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In the post-war decades, Thai architects, many of whom had studied abroad, embraced modern principles as they addressed the pressing demand for residential and commercial space, as well as the shortage of public facilities, in the rapidly growing capital of Thailand. With more than 300 documented buildings, Bangkok Modern<\/em><\/strong> provides an unprecedented and comprehensive overview of the architecture of this transformative period and is unique in combining photography, carefully researched background and scholarly essays. The book aims to serve as a visual document, raise awareness of the city’s modernist buildings and contribute to a better understanding and discussion of their architectural merits and their social, cultural, and historic value.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A lavishly illustrated and visually stunning study of the buildings that changed Bangkok from 1950-1970.<\/p>\n

Foreword 7
\nPreface 9
\nIntroduction 10
\nBangkok (Early) Modern: Architecture of the 1930s–1940s 14
\nby Chomchon Fusinpaiboon
\nThai Architecture and Cold War Modernity 1950s–1970s 18
\nby Pirasri Povatong
\nBeyond Speed: Precast Concrete and the Creative Forces behind 21
\nby Pinai Sirikiatikul
\nSomething was here 24
\nby Weerapon Singnoi
\nAbout the Architects 28
\nTHE BUILDINGS 35
\nResidential Buildings 36
\nMixed-Use Buildings 94
\nHotel Buildings 158
\nCommercial Buildings 220
\nPublic Buildings 329
\nEducational Buildings 401
\nReligious Buildings 466
\nAPPENDIX 495
\nIndex of Architects 496
\nIndex of Buildings 499
\nNotes 509
\nBibliography 515
\nBiographies 519<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":55850,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5601],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-55849","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-architecture-landscape-design","7":"author-by-author-walter-koditek","8":"publisher-river-books","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBangkok Modern - ACC Art Books US<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/bangkok-modern\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bangkok Modern - 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