‘Imagine Happiness’ unveiled
Combining nature and architecture as a way of creating a happy community is a beautiful concept that real estate giant Magnolia Quality Development Corporation Limited (MQDC) has taken into its heart. The goal is to not only please their clients,
Rajadamri – As Downtown as You Can Get
When friends coming to Bangkok for the first time tell me they want to stay downtown, they feel puzzled when I tell them that the Big Mango doesn’t really have one. Yes, Sathorn is the Central Business District, but that’s miles
A Hero Without A Cape
Poised to hog the headlines right through the yearend is superstar rocker Artiwara “Toon Bodyslam” Kongmalai currently on a noble mission: a 55-day, 2,191-kilometer charity run from Thailand’s southernmost point in Yala’s Betong district to the northernmost tip in Chiang
A Green Retreat
Great city though Bangkok is, it can get us urbanites down on occasions. However, this vast metropolis is not without its green and environmentally friendly spaces to escape the pressures of a fast paced lifestyle, and there is one in
Living More with Less
Winter has arrived in Bangkok with cool mornings and breezy evenings. It’s that time of year when you reunite with good friends and things at the office hopefully start to run at a slightly slower pace. It is also a
A Distance in an Acoustic World
We all know that during the day bats lie low in the caves and go hunting at night. Meanwhile, dolphins produce high-frequency clicks to locate objects nearby to find food and help them navigate through the dark or murky waters.
Time Travel
During the 1990s I spent seven years riding a push bicycle some 45,000 plus kilometers around the world. Needless to say, it was a journey that brought me an abundance of adventure as well as radically changing my life. Back then
Reflections on Architectural Highlights in 2017
So many events happened in relation to architecture in 2017: the marvelous Royal Crematorium built in order to pay our last respects to our late and beloved King Bhumibol Adulyadej; Hubba-to that recently deserved worldwide recognition by winning the “Buildings of the
Celebrating Christmas as a Buddhist
It’s almost time for Christmas once again. Of course, we’ll soon be hearing Christmas music blaring out from just about everywhere we go in Bangkok as Christians around the world celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Despite having been raised as a Buddhist and sent to