Do Bridges need Architects?

The Panay-Guimaras-Negros Occidental Bridge the future Panay Guimaras Negros Occidental Bridge The bridge connecting Bacolod in Negros Occidental to Iloilo City will be mythical. After centuries of separation, finally two of the Philippine's two finest cities, the twin cities of Iloilo and Bacolod City, will finally be inseparable. The Panay-Negros Bridge will be a 32-kilometer...

Ken Yeang on the Future Design of Modern Cities

Ken Yeang on the Future Design of Cities Architect Ken Yeang is one of the Award Winning proponents of using technology in making creative solutions to a more ecologically or environmentally sensitive design. Architect Ken Yeang hails from Malaysia and has been a recipient of many Architecture and Design Awards, the first of which is...

Green Schol in Bali, Indonesia: Aga Khan Award for Architecture

Green Schol in Bali, Indonesia: Aga Khan Award for Architecture There is a price for Industry. We Pay it in full to the Environment. But destroying the Environment is not the solution. There is an alternative way to live which sustains life. Environmentalists John and Cynthia Hardy wanted to motivate communities to live sustainably and...

Lubrico Commercial-Residential Compound

Lubrico Cluster Commercial Residential Compound Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines Here is the Proposal for the Development in Homesite for the Lubrico Commercial Residential Development. The Concept is a 2-Entrance for Residences on opposite sides of the Lot. Then The Frontage will have rentable commercial Shops which can be rented by Commercial Establishments or can have...

Architecture Web Links

Arbitatt: Pictures and slideshows of architecturally interesting buildings from around the world, features on current projects (submissions accepted) and biographies of famous architects. Archibot: Architecture portal. Includes select list of online resources, forum and news headlines from around the net. Archihub: A forum for architects and designers to share their knowledge and discuss architecture. Archinform:...

History of Philippine Architecture

The first inhabitants of the Philippine Islands arrived between 300 and 200 B.C. They were of Malay-Polynesian descent. The people lived in groups of 30-100 families in societies known as barangay. They were mainly an agricultural and fishing people, others were nomadic. Trade with mainland asia, especially China, was established by these people. In the...

Finding Philippine Architecture

By Paulo G. Alcazaren The first year of the new millennium was a year of trauma, reflection and re-orientation for the Philippines and Philippine architecture. Little came by way of actual buildings completed, and those in progress were still mostly foreign-designed or influenced, contributing little to the development of Filipino architecture. In fact, the biggest...