Foster & Partner to design US$1.5 billion new Phnom Penh International Airport

Globally renowned English architectural design and engineering firm Foster & Partners have been selected to design the master plan of the US$1.5 billion new Phnom Penh International Airport located in Kandal and Takeo province, according to the airport’s developer.

The new Phnom Penh International Airport is a massive investment project by Overseas Cambodia Investment Corporation (OCIC) stretching over a 2,600-hectare plot with the first phase of the construction set to finish by 2023. (Read more)

Speaking in a recent exclusive interview with Construction and Property Magazine, OCIC Board of Chairman Neak Oknha Pung Kheav Se said the New Phnom Penh International Airport will be designed by Foster & Partners, a well-known international firm. The new facility terminal, a 4F class airport designed. It would be the ninth-largest airport in the world, putting it just behind Chicago O’Hare airport, and ahead of China’s Beijing Capital International. When finished, it will be capable of handling large long-haul aircraft and capable to accommodate up to 27 million passengers by 2030 and 30 million passengers by 2050 in line with the master plan.

Founded in 1967, Foster & Partners has designed many of the famous buildings in England such as Queen Elizabeth II Great Court and Bloomberg London, just to name a few.

Regarding construction work, Neak Oknha Pung Kheav Se said his firm will select a few international firms to cooperate in the exchange of technical and experiences with OCIC.
Neak Oknha Pung Kheav Se believed that this is the best choice to make for this project.

“The purpose of constructing a new airport is to raise the profile of the construction sector by bringing and implementing new and modern technology, which is the important factor to develop the Cambodian construction sector and to match the quickening pace of global development,” he said.

He added that the project will also raise the profile of Cambodia for aviation and related sectors and will contribute to the development of Cambodia’s economy.

Canadia Group, the mother company of OCIC, so far, has invested around US$5 billion, employing 30,000 people and has contributed heavily to the development of Cambodia. (Read more)

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