Phnom Penh New Town

Home | Master-Planned Communities

Fact sheet from campuspress.yale.edu/newurbanvietnam

Community Information

  • Name: Phnom Penh New Town
    • Alternative names: CamKo City, World City
  • Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  • Slogan: Miracle of the Mekong River
    • Alternative slogan: New History is Coming
  • Website: www.worldcitycambodia.com
  • Developer: World City Co., Ltd (Korea)1
  • Architect: K2 Architects (USA)1
  • Construction dates: 2005 – 2018 (6 phases)1
  • Size: 119 hectares1
  • Total project cost: $2 billion USD1
    • Major investors: LandMark Worldwide (Korea), Shinhan Bank (Korea), Busan Savings Bank (Korea)1
  • Type of housing: Villas, town houses, condos1

Self-Narrative

“Phnom Penh New Town will offer successful international business opportunities with the global standard of the city, as well as present an ideal urban plan to guide future urban development in Cambodia. We believe that it will improve the quality of life and change the Cambodian life style. We hope that you will discover the miracle coming true in Cambodia.”1

Themes

A Brighter Future

  • “We believe that [Phnom Penh New Town] will improve the quality of life and change the Cambodian life style.”1

  • “[Phnom Penh New Town is] a global leading developer that changes dreams into reality. It is our mission to execute real-estate and large-scale infrastructure development via concrete partnership with world-class partners, transferring advanced technology into Cambodia industry and overall increase Cambodia’s national competency.”1

  • Goal: “accelerate the economic growth of the Kingdom of Cambodia.”1

  • “Management through reeducation of local labor source.”1

International Quality

  • “After the official visit to Singapore by the Cambodian leaders, we have seen many foreigners such as the Singaporeans, Chinese and some Europeans visiting our site, some of whom have even purchased or leased the properties here.”2

Media

Images from www.worldcitycambodia.com

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

Sources

1World City Co., Ltd, “Phnom Penh New Town,” accessed January 30, 2014, http://www.worldcitycambodia.com/.

2Souen Say, “Cambodian cities of the future – they’re just around the corner,” Phnom Penh Post, October 14, 2010, http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/cambodian-cities-future-%E2%80%93-theyre-just-around-corner

Relevant Works

Willem Paling, “Planning a Future for Phnom Penh: Mega Projects, Aid Dependence and Disjointed Governance,” Urban Studies 49, no. 13 (October 1, 2012): 2889–2912, doi:10.1177/0042098012452457.

This research sponsored by National Science Foundation Cultural Anthropology Program Award No. BCS-1026754.

Home | Master-Planned Communities

Community Information

    • Name: Phnom Penh New Town
      • Alternative names: CamKo City, World City
      • Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
      • Slogan: Miracle of the Mekong River
        • Alternative slogan: New History is Coming
      • Website: www.worldcitycambodia.com
      • Developer: World City Co., Ltd (Korea)
      • Architect: K2 Architects (USA)1
      • Construction dates: 2005 – 2018 (6 phases)1
      • Size: 119 hectares1
      • Total project cost: $2 billion USD1
        • Major investors: LandMark Worldwide (Korea), Shinhan Bank (Korea), Busan Savings Bank (Korea)1
      • Type of housing: Villas, town houses, condos1

Self-Narrative

Phnom Penh New Town will offer successful international business opportunities with the global standard of the city, as well as present an ideal urban plan to guide future urban development in Cambodia. We believe that it will improve the quality of life and change the Cambodian life style. We hope that you will discover the miracle coming true in Cambodia.

Themes

A Brighter Future

  • We believe that [Phnom Penh New Town] will improve the quality of life and change the Cambodian life style1

  • {Phnom Penh New Town is] a global leading developer that changes dreams into reality. It is our mission to execute real-estate and large-scale infrastructure development via concrete partnership with world-class partners, transferring advanced technology into Cambodia industry and overall increase Cambodia’s national competency.1

  • p align=“left”>Goal: accelerate the economic growth of the Kingdom of Cambodia1
  • p align+’left”>Management through reeducation of local labor source1

International Quality

  • After the official visit to Singapore by the Cambodian leaders, we have seen many foreigners such as the Singaporeans, Chinese and some Europeans visiting our site, some of whom have even purchased or leased the properties here2

Media

[nggallery id=25]

Sources

1World City Co., Ltd, “Phnom Penh New Town,” accessed January 30, 2014, http://www.worldcitycambodia.com/.

2Souen Say, “Cambodian cities of the future – they’re just around the corner,” Phnom Penh Post, October 14, 2010, http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/cambodian-cities-future-%E2%80%93-theyre-just-around-corner

Relevant Works

Willem Paling, “Planning a Future for Phnom Penh: Mega Projects, Aid Dependence and Disjointed Governance,” Urban Studies 49, no. 13 (October 1, 2012): 2889–2912, doi:10.1177/0042098012452457.