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Rated Family-Friendly: ASDA 2023 Philippine Winners

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Aevan de Jesus prepares to compete with other aspiring architects and interior designers on the ASDA 2023 Asia Pacific stage
  • April 28, 2023

WAF it Takes: Tips to Get on the WAF Shortlist According to Paul Finch

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Program Director Paul Finch demystifies the World Architecture Festival shortlisting process and provides a few pointers on how to make an entry stand out
  • April 27, 2023

Soap Opera: Aesop SM Aura Finally Opens

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Aesop’s third outpost in the country takes after Manila art deco masterpiece, the Metropolitan Theater, and houses the brand’s first local Fragrance Library
  • April 25, 2023

Good Housekeeping: The Batad Kadangyan Ethnic Lodges Project

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Upon receiving an invitation to participate in a one-of-a-kind Pahang Ifugao ritual, Kanto speaks with Raymond Macapagal of the Batad Kadangyan Ethnic Lodges Project where he expands on their adaptive reuse and tourism advocacy, done in support of the Batad community
  • April 24, 2023
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What’s New at WAF 2023?: A Conversation with WAF Program Director Paul Finch

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Kanto has an exclusive sit down with WAF Program Director Paul Finch in Singapore, where he talks about what to expect in the largest architecture festival of its kind this year, his stance on AI-assisted entries, and views on rising Philippine participation
  • April 19, 2023

A Filipino Gesamtkunstwerk: Diyosa by Carlo Calma

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Filipino architect Carlo Calma adapts Philippine mythological characters and fuses art, music, fashion, architecture, and the power of dance in Diyosa
  • April 17, 2023
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