Community, Resiliency, and Diversity: World Architecture Day 2023
For World Architecture Day 2023, we had Filipino architects revisit their relationship with the profession in light of issues such as climate change, heritage, and representation
Prima Custos: MADE 2023 Special Citation Recipient Dexter Cinco
MADE 2023 Special Citation recipient Dexter Cinco highlights the role of the elderly in both personal lives and society in her winning piece, Prima Custos
Form Follows Fibers: Damosa Diamond Tower by PDP Architects
Damosa Diamond Tower is PDP Architects’ WAF 2023 project shortlist debut, a sustainable office building with facade fins inspired by one of Davao’s prime exports, the banana fiber
Geometries and Balconies: Manta Corporate Plaza by Archion Architects
Archion Architects borrows building and design techniques from the traditional bahay-na-bato for their WAF 2023 shortlisted office project, Manta Corporate Plaza
Urban Rhythms: A Proposed Street System for 5th Avenue by Angeline Mapanao
The proposal of architecture student Angeline Mapanao in reshaping 5th Avenue’s streetscape dynamics calls for further community responsibility
Natural Narratives: Mia Go for Tubô Cebu Art Fair
Cebu-based artist Mia Go believes in transforming raw materials into creative pieces to tell stories and inspire conversations
Monumento Movement: A Decentralizing Proposal by Cheenee Ladrido
Architecture student Cheenee Ladrido envisions the LRT Monumento station with better movement, proposing multiple commercial cores with pedestrian activity-focused decentralized zoning
Winning Weaves: The Unfinished Basket by DST Design +Build
DST Design + Build champions indigenous materials and Filipino craftsmanship in Unfinished Basket, an award-winning boutique resort complex in Rizal
Landscape Legend: Revisiting the Life and Works of IP Santos
Father of Philippine Landscape Architecture Ildefonso Paez Santos demonstrated the possibility of a natural harmony between buildings and their surroundings
Project Nine Lives: Inside the Cat Flat by Morfosis
Morfosis breathes nine lives into a decade-old condominium unit, designing a space that invites its users to play, stray, and stay
