Khmer Architecture Tours focus on buildings erected after Cambodia's independence in 1953, a style described as 'New Khmer Architecture', while setting these within the historical context of Phnom Penh. Regular public tours take place on the second and fourth Sunday of each month. In English. For details about each tour, cost, and booking information visit: www.ka-tours.org

Sunday 28 June 15, 2.30pm
New Khmer Architecture of the 1960s

Sunday 12 July 15, 8.30am
Central Phnom Penh by cyclo

Sunday 26 July 15, 8.30am
1960s Houses and Villas in Toul Kork (with White Building)

Sunday 9 August 15, 8.30am
Central Phnom Penh by cyclo

Sunday 23 August 15, 8.30am
1960s Houses and Villas in Toul Kork (with White Building)

“It is hard to imagine a crueler fate for an urban planner than seeing his country taken over by a regime with a murderous hatred of cities. As Cambodia's pre-eminent architect and chief urban planner during the 1960's, Vann Molyvann laid out significant portions of Phnom Penh and designed dozens of landmark structures fusing High Modernist design with classical Khmer elements. Then, in 1975, the Khmer Rouge marched into the capital and evacuated its entire population. Vann Molyvann, who survived the Khmer Rouge Regime in Swiss exile, returned in 1991 to Cambodia. Nowadays, his legacy is under threat due to Cambodia’s on-going construction boom. Helen Grant–Ross, an Art historian and architect, and filmmaker Nico Mesterharm, interviewed Vann Molyvann at the age of 80, in 2008. While the great architect's views on the current development of Phnom Penh are still respectfully listened to, they are seldom acted upon.” In English with some Khmer.

វេទិកាជួបជុំមួយ

ថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ ទី២៥ ខែកក្តដា ឆ្នាំ២០១៥ ម៉ោង ២.០០ រសៀល - ៥.០០ ល្ងាច

កន្លែងមិនទាន់កំណត់

វាគ្មិន៖

កញ្ញា ថាណាវី ចតប្រាដិត (Thanavi Chotpradit) បេក្ខបណ្ឌិតនៅសាកលវិទ្យាល័យ ទីក្រុងឡុងដ៍ (University of London) និង សាស្ត្រាចារ្យនៅសាកលវិទ្យាល័យ សិល្បាកណ (Silpakorn University) ប្រចាំនៅទីក្រងបាំងកក។

លោក រ៉ជឺ នែលសិន (Roger Nelson) បេក្ខបណ្ឌិតនៅសាកលវិទ្យាល័យ ទីក្រុងមែលប៊ន (University of Melbourne) និង អ្នករៀបចំពិព័រណ៍ឯករាជ្យ ប្រចាំនៅទីក្រុងភ្នំពេញ។

លោក សាយម៉ន ស៊ូន (Simon Soon) បេក្ខបណ្ឌិតទើបបញ្ចប់ការសិក្សាពីសាកលវិទ្យាល័យ ទីក្រុងសុីដនី (University of Sydney) ប្រចាំនៅទីក្រុងគូឡាឡាំពួ។

A Symposium

Saturday 25 July from 2-5pm

Venue TBC

Speakers:

Thanavi Chotpradit, current PhD candidate at the University of London and lecturer at Silpakorn University, based in Bangkok. 

Roger Nelson, current PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne and independent curator, based in Phnom Penh. 

Simon Soon, recently completed PhD candidate at the University of Sydney, based in Kuala Lumpur. 

This evening brings together selections from the Bophana archives focusing on views of Phnom Penh before and during the Sangkum Reastr Niyum (1955-1970). Slide shows of rare photographic collections by individuals committed to documenting the capital include Mami Palgen (1942-1962) and Adolf Sherl (1966-1970), as well as anonymous short clips of a drive through the city in 1945 and labor at the construction of the airport in 1958. The program closes with Cambodia 1965, a documentary produced by Norodom Sihanouk promoting visions of "progress" in infrastructure, economy, education, public health, agriculture and industry during the Sangkum. In Khmer with English translation.

For both the general public and students of architecture at Phnom Penh’s leading universities, Pen Sereypagna offers an introduction to the historical context of Vann Molyvann and his works, and the founding goals and ongoing activities of The Vann Molyvann Project and The Vann Molyvann Project: Summer School 2015. In Khmer with English translation.

There is also a presentation at Norton University:

Friday 19 June / 2.00 - 4.00PM / Norton University, Architecture Department / Street 118, Chroy Changvar, Phnom Penh

For both the general public and students of architecture at Phnom Penh’s leading universities, Pen Sereypagna offers an introduction to the historical context of Vann Molyvann and his works, and the founding goals and ongoing activities of The Vann Molyvann Project and The Vann Molyvann Project: Summer School 2015. In Khmer with English translation.

A second presentation will follow:

Monday 22 June 2015 / 9.00 – 11.00 AM / Royal University of Fine Arts, Architecture Department / #72 Street 19, Phnom Penh

Join us for the opening of The Vann Molyvann Project: Summer School 2015. We invite youth learn about Vann Molyvann's work, New Khmer Architecture, explore past project works, and to meet our new team of students. Reception will be held at SA SA BASSAC.