Achievements He was named a National Artist of Thailand in 1998. Honorary Fellow of The American Institute of Architects 2001. Member of the French Académie d"Architecture 2002. Fellow Commoner, Street.John"s College, Cambridge, 2003 and 2013, where he earlier obtained a doctorate degree in architecture. And Chevalier de l"Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France) 2008.