Ong-ard Satrabhandhu named as 2020 Driehaus Prize laureate

Thai architect Ong-ard Satrabhandhu was announced today as the 2020 laureate of the Driehaus Prize, which honors a living architect for their long-term significant contributions to the discipline and whose work has made a positive impact in “keeping with the highest ideals of classical architecture in contemporary society." 

A principal and practicing architect of Chiang Mai-based firm Ong-ard Architects, Satrabhandhu received a bachelor's degree in architecture from Cornell University in 1965 and an M.Arch in urban studies from Yale in 1967. His work has long been dedicated to exploring history within architecture and urbanism, and “reinforcing the principles of the traditional city”. Through his research and advocacy for preservation, Satrabhandhu brought attention to the issues facing Chiang Mai's historic Lanna buildings and temples. He is also the author of “A Tradition of Serenity.”