Jim Thompson Thai House

Jim Thompson Thai House. Who was Jim Thompson? Jim Thompson was an American entrepreneur born in 1906 in Greenville, Delaware. He attended university and trained as an architect. He volunteered to join the Army and became a member of the OSS a forerunner of the CIA and served in France, Northern Africa and Asia. He was trained in jungle warfare and jungle survival. At the end of the war he was recalled to the USA and discharged from the forces but he knew that with the development of air travel tourism to Asia would take off but there was very little accommodation suitable for Westerners in Bangkok with the exception of the famous ...  Read the complete review

****Introduction**** On a recent trip to Thailand I had a few days in the fantastic city of Bangkok. There is so much to say about this truly wonderful city, but the highlight for me was a trip to Jim Thompson's house. This is unlike anything else Bangkok has to offer, and as I have always done the temples and the shopping tours which can very exhilarating but tiring, I wanted to do something less strenuous for the last day of my holiday. ****History**** Jim Thompson was an American New York architect who was born in Delaware 1906. During word WWII Thompson fell in love with Bangkok and left New York to start a new ...  Read the complete review

Jim Thompson was an American architect who moved to Thailand soon after World War 2 and quickly became fascinated by Thai architecture and culture. In order to raise the profile of Thai architecture internationally he set about dismantling several centuries old structures from various parts of Thailand and moving them lock, stock and barrel to Bangkok. He used the materials from these buildings to create six teak houses that perfectly adhered to contemporary Thai design. Each of the buildings on the site has its own unique character and functionality. They are quite small and contain several rooms that are laden with old paintings and fragile rare ...  Read the complete review

While in Bangkok my girlfriend and I went to visit the house of Jim Thompson, and American who was very influential inthe silk trade. In fact his silk houses, or shops, are still around and far more famous than where he used to live. Anyone bored with temples, or looking for something a bit different to do would be well advised to visit here. The man himself is as interesting as his home, and I'll furnish you with a bit of background before moving on to the house. Jim Thompson was American who fought in World War II,ending up in Asia as part of the Thaliand liberation force. On leaving the service he moved to Thailand permanently, and revived the cottage ...  Read the complete review