My name is Paco García Moro. I am an architect born in Salamanca, Spain.
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Oratory of St Xavier
St Xavier’s is a catholic temple built in the North of Thailand, 19 kilometers away from the troubled border with Myanmar. It is made by traditional Karen carpenters using reclaimed local hardwoods.

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- Spanish Bangkok Design WeekSome insights of the Spanish Bangkok Design Week (Nov-24) where …
- 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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- Christopher Dewolf for Zolima City MagNice 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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- 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 …
- 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 …
- Opening of new dormitory for Myanmar refugee childrenLast week I was back in Mae Khlong Mae, a …
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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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- Oratory of St Xavier in UmphangUmphang district: a misty frontier Umphang is Thailand’s most remote …
- Come visit us at the Bangkok Galleries Night 2020Since 2015, Project 189 Bangkok has hosted several multi-disciplinary artists …
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- Ring“Tones”, an Experimental Playground by AaaM, at the Bangkok Design WeekSince 2015, Project 189 Bangkok has hosted several multi-disciplinary artists …
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- “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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