Foster + Partners has revealed the design of the BWDC Residential Tower, a luxury apartment building in Manila, the Philippines. The new tower combines the city’s vernacular architecture and ...

In November 2013, super-typhoon Haiyan battered the central Philippines ... “The architecture explores the values of honest materiality, craftsmanship, expressive tectonics, and vernacular ...

FILIPINO architecture is often debated among architects ... Over centuries, the Philippines has been shaped by various waves of colonization, trade and migration, each leaving its mark on the ...

“In the Philippines, in our vernacular architecture, we have a tradition of using bamboo for our structures. We do it especially with the (climate) conditions in the Philippines– bamboo as a component ...

(UPDATED) Mañosa, known as the 'Father of Philippine Neo-vernacular Architecture,' was named National Artist in 2018 MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – National Artist for Architecture Francisco ...

According to a report in Oxford Urbanists, there is a possibility of a resurgence of vernacular architecture. Otherwise known as traditional, cultural design methods unique to a particular region ...