VOLUME 39 • JANUARY - MARCH 2014 what’s inside 2 Editorial, National Board of Directors, About the Cover 3 National President’s Page 4 National Treasurer National Auditor 5-8 Executive Commissions 9 UAP Emergency Architects 10 Around Area A 14 Around Area B 15 Around Area C 17 Around Area D 18 UAP NatCon40 20 Tora-Tora Open Air Design Museum 21 Filipino Students Win at the Architectural Festival 22 FEU Student wins in ARCASIA Design Tilt The Graduate’s Way: the UAPGA Way editorial board Greetings! “Coming together is a beginning, staying Dear readers, as you browse among the together is progress, and working together is pages of this third edition of the post, may you success…” as Henry Ford said. This best describes be encouraged to become one of the emergency EDITORIAL the Filipino people. Every day is a new beginning architects, let loose of that spirit of volunteerism. especially to those people in calamity laden After all, it is better to give back and share your COUNCIL communities in the country. A Filipino’s inherent talent rather than be the recipient of any assistance. qualities such as being resilient, helpful, diligent and “Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see FY 2013-2014 patient, cheerful, resourceful and creative among the whole staircase, just take the first step.”… others are his tools to stand up in the midst of according to Martin Luther King, Jr. the rubbles to start a new beginning. Lastly, for united we stand, divided we fall. Arch. Rozanno C. Rosal NP The UAP as a professional organization can do Mabuhay ang UAP! National Council Chair a lot to create a new architectural skyline for those less fortunate communities. The UAP Emergency Arch. Guilroy A. Taguinod, VPA Architects will play a major role to make this new Leah Y. Martin, UAP Editorial Head for Area A beginning a reality. Managing Editor, UAP Post 2013-2014 Arch. Roger T. Ong, VPB Editorial Head for Area B Arch. Alfonso S. Gamboa, VPC What happens before sunrise? Clear skies. Cool winds. And then you look Editorial Head for Area C around and there is rubble as far as you can see. I find that moment, the most calm. There is And then you shiver. Arch. Noel DS. Querijero, VPD silence. There is little movement. Everything is Editorial Head for Area D bathed in gray. Then in just a few minutes, light I could only imagine the loss. Where do you comes in through the windows. The sun is up and even begin? Arch. Lora B. Rivera, NEVP everything is clear. Council Adviser Clarissa M. LorenZO, UAP Associate Editor for Areas A & B, UAP Post 2013-2014 Arch. Leah Y. Martin Managing Editor Arch. Clarissa M. Lorenzo “No, this is not the beginning of a new chapter The year 2014 is indeed a new “book” for Associate Editor for Areas A and B in my life; this is the beginning of a new book! all of us. Take time to smell its first few pages That first book is already closed, ended, and tossed and swallow some dose of optimism as you wade Arch. Karl Aries Emerson F. Cabilao into the seas; this new book is newly opened, has through the next pages. Internalize every word and Associate Editor for Areas C and D just begun! Look, it is the first page! And it is a lesson from each of these pages. Be ready for some beautiful one!” – C. Joybell C. surprises. These may be pleasant or something that Arch. Leah P. Dela Rosa, ED PDC you could learn from into becoming a better person. Editorial Adviser “New beginnings” statements are almost cliché But make sure you don’t forget the lessons that you especially when we start a new year. But then again, have learned from the books that you have “tossed it is a good and perfect time to start something into the seas”. fresh considering the propensity of most of us to EXECUTIVE COMMITTee As you enjoy the next few months of 2014, 2013-2014 do things later. Although 2013 had its happy and defining moments, things got somewhat “ugly” in may you also enjoy this third issue of the official the last quarter, with all the natural calamities that publication of our beloved professional organization. Rozanno C. Rosal, FUAP befell some of us, which somehow made us look National President forward to the new year with much enthusiasm KARL ARIES EMERSON F. CABILAO, UAP and hope. Lora B. Rivera, FUAP Associate Editor for Areas C & D, UAP Post 2013-2014 National Executive Vice President Gilroy A. Taguinod, UAP about the cover Area A Vice President Architect Jomike Tejido is also a painter of hand-woven mats (banig) as a signature Roger T. Ong, UAP style. He has held 8 solo exhibitions since 2007; with his most