture, shophouses, Siamese-style bonsai gardening, courtyard walls and gates, and ornament such as glass mosaic. Finally, the authors look at today’s innovative adaptation of traditional Thai forms in modern architecture.

Architecture of Thailand: A Guide to Tradition and Contemporary Forms

Athapitanonda, Nithi

Didier Millet

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