Krisda Arunvongse na Ayudhya ( th, กฤษฎา อรุณวงษ์ ณ อยุธยา) (January 9, 1932 – January 12, 2010) was a Thai

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. He served as the

Governor of Bangkok The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration ( th, กรุงเทพมหานคร; ) (BMA) is the local government of Bangkok (also called ''Krung Thep Maha Nakhon'' in Thai), which includes the capital of the Kingdom of Thailand. The governme ...

from April 19, 1992, until April 18, 1996.

Education

Krisda received both his

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and his master's degree in architecture from

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(M.I.T). The government of France awarded him a scholarship to study architecture for six months at the

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in 1960.

Career

Krisda was employed in the

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from 1957 to 1960. He held the

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. He competed at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

and the

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as a

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. From 1960 until 1989, Krisda was a professor and

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of architecture at

Chulalongkorn University Chulalongkorn University (CU, th, จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย, ), nicknamed Chula ( th, จุฬาฯ), is a public and autonomous research university in Bangkok, Thailand. The university was originally fo ...

. During his tenure at Chulalongkorn, he served as the fourth

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of the Faculty of Architecture from 1974 until 1978. Krisda founded the Casa Company, which designed several prominent buildings throughout Bangkok, including the headquarters on

Thai Airways International Thai Airways International Public Company Limited, trading as THAI (, th, บริษัท การบินไทย จำกัด (มหาชน)) is the flag carrier airline of Thailand. Formed in 1961, the airline has its corporate h ...

located on Phahon Yothin Road. He served as the Deputy Governor of Bangkok for

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from 1990 until 1992. Krisda 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

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for his work in

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and architecture in 2007. Krisda Arunvongse na Ayudhya died of

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on January 12, 2010, at

Siriraj Hospital Siriraj Hospital ( th, โรงพยาบาลศิริราช; ) is the oldest and largest hospital in Thailand. It is in Bangkok on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River, opposite Thammasat University's Tha Phrachan campus. It is the ...

, at the age of 78. His funeral was held at

Wat Benjamabopitr Wat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram ( th, วัดเบญจมบพิตรดุสิตวนาราม; ) is a Buddhist temple ( wat) in the Dusit District of Bangkok, Thailand. Also known as the marble temple, it is one of Bangkok's bes ...

Academic rank

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