The construction of Thailand’s new 12-billion baht Parliament Building is scheduled to be completed in 2012.  The design, which was chosen by a parliamentary committee from among 5 finalists, is said to represent the Thai identity.  It focuses on the concept of Buddhist morality to govern mundane politics, according to the designers. However, Chatree Prakitnonthakarn, an architecture lecturer at Silpakorn University and expert on historical architecture during the post-1932 revolution era, questioned the relevance of the idea.