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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- Visit us at the Bangkok Spanish Design Week ’24The first edition of the long-awaited Bangkok Spanish Design Week …
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- St Xavier’s nominated for Construmat’24 AwardsIn Barcelona on 23rd May, receiving the nomination of St …
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- Interview by Christopher DewolfNice to read “The Lost Cityscape of Do-It-Yourself Hong Kong” …
- Venturing into Meditative DrawingInspired by the meditation drawings by Möebius. Seeking a state …
- Framing my dip pen drawingsDuring last years I have accumulated dozens of dip pen …
- Children’s dormitory in Mae Khlong MaeNew project in the making. A dormitory for fifty Karen …
- Published: “White Palaces over Rice Fields”Here is my article “White Palaces over Rice Fields” about …
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- A Tale of Salamanca Carvers at the Rising SunWe just received a printed copy of “Stone Carving for …
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- Birdcages in Soviet EstatesAnother stunning research paper. In July 2019 we had chance …
- “The Liquid Mandala” published by RITANow published “The Liquid Mandala”. Sametr Pattanapornchai, —known by the …
- “The Thai Shophouse: a Bastard Typology” at ACE JournalThe “hongthaew”, the Siamese shophouse, is the most iconic architecture …
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- St Xavier´s in StirWorld MagazineMy interview about the traditional Karen carpentry of St Xavier’s …
- Got my Ph.D. Thanks.Last Tuesday I passed the Final Jury of my doctoral …
- Opening of new dormitory for Myanmar refugee childrenLast week I was back in Mae Khlong Mae, a …
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- Published the 3rd vol. of The Global Encyclopaedia of Informality is on paperThe third volume of the Global Encyclopaedia of Informality published …
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- Progressing with my Thai writing skillsI’ve been now practicing Thai writing for a few months. …
- St Xavier´s featured by ASA journal“Holy Crab”! It is very rewarding to see St Xavier’s …
- Watch “Collateral and the Death of Neon”In 2020 I wrote the article “Life and Death of …
- Oratory of St Xavier in UmphangUmphang district: a misty frontier Umphang is Thailand’s most remote …
- Come visit us at the Bangkok Galleries Night 2020
- Ring“Tones”, an experimental playground by AaaM, featured at the Bangkok Design Week 2020
- “NuDD — Drink and Draw” in ChinatownStraight from Hong Kong, “NuDD Drink and Draw” session are …
- Opening of ‘Beautiful Jailing’ in Project 189 BangkokThe exhibition “Beautiful Jailing: Tales of Extreme Density in the …
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