There are strong links to international architectural movements in the architecture of this Cambodian university campus. Many details show the influence of LeCorbusier, others mirror the ideas of New Brutalism.
But what I like most about these buildings in Phnom Penh is that they don't copy the modernists blindly. The architecture is adapted to the local climate: buildings elevated on stilts so that the air can move. Overhanging elements that give shade. Small windows to avoid overheating. And using shed lights instead to illuminate the classrooms.
It must really have been a very ambitious project when it was first built. Unfortunately, it's fallen into disrepair. Some elements (e.g. a large open-air swimming pool) are totally unused and slowly decaying...
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Hilmar Gunnarsson says:
ThorstenColognepro replies:
But what I like most about these buildings in Phnom Penh is that they don't copy the modernists blindly. The architecture is adapted to the local climate: buildings elevated on stilts so that the air can move. Overhanging elements that give shade. Small windows to avoid overheating. And using shed lights instead to illuminate the classrooms.
It must really have been a very ambitious project when it was first built. Unfortunately, it's fallen into disrepair. Some elements (e.g. a large open-air swimming pool) are totally unused and slowly decaying...