Coastal communities in the Philippines are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Rising sea levels, tidal flooding, storm surges, and typhoons are among the hazards that threaten life, livelihood, and property along the coast…
The Manila Film Center is a government building located in the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Complex in Pasay City designed in the Brutalist tradition by Filipino architect Froilan Hong in 1981. The building is infamously known for a construction accident that claimed the lives of at least 168 workers (De Guzman, 2019)…
It is predicted that by the year 2030, 60% of the world’s population will live in cities (United Nations, 2016). By the year 2050, the world’s population is projected to increase by 25%, from 7.8 billion to 9.9 billion people (IISD, 2020) (UN, 2020). Concurrently, global food demand is forecasted to increase by 70% (Lu & Grundy, 2017)…
What is Filipino architecture? What should a museum for Filipino architecture look like? How should it be built and how will it respond to the environment? How should Filipino architecture be experienced in museum spaces?…
Design Parameter: 2021 is a milestone year for the Philippines. The Philippines in recorded history was discovered by the Europeans, headed by Ferdinand Magellan in the year 1521. If it had not been for the pandemic, the country would have marketed 2021 as its half-millennium celebrations…