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Surasak Kangkhao is an associate professor of architectural education at KMITL. He earned his B.S. in Architecture from University of San Augustin, Philippines, and M.Arch. from the University of Philippines, Diliman. His scholarly interests range from architecture and culture, urban and rural planning, creative economy, design pedagogy, to vernacular arts and crafts. At present, Surasak is directing a series of multi-disciplinary researches on strategic models for creative tourism in Sukhothai, Si Satchanalai and Kamphaeng Phet historic park and the adjacent UNESCO World Heritage Site. Apart from his academic career, he is a licensed architect with extensive experiences in professional practice

Professional Membership

 * Ordinary Member - International Union of Architects (UIA)
 * Ordinary Member, The Association of Siamese Architects under Royal Patronage (ASA) Associate Architect
 * Ordinary Member - Committee for Building Inspection (Thailand)
 * Ordinary Member - Committee of Designers and Building Consultants (Thailand)

International conference/ journal

 * Surasak Kangkhao and Chaturong Louhapensang .(2018). Innovative Application Software for Tourism Safety in World Heritage Site Si Satchanalai Historical Park. The 3rd International Conference on Information and Education Innovations (ICIEI 2018), June 30–July 2, 2018, London, UK.
 * TANGIBLE – INTANGIBLE HERITAGE(S) – DESIGN, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CRITIQUES ON THE PAST, PRESENT AND THE FUTURE : The Poetics of Spatial Representations for (In)Tangible Cultural Heritage : Case Studies from Sarachit Community, Si Satchanalai, Thailand : University of East London : 14 – 15 June 2018
 * TANGIBLE – INTANGIBLE HERITAGE(S) – DESIGN, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CRITIQUES ON THE PAST, PRESENT AND THE FUTURE : Study and Development The Creative Tourism Strategy Model for World Heritage Site Area of Historical Town Si Satchanalaithe pathway to constructing ASEAN Tourism Network Community : University of East London : 14 – 15 June 2018
 * Surasak Kangkhao and Chaturong Louhapensang .(2018).A Study and Development of the Creative Tourism Strategy Model for a World Heritage Site Area at the Historical Town of Si Satchanalai: A Pathway for Connecting ASEAN Tourism Network Community. TANGIBLE – INTANGIBLE HERITAGE(S) – DESIGN, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CRITIQUES ON THE PAST, PRESENT AND THE FUTURE AMPS, Architecture_MPS; University of East London, London, UK: 13-15 June, 2018
 * Surasak Kangkhao and Koompong Noobanjong .(2018). The Poetics of Spatial Representations for (In)Tangible Cultural Heritage:Case Studies from Sarachit Community, Si Satchanalai, Thailand. TANGIBLE – INTANGIBLE HERITAGE(S) – DESIGN, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CRITIQUES ON THE PAST, PRESENT AND THE FUTURE AMPS, Architecture_MPS; University of East London, London, UK: 13-15 June, 2018
 * Surasak Kangkhao and Chaturong Louhapensang . (2017). Study and Development Journey Links for World Heritage Areas of Historical Districts: Sukhothai, Si Satchanalai, KamphaengPhet. The 15th International Conference on Developing Real-Life Learning Experience:Smart Education for Sustainable Development

Awards and Recognitions

 * 2020 National excellence in teaching award in the discipline of fine arts from the Council of University Faculty Senate of Thailand (CUFST)
 * 2020 National recognition award for a research project on an innovative application software for tourism safety in UNESCO’s World Heritage sites at Si Satchanalai and Sawankhalok districts from Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI)
 * 2020 KMITL recognition for excellent academic contributions
 * 2019 KMITL appreciation for outstanding academic services
 * Acknowledgement from Thailand Research Symposium by Thailand Research Fund (TRF)
 * 2012 Excellent design award in energy-efficient consumption for Ramkhamhaeng Leaning Center, Ramkhamhaeng University from the Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency, Ministry of Energy
 * 2012 Outstanding personnel, Faculty of Industrial Education and Technology, KMITL
 * 2010 Excellent design award for Dusit Princess Hotel, Koh Chang, Thailand, from Dusit Thani International

Research
An Integrated Master Plan for Sustainable Community Development to address the Periodic Flooding

These disasters impact on lifestyle and socio-economic development in many areas. Moreover, these also affect the security of food supply and fresh water both quantity and quality of agricultural products, and livestock. For example, fisheries reduced the impact on ecosystems. Biological diversity of plant and animal species extinction affects the ecological balance. Moreover, such disasters also affect the migration of the population. Due to the migration, it could impact on health, the spread of disease, illness, high temperature and stress.

While the agricultural area than 10,301,830 acres losses 81,095 million, and not clear answer to their agricultural sector is, however, the over 11,325,182 people will have to adapt how to fit the environment to the gap between the farmers and people in the city and the region's economies have become more and more space at the edge of social issues, sequins should encourage the government and relevant agencies are aware of.

We, as the nation's leading educational institutions have a role to help guide the society through leadership in combination with educational institutions in the local area to find the solution, integrated and sustainable. Villagers will have to adapt agriculture to residential and public infrastructure to suit the environment in the future and looking for ways to solve problems quickly by another 8-9 months. Forward to the rainy season, flood water is flowing into the sector again.

Our research team work together with the community to operation proposed guidelines to improve the existing infrastructure and to develop a master plan for the community and the environment.

Our goal is to familiarize participants with the local people and community leaders to push for local government to create local legislation to establish risk areas and prohibit construction of permanent buildings for the development direction to approach to community involvement in the widespread opinion and to point out the importance of self-reliance.