Tracing Cambodia's architectural evolution—from the optimism of post-independence modernism to the grassroots resilience of today's design-build projects—Pen Sereypagna, director of the Vann Molyvann Project, explored in his keynote how architects balance the weight of history with the immediate needs of communities. He argued that architecture thrives in its contradictions: as incomplete as it is transformative, as urgent as it is enduring. Read the full transcript of Sereypagna's keynote and insights from leading voices in Cambodia's community-focused modern vernacular architecture projects, delivered at Design Dialogue: Echoes of Innovation at Raintree.

The New Khmer Architecture of the 1960s was more than just aesthetics; it was architecture with a purpose, designed to physically and metaphorically shape a post-independence Cambodia. Although much of this architectural legacy was lost to conflict and neglect, through the perseverance of researchers and advocates from the Vann Molyvann Project and New Khmer Architecture (NK-A), the fragments of this visionary era are being pieced together. In this exhibition, we present ten key highlights that offer fresh perspectives on the lesser-known facets of Cambodia’s modernist legacy.

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