"KEEPING UP - Modern Thai Architecture 1967-1987”
(Temporary Exhibition)| When | 12 June - 14 September 2008 | 10:30-21:00 |
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| Where | Gallery 2, TCDC |
What was unique about modern Thai architecture when it first appeared on Bangkok’s fledgling urban landscape 40 years ago?
The Indra Hotel, which rose up incongruously in the Pratunam garment district in 1970, was an emblem of Thailand’s hope to become a new investment destination – a result of Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat’s National Economic and Social Development Plan after World War II.
Innovative engineering techniques amazed visitors to the 1972 Red Cross Fair at the new Suan Amporn Pavilion, a daring concrete sweep of folded plate roof, 15 metres long, with no visible column supports.
And the futuristic Science Museum, amidst the open fields of Sukhumvit in 1979, represented the vision of a new breed of Thai architects, interested in dialogue with modernism.
Featuring major architectural works between 1967-1987, the exhibition explores how Thai architects of the era grappled with the influence of the nation’s rising business elites, new construction technologies, and modernist style.
Curated by TCDC and co-produced by the Association of Siamese Architects Under Royal Patronage (ASA), KEEPING UP – Modern Thai Architecture 1967-1987, gives insight into the evolution of Bangkok’s skyline.
| On show at ARCHITECT’08 Muang Thong Thani 29 April – 4 May 2008 Moves on to TCDC 6 Fl., the Emporium with greater attractions The exhibition KEEPING UP – Modern Thai Architecture 1967-1987 will tour around mini TCDC networks (project between TCDC and regional universities) to expand the opportunity for Thais to access design knowledge and creative resources. |
Free admission
