My name is Paco García Moro. I am an architect born in Salamanca, Spain.
I have lived and worked in Thailand since 2014.
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Oratory of St Xavier
Learn about this catholic chapel built in the northern forests of Umphang, Thailand’s most remote district. The temple is located 19 kilometers away from the troubled border with Myanmar and it was built with reclaimed hardwoods by traditional Karen carpenters.
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- St Xavier’s nominated for Construmat’24 Awards
In Barcelona on 23rd May, receiving the nomination of St Xavier’s Oratory for the Construmat’24 Sustainability Awards from the hands of Albert Cuchí, Manuel Enríquez Jiménez and Justo …Continue reading “St Xavier’s nominated for Construmat’24 Awards”
- Interview by Christopher Dewolf
Nice to read “The Lost Cityscape of Do-It-Yourself Hong Kong” by Christopher Dewolf in Zolima City Mag, which has been, for many years, one of most interesting digital … - Venturing into Meditative Drawing
Inspired by the meditation drawings by Möebius. Seeking a state of mindfullness, forgetting about everyday’s petty issues and letting the hand flow. Same as other skills like road … - Framing my dip pen drawings
During last years I have accumulated dozens of dip pen drawings that I would like to exhibit someday —some of them are quite nice, to be honest— and … - Children’s dormitory in Mae Khlong Mae
New project in the making. A dormitory for fifty Karen refugee children in Mae Khlong Mar Village, Northwest of Thailand, run by St Xavier’s Catholic Mission. The dormitory … - Published: “White Palaces over Rice Fields”
Here is my article “White Palaces over Rice Fields” about 1970s corporate architecture in Thailand. With the rise of Thai Farmer´s Bank (today Kasikorn), new and modern bank …Continue reading “Published: “White Palaces over Rice Fields””
- A Tale of Salamanca Carvers at the Rising Sun
We just received a printed copy of “Stone Carving for the Rising Sun: A History of the Japanese Replicas of the Salamancan University Façade and New Cathedral Nativity …Continue reading “A Tale of Salamanca Carvers at the Rising Sun”
- Birdcages in Soviet Estates
Another stunning research paper. In July 2019 we had chance to visit 17 of the old KTT neighbourhoods in Hanoi. The KTT were socialist apartments built with prefabrication … - “The Liquid Mandala” published by RITA
Now published “The Liquid Mandala”. Sametr Pattanapornchai, —known by the Thai media as the “mad professor”— used to fill the streets of Bangkok with mysterious hieroglyphs. Probably victim … - “The Thai Shophouse: a Bastard Typology” at ACE Journal
The “hongthaew”, the Siamese shophouse, is the most iconic architecture typology of modern Thailand. It is an extremely versatile and robust design that has survived two hundred years …Continue reading ““The Thai Shophouse: a Bastard Typology” at ACE Journal”
- St Xavier´s in StirWorld Magazine
My interview about the traditional Karen carpentry of St Xavier’s Oratory in Umphang has just been publiched at STIR. Very grateful to Jincy Lype for reflecting my ideas … - Got my Ph.D. Thanks.
Last Tuesday I passed the Final Jury of my doctoral dissertation about urbanism and contemporary art in Southeast Asian Cities at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. The jury was … - Opening of new dormitory for Myanmar refugee children
Last week I was back in Mae Khlong Mae, a village in Umphang district, for the opening of the new dormitory for Karen children run by the Xaverian …Continue reading “Opening of new dormitory for Myanmar refugee children”
- Published the 3rd vol. of The Global Encyclopaedia of Informality is on paper
The third volume of the Global Encyclopaedia of Informality published by University College London is now available. There you may find my entry about Vietnamese informal architecture, among …Continue reading “Published the 3rd vol. of The Global Encyclopaedia of Informality is on paper”
- Progressing with my Thai writing skills
I’ve been now practicing Thai writing for a few months. Filled several notepads with this beautiful script and now I could say I can read headlines, social media, … - St Xavier´s featured by ASA journal
“Holy Crab”! It is very rewarding to see St Xavier’s Church being featured in a twelve pages article by the Association of Siamese Architects under Royal Patronage (‘ASA’, … - Watch “Collateral and the Death of Neon”
In 2020 I wrote the article “Life and Death of Hong Kong Illegal Façades” about the vanishing of Hong Kong iconic neon signs. Maybe because it was my … - Oratory of St Xavier in Umphang
Umphang district: a misty frontier Umphang is Thailand’s most remote district; it is accessible only by the scenic but tortuous Route 1090. The area is so difficult to … - “NuDD — Drink and Draw” in Chinatown
Straight from Hong Kong, “NuDD Drink and Draw” session are coming to the misty Chinatown of Bangkok. In Baan Rin Naam, an unmissable venue, we hold a number … - Opening of ‘Beautiful Jailing’ in Project 189 Bangkok
The exhibition “Beautiful Jailing: Tales of Extreme Density in the Pearl River Delta”, featuring some selected Hong Kong and Macau artists, was opened in Soi Nana, Chinatown, on …Continue reading “Opening of ‘Beautiful Jailing’ in Project 189 Bangkok”