Pakorn Pattananurot, Surapone Virulrak and Arkom Sa-ngiamviboon
Fine and Applied Arts Research, Mahasarakham University, Khamriang Sub-District, Kantarawichai District,
Maha Sarakham Province 44150, Thailand
ppattananurot203@hotmail.com
Date Received: July 7, 2015; Date Revised: August 20, 2015
The design concept and style of contemporary Isan pagodas 594 KB 1 downloads
Pakorn Pattananurot, Surapone Virulrak and Arkom Sa-ngiamviboon Fine and Applied...
Pagodas in Northeastern Thailand (Isan) are places where local people go to pay their respects. The purposes of this research were: to study the evolution of the shape of contemporary Isan pagodas built from 1982-2012 and to study the design concepts of contemporary Isan pagodas. Data collection tools were primary documents, interviews and observations. The findings of the study show that the evolution of the contemporary Isan pagoda can be divided into three eras. There are also four groups of pagoda design: bell pagodas in a plan shape, bell pagodas in a polygon shape, pagodas on a bualeam base and pagodas with a bualeam top. An octagonal base is the preferred contemporary Isan pagoda shape. The contemporary Isan pagoda style was created using Isan identity and can reflect the current context of Thai society.
Keywords – Contemporary, Isan style, Pagoda design concepts, Pagoda style.