My name is Paco García Moro. I am an architect.
I was born in Salamanca, Spain, in 1982 and 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 only by the scenic but tortuous Route 1090. The area is so difficult to reach that it remain as a stronghold of Thailand’s communist insurgence until the 1980’s. Its most notable touristic attraction, the Thi Lo Su Waterfalls, was ignored by…
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St Xavier’s, nominated for Construmat’24 Sustainability 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 Orgaz. A recognition that I must share with Father Reynaldo Tardielly and Karen carpenter master Ren Sulee. Very grateful also to Asociación Sostenibilidad y Arquitectura and Foundation…
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- St Xavier’s, nominated for Construmat’24 Sustainability Awards
In Barcelona on 23rd May, receiving the nomination of St Xavier’s Oratory for the …Continue reading “St Xavier’s, nominated for Construmat’24 Sustainability Awards”
- Featured in Zolima Magazine Hong Kong by Christopher Dewolf
Nice to read “The Lost Cityscape of Do-It-Yourself Hong Kong” by Christopher Dewolf in …Continue reading “Featured in Zolima Magazine Hong Kong by Christopher Dewolf”
- Venturing into Meditative Drawing
Inspired by the meditation drawings by Möebius. Seeking a state of mindfullness, forgetting about … - Framing my dip pen drawings
During last years I have accumulated dozens of dip pen drawings that I would … - Children’s dormitory in Mae Khlong Mae
New project in the making. A dormitory for fifty Karen refugee children in Mae … - 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””
- 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”
- Birdcages in Soviet Estates
Another stunning research paper. In July 2019 we had chance to visit 17 of … - “The Liquid Mandala” published by RITA
Now published “The Liquid Mandala”. Sametr Pattanapornchai, —known by the Thai media as the … - “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”
- St Xavier´s in StirWorld Magazine
My interview about the traditional Karen carpentry of St Xavier’s Oratory in Umphang has … - Got my Ph.D. Thanks.
Last Tuesday I passed the Final Jury of my doctoral dissertation about urbanism and … - 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”
- 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”
- Progressing with my Thai writing skills
I’ve been now practicing Thai writing for a few months. Filled several notepads with … - St Xavier´s featured by ASA journal
“Holy Crab”! It is very rewarding to see St Xavier’s Church being featured in … - Watch “Collateral and the Death of Neon”
In 2020 I wrote the article “Life and Death of Hong Kong Illegal Façades” … - Oratory of St Xavier in Umphang
Umphang district: a misty frontier Umphang is Thailand’s most remote district; it is accessible … - “NuDD — Drink and Draw in Chinatown
Straight from Hong Kong, “NuDD Drink and Draw” session are coming to the misty … - Opening of ‘Beautiful Jailing’ in Project 189 Bangkok
The exhibition “Beautiful Jailing: Tales of Extreme Density in the Pearl River Delta”, featuring …Continue reading “Opening of ‘Beautiful Jailing’ in Project 189 Bangkok”