recent being “Carousel: Area B Vice President the Filipino Perya” in Makati (2013). His work can be seen in Raffles Residences, Makati among other private collections. His banig art has been in groups shows in Singapore, Alfonso S. Gamboa, FUAP, Intl Assoc. AIA Tokyo and Paris. Jomike is currently designing his new line of avant-garde children’s Area C Vice President furniture and works with a family-run architectural firm. View more of his work at www. jmtejido.com Noel DS. Querijero, UAP Area D Vice President John Joseph T. Fernandez, UAP My nature series presents trees Secretary General in a glorified and majestic stature, with glowing fruits and mystic Alfred Geoffrey C. Carandang, UAP branches. This theme offers a great National Treasurer sense of relaxation for me as artist, for it exudes a sense of whimsical Mohammadsarfraz A. Uttoh, UAP freedom in recreating a much- National Auditor loved natural element into my own liking. Symbolisms I keep in Ramon S. Mendoza, FUAP mind while painting them include Immediate Past President personal success, confidence, happy memories and self-worth -- which are all unsaid statements enveloped by its canopy. As a child, I enjoyed Ana S. Mangalino-Ling, FUAP, IA-AIA, APEC Arch. biking under tree canopies, and gazing at huge trees adorned with circular capiz lanterns that always help stir Chancellor, College of Fellows my imagination. 2 www.united-architects.org national president’s page UNITED TRIUMPH UAP National President’s speech for the Area-C Assembly: January 30,2014 A pleasant Good Evening individuals and professionals, Visayas is “THE” celebration Recently, I have been to all! demonstrating hope amidst to experience the real meaning contemplating on the Let me begin by the face of difficulty. Indeed, of TRIUMPH! upcoming UAP National expressing my sincere it is not the context of the The same triumph we Elections. And I have been congratulations to all who challenge, but “in becoming wish for our Organization as frequently asked who I shall are behind this Assembly. better after the challenge” we are constantly reminded vote. But dear colleagues, I realized that as your National Indeed, the UAP spirit I feel defines our true character. to lead Professional lives President, I stand as the head as I stand here in front of you You see my dear and stand by what our UAP of this family of Professional awes me. Architects; this is why I name defines>>> UNITED Architects and I intend to am so impressed by all of Architects of the Philippines! First, I would like to make a difference by being fair you. When you have all the congratulate you for the UNITED, such a simple with everyone. My support is reasons not to push through initiative to recognize the YET a strong word defined to ALL who intends to serve with this Assembly, YOU Management of “The Ruins” as “joined together for a our Organization, our UAP DEFIED LOSING HOPE. that distinguishes the people common purpose”. family, with true service. who serve as stewards of YOU DECIDED to ACT IN the forty years of our But let me just remind Philippine Culture and AS ONE and carry out this annual event. Organization, several times you, as members of the UAP, the Art, in protecting and we have been challenged We are empowered to make preserving our history that So, a warm round of and tested by diversity in a choice in leadership. And which delineates our core of applause to each and every opinion and emotion. Still, with that power, comes great being a true Filipino. one of you present here today! WE, members of the UAP, vision and responsibility. Also, the theme, “Hugyaw This is why the Area continue to stand and show We are the ones Visayas”, is so fitting in C Assembly means so diligence, dedication and love responsible to give a better making this event significant much to all of us in UAP. to our Organization by being future to our Organization! to commemorate and A determined act and an ONE. Our choice, our vote! celebrate the many favors we explicit demonstration of My dear Architects, as received during the past year. what we, United Architects of Let us not waste it! I am nearing to complete Let us vote wisely! We cannot deny what we, the Philippines should be…a my second term as your as a nation, specifically Visayas “ONE UAP”! National President, I have Whether may pag-ibig region, had experienced and The Divine word in the never forgotten my promise o pabahay…everyone is survived from was so great book of Ecclesiastes says, “To to you. I pronounced in the encouraged to serve! Everyone of a challenge.