Sumet Jumsai Na Ayudhaya
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Sumet Jumsai Na Ayudhaya (born 1939 in Bangkok
, Thailand
) is a Thai architect
. He was named a National Artist of Thailand in 1998. He is among the most well-respected Thai architects.
Bangkok
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, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
) is a Thai architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
. He was named a National Artist of Thailand in 1998. He is among the most well-respected Thai architects.
Works
| Structure | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| School for the Blind | Bangkok | 1971 |
| Energy Technology Complex at the Asian Institute of Technology Asian Institute of Technology The Asian Institute of Technology is an international institution for higher education in engineering, advanced technologies, and management and planning... |
Bangkok | 1981-83 |
| Condominium Village at Ban Saray Seaside Resort | Ban Saray, Thailand | 1982 |
| Robot Building Robot Building The Robot Building, located in the Sathorn business district of Bangkok, Thailand, houses United Overseas Bank's Bangkok headquarters. It was designed for the Bank of Asia by Sumet Jumsai to reflect the computerization of banking; its architecture is a reaction against neoclassical and high-tech... |
Bangkok | 1986 |
| Science Museum | Bangkok | 1977 |
| Nation Building | Bangkok | 1988 |
Further reading
- Brian Brace Taylor & John Hoskin. Sumet Jumsai. Asia BooksAsia BooksAsia Books is an English language chain of book stores in Thailand which opened in September 1969. The chain has 11 branches in Bangkok, mostly located in upscale shopping centers such as the Siam Discovery Center, and also distribution points throughout the country...
(1996). ISBN 9789748925868. - Biography from the Thai Ministry of Culture (more extensive version in Thai)
- Kultermann, Udo. "Architecture in South-East Asia: Thailand". MIMAR: Architecture in Development 20 (1986): 52–29. Singapore: Concept Media Ltd.