the junta also controls the bma: the bangkok municipal administration, the agency that runs the city. and that makes things challenging, to say the least. but social instability hasn't undermined the locals' fierce will to better their city. they're fighting back; not with violence, but with their creativity and ingenuity. duangrit bunnag knows a thing or two about building cities. he just happens to be one of thailand's most prominent architects, and he loves his hometown's chaotic side, labeling it as diverse and exciting. but he's deeply concerned by the authorities' lack of vision and complete disregard for the things that give bangkok its true identity. [mikael colville-andersen] they think we want a ride. [mikael colville-andersen] on this river? what's happening around the world is cities are taking them out. they made that mistake in the 1950's and 1960's. paris has just done it. [mikael colville-andersen] where is bangkok going now, with regards to urban planning? the traffic... everybody knows that it's kind of a joke. how do you fix something that is really quite broken? -