15/03/2024
ขอเชิญร่วมฟังการบรรยายในหัวข้อ Cambodian Wooden Houses & Preservation
โดย Mr.Hok Sokol (Cambodian Architect)
ณ ห้องคลังความรู้ มิวเซียมสยาม ในวันเสาร์ที่ 30 มีนาคม 2567
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Mr.Hok Sokol Born in Kompong Cham province, Hok Sokol studied at the Royal University of Fine Arts in Phnom Penh. He was awarded his degree in Architecture and Urban Planning in 2000.
From 1999 through to 2004, Hok Sokol was engaged in a number of research projects with UNESCO in Phnom Penh. Later, he completed inventories of threatened ancient wooden monas-teries and houses in Kompong Cham and Kratie provinces in a program supported by the Ministry of the Royal Palace.
For the next two years, he worked as researcher for Architecture Research Khmer and later as co-leader of the Vernacular Khmer Architecture research program for the Center for Khmer Studies.
He was registered as an ASEAN Architect in 2020.
Hok Sokol was architect-in-charge of restoration of three fine
traditional Khmer wooden houses of Rong Dol, Rong Doeung and Keung styles to safeguard their preservation into the future.
'Cambodian Wooden Houses and Preservation'
By: Hok Sokol
The Khmer once had an old, prosperous civilisation, which was the result of their ancestors' imaginative endeavours, which are reflected in many famed architectural works.
Temples which have survived are evidence of the glorious past of the Khmer nation. Apart from large temples, which were devoted to different religions, equal attention was paid to the art of designing private dwellings and these can also be considered of equal importance. Both types of building (monumental and residential) are related and interact with each other, thereby constituting a village, a city and its society.
Since ancient times, building in wood represents a significant part of Khmer cultural heritage. Khmer traditional houses are majestically elaborate in style and design.
This national patrimony has gradually decreased in number due to civil unrest, due to the changes in people's thinking, which may eventually lead to the partial oblivion of Khmer civilization from negligence in protection and conservation.
Today's villagers offer a contrast to those in the early 20th century. Houses were objects of social distinction, a custom dating back to ancient times. House structures and elements reveal a great diversity that may soon no longer exist in cities, but which still can be seen in extant buildings in the provinces. Most, however, are in desperate condition, and will vanish in the near future unless measures are taken to maintain them.
To prevent this disaster, I am continuing to research and study this subject by collecting and recording examples of old Khmer construction in the provinces to preserve this architectural heritage.
From 2000 to 2022, with research by many deference programs of Darryl Collins and my own work, we made the book title: Cambodian Wooden Houses in 2022 in English version and now we have 2nd edition of the English version translate into French and Khmer which were released in this December 2023.
These results I will demonstrate in the presentation of my topic: 'Cambodian Wooden Houses and Preservation'.
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