Komson Teeraparbwong is an Asst. Professor and head of the International Program (B.Sc. in Integrating Design in Emerging Architecture) at the Faculty of Architecture, Chiang Mai University. He graduated from the Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University and GSAPP, Columbia University respectively ,and conducted his Ph.D. research at the Architectural Association and ENSA-Paris Bellville. His interest is in the relationship between Architecture and the Urban Realm, particularly the issue of socio-spatial morphology conflict. Using Chiang Mai for his fieldwork in order to understand complex issues of Urbanism, he has researched on many areas of the city including Wua-lai area, the old city centre and sites proposed for UNESCO World Heritage status, as well as the newly HIP area of Nimmanhemin. Email: komson.tee@cmu.ac.th