tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28411615.post2629315568403261597..comments2023-06-24T16:06:41.407+07:00Comments on andy's cambodia : andybrouwer.blogspot.com: Heritage Watch calendar & moreAndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17138808270729932935noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28411615.post-39430541083671688332006-12-26T08:37:00.000+07:002006-12-26T08:37:00.000+07:00Hello Andy
Yes, at last, Darryl Collins and my bo...Hello Andy<br /><br />Yes, at last, Darryl Collins and my book is on the bookshelf. You can find it at Carnets d'Asie, Monument Books being too greedy about their cut in the sales price. <br />we hope, now the book is finalized, that misconceptions about colonial and Cambodian modern architecture will be dissipated. For example Phnom Penh railway station, is an interesting landmark, but French colonial from the 1930s. RUPP 'student shelter' as you call it was designed by French architects, not Vann Molyvann; the same ones who designed the Independence Hotel in Sihanoukville. The 'old stadium' was also French colonial, with an upgrade by Lu Ban Hap in the 60s. Vann Molyvann was indubitably the most talented of this effervescent architectural experiment, but by no means alone - that's what makes it so interesting. Even Sihanouk, himself, was contributing to the interior designs of some of the buildings. I hope our book will restore this important positive part of constructive history to Cambodia's collective memory.<br /><br />Helen Grant RossAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com