The gleaming city of Cebu is not one to shy away from the spotlight. It’s a collection of old and new structures, plotted on vast rolling lands and distinguished by its expansive and colorful culture. With the city life so close to the popular beaches of the Philippines, tourists from all over...
Every day at rush hour, in any major intersection in Metro Manila, you’ll be greeted by the same familiar scene — throngs of people lined up along the streets trying to catch a ride home. It’s a reality that has perplexed urban planners, transportation providers, and local government alike....
Picture this – you drive up a manicured driveway and greeted by a doorman as you enter a pristine lobby. You squeeze in a quick work out in the gym before finding a quiet nook in the lounge to catch up on work emails. But this isn’t a five-star hotel, this is your home in a well-managed...
Students have begun to trickle back into schools recently with easing restrictions on face-to-face classes. But after more than a year of remote schooling, they are returning with a heightened awareness of what matters for effective learning – a peaceful environment, comfortable work spaces, and...
With environmental sustainability in the minds of most people, properties are jumping on the green marketing bandwagon. But how do we define sustainability in the context of a building? And what implications does being “green” have on the people living and working within that space? Kelly...
Describe Metro Manila’s urban development in one word and many possibilities come to mind – dense, congested, gridlocked, to name a few. Now, 100 kilometers north of the metro, developers, enterprises, and ordinary Filipinos have the opportunity to shape New Clark City in an area 40 times the...
In the era of COVID, a burning question in the minds of most people who have to go to an office building to report for work is – “How safe is my workplace?” Architects and real estate developers are figuring out ways how to build office buildings that would keep tenants safe from the virus....
