Kritsada Arunwong na Ayutthaya

Kritsada Arunwong na Ayutthaya (Thai: กฤษฎา อรุณวงษ์ ณ อยุธยา) (January 9, 1932 – January 12, 2010) was a Thai politician and architect.^[1] He served as the Governor of Bangkok from April 19, 1992 until April 18, 1996.

Education

Kritsada received both his bachelor's degree and his master's degree in architecture from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T).^[1] The government of France awarded him a scholarship to study architecture for six months at the École des Beaux-Arts in 1960.^[1]

Career

Kritsada was employed in the Royal Thai Army's Public Works Department from 1957 to 1960. He held the Military rank of Captain.^[1]

From 1960 until 1989, Kritsada was a professor and lecturer of architecture at Chulalongkorn University. During his tenure at Chulalongkorn, he served as the fourthDean of the Faculty of Architecture from 1974 until 1978.^[1]

Kritsada founded the Casa Company, which designed several prominent buildings throughout Bangkok, including the headquarters on Thai Airways International located on Phahon Yothin Road.^[1]

He served as the Deputy Governor of Bangkok for public works from 1990 until 1992.^[1] Kritsada was then elected as the Governor of Bangkok for four years from April 19, 1992 until April 18, 1996.

Later life

He was honored as a National Artist of Thailand for his work in visual arts and architecture in 2007.^[1]

Kritsada Arunwong na Ayutthaya died of coronary artery disease on January 12, 2010, at Siriraj Hospital, at the age of 78.^[1] His funeral was held at Wat Benjamabopitr.^[1]

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