On his majesty's service: Bangkok's architects between autonomy and heteronomy

Journal of Architecture

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 425-448

  Ünaldi, Serhat ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 84879917340     PISSN: 13602365     EISSN: 14664410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13602365.2013.810298     Document Type: Article

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