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Bangkok’s architecture lagging other Asian cities
Virtually every Asian metropolis has at least one or two buildings gracing its skyline recognizable worldwide. From Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, to the Municipal Government Offices in Tokyo, the modern Asian metropolis seems to pride itself on its cutting edge architecture to show its prosperity, all but Bangkok, it seems.
Local Bangkok architects like Duangrit Bunnag attempts to answer the question of why Bangkok is so absent of striking architectural structures. He says, "The question I am always asked is which building do you like? And then I look around, and even though I live on the 28th floor, I look around and cannot find one building that I like. It is a very unfortunate thing.�
Thai architects are channeling their creativity into other areas of development besides the capital, lke the new developments in Hua Hin, and even old pearls of the tourism industry like Ko Samui and Phuket.
As Bangkok retains its architectural stuffiness, any cutting-edge construction will likely appear in the form of a beach resort on one of Thailand’s resort islands.
Posted by: DaveB on 14 May 2008, 17:06