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Infinity Ground : Thailand and Taiwan Contemporary Architecture

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Prabhakorn Vadanyakul, A49’s Managing Director, attained his<br />

Bachelor of <strong>Architecture</strong> degree from Chulalongkorn University,<br />

<strong>and</strong> a Master of <strong>Architecture</strong> from the Catholic University of<br />

America in Washington, DC. He has since been responsible for a<br />

wide range of projects. His work has also extended to the United<br />

Arab Emirates <strong>and</strong> India, adding breadth to A49’s portfolio of work.<br />

Pichai Wongwaisayawan received his Bachelor of <strong>Architecture</strong><br />

from Chulalongkorn University in 1985 <strong>and</strong> began his career at<br />

Architects 49 before going on to attain a Master’s degree with<br />

distinction from the University of Michigan in 1989. After 3 years<br />

of working with Hobbs & Black Associates in Ann Arbor, Michigan,<br />

<strong>and</strong> Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum in New York, he rejoined A49<br />

in 1992 <strong>and</strong> has been a major contributor to A49’s international<br />

projects, serving as Managing Director of Architects 49 International<br />

established in 2006.<br />

Narongwit Areemit attained a Bachelor’s Degree in <strong>Architecture</strong><br />

from King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang with<br />

First Class Honours, <strong>and</strong> received a full scholarship from the<br />

Japanese government to pursue a Master’s Degree <strong>and</strong> Doctorate<br />

in the field of Building Environment at the University of Tokyo.<br />

In 2007 he joined Architects 49 <strong>and</strong>, in 2011, became the head of<br />

Architects 49’s Research <strong>and</strong> Development team which focuses<br />

on energy conservation <strong>and</strong> innovative building design, <strong>and</strong> plays<br />

an important role in competition projects.<br />

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