DESIGNED BY IDIN ARCHITECTS AND TROP : TERRAINS + OPEN SPACE, THIS CAFÉ IS AN INSEPARABLE FUSION OF ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE. WITH THE PERFECT BACKDROP OF TREE SHADE, IT IS A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE COULD FOCUS ON THE DELICATE CUP OF COFFEE
THE ITALIAN DESIGN STUDIO NAT OFFICE COMPLETES A SCULPTURE STUDIO OF MICHELANGELO GALLIANI WITH A LOOSELY OPEN SPACE THAT SUPPORTS THE UNCONFINED ACTIVITY AND DIVERSE PROCESSES OF THE OWNER’S ARTISTIC CREATION
SPEAKS WITH THE GRAPHIC DESIGNER WITH THE CONVICTION TO PROTEST WITH TYPE DESIGN AND HIS RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOK ‘MOB TYPE’ WHICH DOCUMENTS THE CHRONICLE OF PROTEST THROUGH ARTS AND TYPE DESIGN
TEXT & ILLUSTRATION: POUM MEASBANDOL
(For Thai, press here)
Having an education in architecture, I am inspired by the works of Cambodian and foreign architects during the Sangkum Reastr Niyum between the 1960s and 1970s in Cambodia. I started researching and began collecting old photos of Cambodian modernist buildings and sharing my finds with social media. I found out that not many young generations knew about architects in the 1960s. In addition, there was still little research on Cambodian modernism in the country, and this architectural legacy was gradually being destroyed everyday. Witnessing this over the years motivated me to engage with the topic more intensively and to record it in the form of illustration.
In this graphic series New Khmer Architecture, I highlight distinctive elements of buildings designed by Cambodian national architects such as Vann Molyvann, Lu Ban Hap, Mam Sophana, Ung Krapum Phkar, and the works of foreign architects like Henri Chatel, Leroy & Mondet, Georg Lippsmeier, and others.
The creation aims to reminisce great past achievements and represent the unique Cambodian modern architectures in a new and impressive look and feel. The illustrations depict unique elements from each buildings. The result is a great homage to the pioneers of Cambodian modernism, whose legacy is slowly but surely threatening to disappear.
_____________
Poum Measbandol is an architect based in Phnom Penh. He graduated from the school of architecture and design at Pannasatra University of Cambodia.
ART SG Co-Founder Magnus Renfrew and Director Shuyin Yang | Photo: Joyce Yung
ART4D TALKS WITH MAGNUS RENFREW, CO-FOUNDER OF ART SG AND SHUYIN YAN, DIRECTOR OF ART SG, TO EXPLORE THEIR VISIONS, THE AIMS OF HOSTING THE INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION, INCLUDING THE CHALLENGES OF ORGANISING A LARGE FAIR AFTER THE EPIDEMIC CRISIS
OFFICE 03 | GUARDIAN GLASS
EXPLORE WHY THE LEADING OFFICE BUILDING USED ‘GLASS’ TO EMPHASIZE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ENTRANCE HALL AS A PLACE FOR VISITORS’ FIRST IMPRESSION
Tomohiko Yamanashi | Photo: Don Amatayakul
ART4D SPEAKS WITH TOMOHIKO YAMANASHI, ARCHITECT OF NIKKEN SEKKEI, TO EXPLORE ALL THE THINGS CONCEALED IN HIS WORK, INCLUDING SCIENCE, CULTURE, SUSTAINABILITY, AND THE ROLE OF THE ARCHITECT IN THE FUTURE, WHERE CLIMATE CHANGE WILL BE THE MAJOR CHALLENGE OF THE COMING DECADE
ABIE ABDILLAH, INDONESIAN FURNITURE DESIGNER FROM STUDIO HIJI, COMBINES INDONESIAN CRAFT WITH AMERICAN HARDWOOD TO CREATE AN CONTEMPORARY FURNITURE DESIGN WITH A LOCAL VALUE
CONDOMINIUM | GUARDIAN GLASS
APART FROM BEAUTY, THE USE OF GLASS IS DEFINITELY IMPROVE THE DWELLER’S QUALITY OF LIFE. EXPLORE THE USE OF GLASSES IN HIGH-RISE BUILDING, ESPECIALLY CONDOMINIUM, THAT NEED TO BE OUTSTANDING AND CATERS ITS LIMITED SPACE OF EACH ROOMS AS WELL
IN THIS YEAR’S LAST EPISODE OF FORMICA TALK SERIES, CHARIF LONA FROM STUDIO ACT OF KINDNESS SPEAKS TO KARJVIT RIRERMVANICH, ART4D EDITOR, ABOUT THE INSPIRATION AND THE APPLICATION OF SURFACE MATERIALS WHICH CONTINUOUSLY STANDS OUT IN HIS WORKS Read More
