My name is Paco García Moro. I am an architect. I was born in the old college town of Salamanca, Spain, in 1982 but I have lived in Thailand since 2014.
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- Oratory of St Xavier in Umphang
Umphang district: a misty frontier Umphang is Thailand’s most remote district; it is accessible … - Watch “Collateral and the Death of Neon”
In 2020 I wrote the article “Life and Death of Hong Kong Illegal Façades” … - St Xavier´s featured by ASA journal
“Holy Crab”! It is very rewarding to see St Xavier’s Church being featured in … - Progressing with my Thai writing skills
I’ve been now practicing Thai writing for a few months. Filled several notepads with … - Five years later, the 3rd of The Global Encyclopaedia of Informality is on paper
The third volume of the Global Encyclopaedia of Informality published by University College London …Continue reading “Five years later, the 3rd of The Global Encyclopaedia of Informality is on paper”
- Opening of new dormitory for Myanmar refugee children
Last week I was back in Mae Khlong Mae, a village in Umphang district, …Continue reading “Opening of new dormitory for Myanmar refugee children”
- Got my Ph.D. Thanks.
Last Tuesday I passed the Final Jury of my doctoral dissertation about urbanism and … - St Xavier´s in StirWorld Magazine
My interview about the traditional Karen carpentry of St Xavier’s Oratory in Umphang has … - “The Thai Shophouse: a Bastard Typology” at ACE Journal
The “hongthaew”, the Siamese shophouse, is the most iconic architecture typology of modern Thailand. …Continue reading ““The Thai Shophouse: a Bastard Typology” at ACE Journal”
- “The Liquid Mandala” published by RITA
Now published “The Liquid Mandala”. Sametr Pattanapornchai, —known by the Thai media as the … - Birdcages in Soviet Estates
Another stunning research paper. In July 2019 we had chance to visit 17 of … - A Tale of Salamanca Carvers at the Rising Sun
We just received a printed copy of “Stone Carving for the Rising Sun: A …Continue reading “A Tale of Salamanca Carvers at the Rising Sun”
- Published: “White Palaces over Rice Fields”
Here is my article “White Palaces over Rice Fields” about 1970s corporate architecture in …Continue reading “Published: “White Palaces over Rice Fields””
- Children’s dormitory in Mae Khlong Mae
New project in the making. A dormitory for fifty Karen refugee children in Mae … - Framing my dip pen drawings
During last years I have accumulated dozens of dip pen drawings that I would … - Into Medidative Drawing
Inspired by the meditation drawings by Moebius. Seeking a state of mindfullness, forgetting about …