Wat Phnom is one of Phnom Penh‘s most important cultural and public landmarks, attracting both locals and tourists. However, the surrounding roundabout creates difficulties for pedestrians trying to access the park. Narrow sidewalks, tree obstructions, informal parking, and the lack of safe pedestrian crossings make the area uncomfortable and unsafe…
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Publication of Documentation of B4P Transition Manufactory 2026 #1, Phnom Penh [extended version]
Build4People is thrilled to announce about the publication of a full documentation of the first B4P Transition Manufactory 2026 process. It is the follow-up format of B4P Ecocity Transition Lab series undertaken in 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024 with the city government of Phnom Penh together with major local property…
Continue ReadingPublication of the first B4P Visual Utopias Clip to foster inclusive urban transformation of Phnom Penh: Central Market for All
Inspired by the German artist Jan Kamensky’s Visual Utopias, exhibited at CityLAB Berlin, among others, Build4People has facilitated the development of visual utopias for Phnom Penh, aiming to create narratives and to use them as a state-of-the-art communication tool to foster inclusive and gender-sensitive urban transformation. Many discussions about urban…
Continue Reading🎉 Happy Khmer New Year from the Build4People Team 🎉
Hereby, the whole Build4People team would like to sincerely wish all of you only the very best for the Khmer New Year. May the year ahead be full of joy, prosperity, decent health, and good fortune! Our deep gratitude goes to Prof Nyda Chhinh from Royal University of Phnom Penh…
Continue ReadingPublication of a video clip documentation of the Build4People Transformation Workshop “Citizen Science Tools” at Royal University of Phnom Penh
Build4People is thrilled to announce about the publication of a video clip documenting the recent Build4People Transformation Workshop which took place at the Cambodia-Korea Cooperation Centre (CKCC) at the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP). This event was jointly organised and hosted by the Build4People team and the Royal University…
Continue ReadingPresentation Conference of B4P Transition Manufactory at Phnom Penh City Hall, 13 March 2026
On 13 March 2023, the Presentation Conference of the first B4P Transition Manufactory 2026 took place at Phnom Penh City Hall. This event presented the comprehensive results of different working groups from a one week living lab and collaborative workshop at Phnom Penh Smart City Hub to jointly develop alternative…
Continue ReadingBuild4People Transformation Workshop “Enhancing Sustainable Urban Planning by Citizen Science Tools” at Royal University of Phnom Penh
On 10 March 2026, the Build4People Transformation Workshop took place at the Cambodia-Korea Cooperation Centre (CKCC) at the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP). This event was jointly organised and hosted by the Build4People team and the Royal University of Phnom Penh and brought together Cambodian and international experts. The…
Continue ReadingBuild4People exchange with H.E. Say Samal, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Cambodian Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction
It has been a great honour for the whole Build4People team to get invited for a lunch meeting at the residence of the German Ambassador, H.E. Stefan Messerer, in Phnom Penh, on 9 March 2026. The main purpose of this was to provide the Build4People project with the opportunity to…
Continue ReadingKick-off Event of the B4P Transition Manufactory 2026 #1 at Smart City Hub Phnom Penh
On 09 March 2026, there was the kick-off event of the so-called B4P Transition Manufactory 2026 #1 (B4P TM), the most significant transformative format of Build4People at the Phnom Penh Smart City Hub, located at historic heart of Phnom Penh, Wat Phnom. 🚀🚀🚀 The B4P TM is the follow-up format…
Continue ReadingPublication of the B4P Transformation Toolbox Planning and Design Guideline “Sustainable Urban Mobility” in Khmer language 🇰🇭
Build4People is very happy to announce the publication of the Planning and Design Guideline “Sustainable Urban Mobility“, a key element of the B4P Transformation Toolbox. Co-publisher is the Cambodian Institute for Urban Studies which also accomplished all of valuable translation work. The rationale behind the covering of this topic are rapid urbanization…
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