Description
In 1953 Cambodia achieved its independence from France and began an unprecedented period of modernisation. Vann Molyvann, a key figure in the new nation’s construction, was a leader of the New Khmer Architecture movement and a pioneer in architectural education. But when civil war broke out in 1970, he was forced into exile and his work in his homeland was forgotten. This issue explores his unflinching dedication to architecture up until the present day and offers a chronological overview of his career, from his experiences as a student in Paris, to the national projects he directed at the Ministry of Public Works in Cambodia and his activities after the civil war.
CONTENTS
- Feature: Vann Molyvann 1926–2017
- Introduction Masaaki Iwamoto
- Biography
- Paris, 1946–1955
- Essay: Essay on Khmer Culture (Paris, France 1949) / Vann Molyvann
- Dojo in Cambodia – Diploma Project
- Essay: Vann Molyvann in Paris: Or, How a Mediator between the Modern and Tradition was Born / Masaaki Iwamoto
- Works at Ministry of Public Works, 1956–1964
- Chatomuk Conference Hall
- Independence Monument
- Parliament Project
- State Reception Hall
- Front du Bassac – Master Plan for Bassac Riverfront
- National Sports Complex
- Essay: On the Rigid Compositional Disciplines / Masaaki Iwamoto
- Works at Vann Molyvann’s Office, 1965–1971
- One Hundred Houses – Staff Housing for National Bank
- Vann Molyvann Residence
- State Palace
- Buildings for National Bank Sihanoukville Branch
- SKD Brewery
- Teacher Training College
- Essay: Contemporary Architecture in Cambodia: The Legacy of Vann Molyvann’s Work / Lisa Ros
- After the Civil War, 1991–2017
- Parliament at Bassac Riverfront
- Master Plan for Siem Reap
- Plan for Greater Phnom Penh
- Central Market Extension
- Essay: Placing the Vann Molyvann Project in the Contemporary Context of Cambodia / Pen Sereypagna
- Project List
176 pages, ills colour & bw / 21 x 29 cm / English, Japanese
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