Urban Adaptation Talk

Explore how Cambodia’s urban future is being shaped through climate-conscious and culturally responsive design.

Roundtable: Contemporary Cambodian Architecture - Adapting, Transforming, Inhabiting.

As part of the Adaptation(s) exhibition, this roundtable explores how contemporary architecture in Cambodia is developing strategies to adapt to the climate, reinterpret heritage and rethink the relationship between public and private spaces.

In a context of rapid transformation of Cambodian cities, architects face numerous challenges:

• Tropical climate

• Multiple legacies

• Urban densification

• Evolving lifestyles

Architects, urban planners and researchers will share their perspectives on these practices, which contribute to building a contextualised architectural modernity that is attentive to local resources and social uses.

Speakers

• Martin Aerne (Aerne Architect & Associates)

• Chansan Hun (ReEdge Architecture)

• Ivan Tizianel (Asma Architects)

• Moderated by Yvon Chalm (K-Architecture)

*Roundtable in French and English.

Venue: Institut Français du Cambodge (IFC), Phnom Penh

Date: Tuesday, 5th May 2026

Time: 6.30 to 8 pm

Tickets: Free entry (registration required)

Click here for more info and to register.