Phnom Penh: A City Shaped by Spirituality (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004760431)

Prompted by lived experience, this book presents spatial impacts of spirituality in the city of Phnom Penh through a diverse array of text, photographs, and drawings. It introduces the prevalent hybrid spirituality of Khmer culture that is spatially manifest in three leading ways: the topographical elements of tree, mountain, and water; house typologies and urban focal points at variety of scale; and finally, through traditional rituals. A plausible dynamic relationship between spirituality and urban design emerges that demonstrates spirituality as a core urban design parameter. This work makes a vital and timely contribution to Southeast Asian urbanism that will inform future city design.

Author: Paul DC Robinson
ISBN-10: 9004760431
ISBN-13: 9789004760431
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 07/02/2026
Pages: 200
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.10w x 0.56d