Mathar Bunnag (
Thai: เมธา บุนนาค, born 28 October 1950) is a Thai architect who works in Thailand and around the globe under his design studio, Bunnag Architects.[1]
His resort creations have received extensive international recognition and awards.
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In 2014 he represented Thailand in the 14th International Architecture Exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia as Curator and Designer for the Thailand Pavilion, titled “ Spirituality — freedom and creativity, a fundamental in Thai Architecture ”
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Education
He earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from
Silpakorn University, Thailand, where he was personally awarded by
His Majesty King Bhumibol as a commendation of excellence in architecture.
At the
University of Manitoba, Canada, he studied architecture ideology under Professor Eric Lye Kum-Chew and gained a Master's of Architecture in 1974.
In 1984 he graduated with a Master's of Architecture in Urban Design from the
Harvard Graduate School of Design, USA, earning a distinction for his graduate thesis, under Professor Edward Sekler, “Conservation on Cultural Heritage, Historic Monuments, Urban Space and Meaning in the Historic Core of Thailand”.
In 2012 he was conferred an Honorary Doctorate Degree by Silpakorn University, Thailand.