caption death_date death_place birth_place practice nationality birth_date significant_buildings image article_title name alma_mater
manfredi -- private battalion of his majesty , in the capacity as of naval architect lieutenant-commander on the royal naval scout corps 09 june 1973 bangkok , thailand turin , italy government ltd. . the impresitor company of siam christiani & nielsen -lrb- siam -rrb- italian / thai 02 july 1883 ananta collaboration -rrb- mrigadayavan palace -lrb- 1923 -- 24 -rrb- villa samakhom norasingh -lrb- 1923 -- 25 , collaboration -rrb- throne hall -lrb- 1908 -- 15 ; ercole manfredi.jpg ercole manfredi
 ercole manfredi accademia albertina
ercole manfredi

ercole pietro manfredi -lrb- 2 july 1883 -- 9 june 1973 -rrb- was an italian architect who lived and worked in early twentieth-century siam -lrb- now thailand -rrb- .
born in turin , italy , he attended the albertina academy of fine arts before travelling to bangkok , where he was one of many westerners employed by the siamese government .
he made significant career progress through the court of king vajiravudh , but left government office to work privately as the country was going through political change which abolished absolute monarchy and decreased government employment of foreigners .
however , by adopting a thai identity and way of life , marrying a thai woman and settling down permanently , manfredi remained a relevant and respected figure in thai architecture , and later became a lecturer at chulalongkorn university .
his works include various royal residences and public institutions , ranging in style from venetian gothic to modernist , and incorporated thai traditional styles as well .
he contributed to much of bangkok 's architectural heritage , but no complete records of his works were kept .
