adobo FOI 2019: Reintroducing Filipino identity through architecture with Architect Royal Pineda

As someone who is an advocate for modern Filipino design, Arch. Royal Pineda, the Co-Founder and Lead Architect of BUDJI+ROYAL Architecture+Design, aims to define the Filipino nation through architecture, and he is doing this by mixing modern with traditional Filipino elements. However, there is the question of what exactly is Filipino architecture, and he answers by citing boat houses and the bahay kubo - a stilt house native to the Philippines - which weren’t created by architects, but by regular Filipinos.
“Let’s not be so conscious about the look of Filipino architecture,” Pineda added. “It’s the freedom to be able to create something that works for the Filipinos and works with the resources of the Filipinos.”

[@urbantrends5890]

Inspiring, Philippine’s topography is so beautiful

[@jigsmts6874]

Kudos arch. Refershing idea We are Hebrews. "Filipino" is a seal of our slavery. Un lang...

[@neotheoneness9363]

Manosa has been pioneering this same idea for decades, I’m surprised he wasn’t mentioned in this speech.

[@dhungryarchitect]

he keeps mentioning modern Filipino architecture yet did not define it clearly in the whole speech. Also, the airport was designed by a HongKong firm Integrated Design Associates (IDA) w/ its Principal Architect, Winston Shu, who won this project in the World Architecture Festival . Royal was just the local counterpart, also he did not mention that.

[@pauliancabasag3598]

Truly inspirational! Looking up to you architect! I am proud of other Filipino engineers/architects out there and fight on!

[@FilipinaArchitect]

This is a nice video, hoping to see more ling this

[@williamjamesboyco4463]

Superb! What a wonderful thoughts that you have shared. Kudos archt. Royal Pineda

[@aljhaymasbang9079]

This talk is powerful. I'm now a fan of yours, architect. Someday, in the perfect time. ✊

[@FM-pw1ls]

I hope in the future after I graduate I can also work on this projects!

[@wanitooo]

Nawa'y laging maging masarap ang ulam niya

[@julesramos2278]

March 16, 2021 haha