Steel and Stillness: Zen Garden House by INFILL

Designers-homeowners Kyra Swee Yewyong and Lee Jinting upend a cookie-cutter terrace house by bringing the outside in with Zen Garden House

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Design Center Philippines Unveils “50 Years of Philippine Design and Beyond” Exhibit

The Design Center of the Philippines celebrates 50 years of Philippine design with a visual timeline of key milestones in Filipino creativity at the National Museum of Fine Arts

December 11, 2023

Rustic Rendezvous: Café Ruins by DOCE Design + Build

Antique-based DOCE Design + Build reinvents a tired warehouse building into Café Ruins, a space for local art, culture, and community

December 8, 2023

Sacred Legacy: Revisiting the Life and Works of José María Zaragoza

Recognized for his contributions to Philippine ecclesiastical and secular landscapes, José María Zaragoza built a legacy of architecture that captures the spirit of community

December 6, 2023

And Your WAF 2023 Winners Are…

Another edition of the World Architecture Festival comes to a close: a whimsical high school is crowned World Building of the Year, while the Philippines is back in fighting form at WAF 2023 with six wins

December 6, 2023

Architecture / Events

Perfect Ten: WAF 2023 Day Three Recap

Team Philippines’ WAF 2023 journey ends with the University of Northern Philippines bringing the Student Charette crown back home exactly after a decade

December 1, 2023

Events

Building Wins: WAF 2023 Day 2 Recap

The streak continues for Day Two at WAF 2023, with Dominic Galicia Architects bringing home another Highly Commended citation

November 30, 2023

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November 28, 2023

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November 24, 2023

Designing the Future: Philippines Teams Up with Hasso Plattner Institute for Design Thinking Academy

November 21, 2023

EVENT SPECIAL

Road to Singapore

WORLD ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL 2023

Welcome to our special coverage of the World Architecture Festival 2023! The Philippines makes a decisive showing with its largest contingent yet: twelve shortlisted projects by twelve firms. We will cover the event live in sunny Singapore from November 29 to December 1 at the Marina Bay Sands, where the journeys of our finalists will come to a close. Can a Philippine project make history by bringing home the honor of being named World Building of the Year? Stay tuned!

Supported by Grohe Philippines

Cover image: Patrick Kasingsing

EVENT SPECIAL

Road to Singapore

WORLD ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL 2023

Welcome to our special coverage of the World Architecture Festival 2023! The Philippines makes another decisive showing with its largest contingent yet: twelve shortlisted projects by twelve firms. We will cover the event live in sunny Singapore from November 29 to December 1 at the Marina Bay Sands, where the journeys of our finalists will come to a close. Can a Philippine project make history by bringing home the honor of being named World Building of the Year? Stay tuned!

Supported by Grohe Philippines

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And Your WAF 2023 Winners Are…

December 6, 2023

Perfect Ten: WAF 2023 Day Three Recap

December 1, 2023

Building Wins: WAF 2023 Day 2 Recap

November 30, 2023

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SPACES AND PLACES THAT WORK

Architecture / Spaces

Rustic Rendezvous: Café Ruins by DOCE Design + Build

Antique-based DOCE Design + Build reinvents a tired warehouse building into Café Ruins, a space for local art, culture, and community

December 8, 2023

Architecture / Spaces

Steel and Stillness: Zen Garden House by INFILL

Designers-homeowners Kyra Swee Yewyong and Lee Jinting upend a cookie-cutter terrace house by bringing the outside in with Zen Garden House

November 10, 2023

Architecture / Spaces

Cool for the Tropics: In(In) House by Informed Works

Architectural collaborative Informed Works keeps off heat and welcomes light for In(In) House, a two-volume residence nestled in the hills of Cavite, Philippines

October 23, 2023

Art / Spaces

Game Changer: Reversed Dunk by KIM/ILLI

Conceived by transdisciplinary studio KIM/ILLI, Reversed Dunk is a site-specific intervention that reveals the changes in Berlin’s urban dynamics and the reclamation of public space