Asian Creative Architecture, Art and Design

Smart District Through a Study of Urban Area Usage on High-Speed Internet Area: A Case Study of Chiang Mai City

Chiranthanin Kitika, Sant Suwatcharapinun — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0700

Towards becoming Smart city, Internet has become an important infrastructure in every city. Since 2018 Chiang Mai has forced as Smart city which focuses on city traffic and transportation. Without learning from people and city on the reality, an idea of smart city conceptually requires building up the relation of people and city development with high-speed Internet provider. To elevate quality of people life, smart city is not only holistically on city scale but also community as district scale. According to National Strategy 2018-2037, Smart city presently run by government and internet provider service as Top-down development. The shape of Chiang Mai city is sprawled by City development, Government has served only centralized infrastructure without understanding and elevating existing social and community learning. Then, City development in the past usually overrun and cause to conflict of local community. As 3 ring roads or superhighways which provides city spreading to other suburban districts. But why center of the city still gets potentially to raise businesses and happen new kind of convergence activities. The strategy of Smart city must be collaboratively planned by learning on smart lifestyle and grounding on people. To understand new city area where supports new smart people and society is the key to elevate and integrate City development. Several active areas in the city have been appeared as “Smart district” where creates new convergence activities by locals, entrepreneur, digital nomad. By wireless city and Smart city forcing, this leads to a question where Chiang Mai city area could potentially be ready to this upcoming development. Smart district is a new study to study urban area through high-speed internet area where ground up the topic of smart city specifically.

Designing Jewelry from identity Black Spinel Fragments of Kanchanaburi Province

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0700

The design of jewelry from Kanjanaburi Province's identity aims to: 1) Classify the types, limitations, and information of local identity materials in Kanjanaburi Province. 2) Study the identity of Kanjanaburi Province, both in terms of abstract and concrete. 3) Develop guidelines for designing jewelry using local identity materials that communicate the uniqueness of Kanjanaburi Province. The research team gathered data from both documentary sources and field surveys in the Kanjanaburi Province, leading to an analysis of business-related issues in the gem and jewelry industry in the region. The key summarized points for jewelry design into 3 points include: 1) Utilization of local identity materials, black spinel, in Kanjanaburi Province. 2) The essence of the abstract and concrete of Kanjanaburi Province's identity. 3) Trends suitable for developing jewelry patterns from local identity materials. The important components for creating design guidelines, designing jewelry from local identity materials, and selecting a prototype for production were derived from the expertise of three specialists. These components contribute to the production of prototype jewelry representing the unique identity of Kanjanaburi Province.

The research results categorize the types of black spinel into three categories: black spinel, black pyroxene, and magnetite. The information on the identity of Kanjanaburi Province can be divided into four aspects: 1) Natural and Environmental Aspect, 2) Cultural Aspect, 3) Ritual Aspect, and 4) Gem and Jewelry Aspect. These aspects lead to the conclusion of design guidelines for jewelry made from black spinel, representing the identity of Kanjanaburi Province, as evaluated by experts. The designed work is a jewelry set called 'Kanjanigar,' specifically inspired by the Kanjanaburi Province's flower, the Kanjanigar flower. The jewelry set includes various earring designs that can be worn according to different clothing styles and occasions. The materials used in the design are small-sized black spinel plates, along with black pyroxene, using drilling and resin techniques. The researchers have transferred this work to local entrepreneurs in Kanjanaburi Province through practical training sessions, with 22 participants. The pre-training understanding of design was rated at 3.31, while post-training understanding significantly increased to 4.65. This indicates that the provided guidelines can effectively enhance the knowledge and skills of local entrepreneurs in Kanjanaburi Province in designing jewelry from black spinel.

Metaverse Prototype Designing of Thai Film Archive (Public Organization) for an Immersive Experience

Yuttana Suntivong, Khemmapat Patcharawit — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0700

This research focuses on the design of a Metaverse Prototype Thai Film Archive (Public Organization) to study immersive experiences. The aims were to: 1) examine design concepts and technologies for digital immersion, 2) create and showcase these designs in the Metaverse cinema, and 3) evaluate the results and formulate knowledge for virtual exhibition design using qualitative research methods, including prototype testing with participant interviews to assess satisfaction.

