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BluPrintPhilippinesgenteelhome Builds on the Excellence of Filipino Craft Bigkis is the act of binding. In Tagalog, the word can refer to something used to bind or encircle, as well as a bundle formed by tying several separate elements together.
BluPrintPhilippinesSketching Shared Ground: Architecture and Memory in Singapore Two sketches of Singapore connect BluPrint Editor in Chief Paulo G. Alcazaren’s personal and professional history with Shared Ground: Architecture of Care, Culture, and Collective Futures, the theme…
BluPrintPhilippinesMIDS 2026: Designing New Worlds In a way, designers are the modern-day soothsayers and prophets. They design for the future, predicting how a room, a house, a building or a whole city will be used by people.
BluPrintPhilippinesHow Can Art and Furniture Work Together in Interior Design? Art and furniture are often selected separately, yet their relationship can shape how a room looks and feels.
BluPrintPhilippinesWhat Makes a City More Livable? How can better-planned cities create the conditions for more creative, livable, and resilient urban environments?
BluPrintPhilippinesManila Interior Design Summit 2026 Explores the Filipino Voice in Southeast Asian Design The fourth Manila Interior Design Summit (MIDS) brought together more than 300 delegates for four days of conversations, exhibitions, and design experiences across Metro Manila.
BluPrintPhilippinesFilipino Design Finds a Platform at ASEAN Creative Industries Expo Held at the SMX Convention Center Aura in Taguig City, the first ASEAN Creative Industries Expo by Malikhaing Pinoy (ASEAN MPEx) features nine creative domains, including design, visual arts, digital…
BluPrintPhilippinesSketching Modernity 05: The SSS Building The SSS Building as an Expression of Civic Modernism My favorite modernist landmark in Quezon City is the SSS building on East Avenue.
BluPrintPhilippinesArchie Carrasco, Architect of Philippine Fashion and Lifestyle Media, Joins The BoF 500 Archie G. Carrasco, Chairman and CEO of AGC Power Holdings Corp. (AGC PHC), has been named to The BoF 500 Class of 2026 under the Media category, joining The Business of Fashion’s global community of…
BluPrintPhilippinesHow Cultural Knowledge Can Move Design Beyond Cultural References Culture in design does not always announce itself through a recognizable motif, material, or symbol. It can also be embedded in the relationships designers build, the knowledge they listen to, the…
BluPrintPhilippinesSketching Modernity 04: The DBP Building The DBP Building as a Landmark of the International Style At the corner of Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue and Makati Avenue stands a landmark of the Makati Central Business District.
BluPrintPhilippinesAnthology Expands the Conversation Around Philippine Architecture “Buildings only become architecture when they are shared,” said William Ti Jr., founder of the Anthology Festival and WTA Architecture and Design Studio, as he introduced the latest edition of the…
BluPrintPhilippinesSketching Modernity 03: Asian Institute of Management A Filipino Interpretation of Modernist Architecture Unlike the rest of Makati today, the northern end of Paseo de Roxas in Makati is anchored by a low complex rather than a tall skyscraper.
BluPrintPhilippinesPhilippine Interior Design Claims Its Place in Southeast Asia “Thailand has claimed urban creativity and livability. Singapore has institutional design leadership. Indonesia is emerging as a design hub. Vietnam is moving into design innovation.
BluPrintPhilippinesSketching Modernity 02: Ramon Magsaysay Center The Ramon Magsaysay Center as a Modernist Landmark Driving down Roxas boulevard from Rizal Park, what will catch your eye is the most elegant modernist structure in the country, the Ramon Magsaysay…
BluPrintPhilippinesMaker’s Mark: Rinna Soriano on the Discipline of Making Rinna Soriano’s favorite part of her work is sanding. At her workbench, she stays focused, following the grain, adjusting to changes in its direction.
BluPrintPhilippinesWhat Makes a Home More Filipino in 2026? Filipino architecture has long been associated with indigenous materials and vernacular design strategies, from bamboo and timber construction to jalousie windows, generous spaces, and…
BluPrintPhilippinesIKEA PS 2026 Collection Looks at the Playful Side of Everyday Design A chair does not always prescribe how to sit in it. A lamp can be more than a source of light. A clock can be more than a way to tell the time.These small departures from convention are at the center…
BluPrintPhilippinesBeyond the Surface: Three Ways Porcelain Can Define Space Large-format porcelain is no longer limited to conventional floor and wall applications. Advances in scale, finish, and fabrication have expanded its role across architecture and interiors, allowing…
BluPrintPhilippinesBanuas Lawod: Reconnecting the Sama-Bajau With the Sea Mindanaoan architecture student Ejhay L. Durias of the University of Mindanao made history after becoming the first Filipino to receive the AYDA International Awards’ Global Designer of the Year in…
BluPrintPhilippinesSketching Modernity 01: Ayala Museum From Brutalism to Contemporary Modernism The Ayala Museum designed by the firm of Leandro V. Locsin Partners (LVLP) sits at the corner of Makati Avenue and Dela Rosa Street in Legaspi Village…
BluPrintPhilippinesArchitizer A+ Awards 2026: Four Approaches to Environmentally Responsive Design The projects recognized by Architizer’s 14th Annual A+Awards span architecture, interiors, landscape, urban design, and sustainability.
BluPrintPhilippinesAgda Beach Villas: A Coastal Retreat in Three Blocks Overlooking Tayabas Bay, Agda Beach Villas occupies a one-hectare hilly property where the terrain descends toward the coast.
BluPrintPhilippinesJia CURATED 2026: Nature Weave Arrives on Bali’s Pengembak Beach After being set amongst the ruins of an abandoned theme park in the past years, Jia CURATED found a home on the shores of Pengembak Beach, Bali for this year’s installment.
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