The design principles consisted of architectural, exhibition, and user experience concepts, leading to a virtual world creation process involving 3D structural modeling, interactive functionalities, and exhibition layout before prototype testing. The evaluation included tests by ten participants and group discussions on overall experience, cinema content value, Metaverse design, and educational enhancement in museums.

The design evaluation indicated a 70% positive overall experience, with half of the users finding stable usability. However, significant viewing barriers were identified, with a high need for operational instructions and navigational aids. Content understanding and Metaverse interaction were perceived positively, and the educational aspect was highly valued.

The study concludes that while the overall experience was good, technology limitations (as of 2023) and interaction challenges require ongoing refinement to improve stability and usability, although the educational value was affirmed as strong.

Dan Kwian clay doll designing from Korat folksong identity for Adding value to the product of cultural tourism.

kriangkrai duangkhachon — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0700

This research developed the design of Dan Kwian clay doll souvenir products from the identity of Korat Folksong, to add value to product which promote creative cultural tourism. The objectives of the research are 1) study the identity from Korat Folksong to create a small sculpture and creating prototypes from 3D Printing 2) Experimenting with Dan Kwian clay in order to create Dan Kwain clay doll and glazing to develop souvenir products. 3) To design packaging to convey contemporary Korat Folksong which promote cultural tourism. The research found that 1) The identity of Korat Folksong. Men's clothing is popular in wearing loincloths. Wear a round neck, short-sleeved shirt, no color limit, with a loincloth on the belly. Women wear loincloths and wear tight, collarless shirts with short sleeves. It is popular to wear brightly colored cloth. And the dance poses that express the identity of Korat Folksong are 1. Oh Ram Ro pose, 2. Chang Thiam Mae pose, and 3. Jok pose. By taking photo of the original Korat's Folksong performers. Then, draw it into a 3D image with computer program thereafter prototypes were printed with 3D printer reduced sizes to be used in the of making of plaster mold for casting the workpiece. 2) Experimenting with using triangular table to find ratios for all 36 slip formulas. It was found that clay formula 14 was suitable for casting the workpiece quickly and without cracking, with a ratio of 40% Dan Kwian clay, 40% Lampang kaolin clay, and 20% silica, chosen as the slip casting formula for creating the souvenir products and fined at 900 °C, then decorated with colored the glaze derived from the clothing of Korat Folksong performers. By applying glaze 1,100 °C, the workpiece shrinks by 12%. 3) The packaging is designed after the Korat music house, which is a pavilion raised under 4 pillars. When the pieces are packed in a box, it's like a musician singing and dancing in the music theater, and the Korat song is conveyed in the packaging design with fun rhythm content that attract tourists to Nakhon Ratchasima province. The song was composed by Mr. Kampan Nithiworapaiboon. The national artist. It is a souvenir product from Dan Kwian pottery to convey knowledge about the folk art of Korat songs to promote cultural tourism.

A Situation and Temporal Behaviors of Air Pollution by ARIMA Model: A Case Study of Chiang Mai

Wanpen Charoentrakulpeeti, Nikorn Mahawan, Natthakit Knobnob — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0700

The persistent issue of haze has become a paramount concern in various regions, impacting air quality, human health, and overall environmental well-being. This study focuses on the case of Chiang Mai, a city prone to recurrent haze times. This research reviews haze situation and its temporal behaviors to propose successive opportunities for effectively addressing the haze problem in Chiang Mai, encompassing both short-term mitigation measures and long-term sustainable strategies by applying haze data from 1996 to 2022 derived from Yupparaj school ground-based station recorded by Pollution Control Department (PCD) for analyzing the ARIMA statistics. According to the study's findings, the daily averages of PM₁₀ and PM_2.5 move greatly from January to April. There is a minor change in the daily average carbon monoxide (CO) between January and April. Although short-term projections in light of the area's pollution levels, it may be indicated that PM10, PM_2.5, SO₂, NO₂, and O₃ will likely increase, regarding the local pollution's changing behavior. When compared to other working days and weekends, it was discovered that the average CO values were significantly different at the 0.01 level, with Friday having the highest average CO emissions. Consideringly the timing, it was discovered that the CO₂ levels were at their highest during rush hour, peaking in the evening and then the morning and noon periods, respectively. These characteristics indicate that measures taken to address this problem should concentrate on operating at a time that is relevant to the time the air pollution arises as well as the influences reducing and mitigating the level of air pollution greatest efficiency.