UAP Alabang Chapter Member Activities and Works
UAP Alabang with Mr. Tony Meloto of Gawad Kalinga
We had a inspiring talk with Mr. Tony Meloto regarding his work with Gawad Kalinga. During the event we were encouraged to: demand Greatness in ourselves, inspire greatness in others, dont stoping hoping, love your country. He shared with us the programs and activities of Gawad Kalinga not to mention his hope that by 2024 the Philippines will be a first world country, where no one lives in a shanty, and everyone dreams, hopes and creates.
Dear Chaptermates:
Happy Easter!
The UAP Alabang will be holding its April General Membership Meeting with a fellowship activity “The Bare Lens”, a nude photography session with glamor photographer Patrick Mateo and model Zsahoney Tosino on 20 April 2009, Monday, at the Brasserie, Vivere Suites Alabang at 7:00PM.
Join us and inspire your architecture as we explore the related art of photography with one of the most difficult subjects, the human body. This promises to be a refreshing and exciting learning experience. Bring your digital and film cameras. Don’t worry. If you don’t have your SLR cameras with you, Point-and-Shoot cameras are as fine as the big ones. Shutter opening and speed controls are the minimum required features.
As professional courtesy to our guest model, cell phone cameras are strictly prohibited and doors will be closed during the shoot. An “Either be photographer or be model.” policy will be implemented. 
Further in the night, we shall be having our annual General Elections. Do make it a point to be there and exercise your power to choose our next set of Executive Board members. This will be the time for us to choose our president for the FY2011-2012.
Door assessment is at 1,000.00PHP for non-Alabang and non-UAP guests, with buffet. Come in your smart casual attire, with of course, your cameras!
For inquiries, please get in touch with our Chapter Secretary Janus Paredes (janus_paredes@yahoo.com) for details of the event, and our Chapter Treasurer Mel Almanzor (mel_almanzor@yahoo.com) for the status of your dues and IAPOAs.
See you there!
Joseph AdG Javier
President
Dear Chaptermates:
Dear Colleagues,
The UAP Competitions Committee would like to invite you to join the “BAHAY PINOY” Bamboo Design Competition. This is a project of the Rotary-UAP Joint Committee on Housing of the United Architects of the Philippines and Rotary Makati Central D-3830
The project shall be to design low-cost single-detached dwelling with a 20-30 sqm. floor area with no particular lot utilizing bamboo as the major building material for both structural and architectural components
WHO MAY JOIN
The competition is open to the following:
Category I – Registered Filipino Architect (Team/Individual)
Category II – Graduate of BS Architecture / Students (3rd year, 4th year & 5th year of architecture course)
COMPETITION TIMETABLE
| Launching (October 25, 2008)
Deadline for registration (January 20, 2009) Deadline for submission of questions (January 27, 2009) Deadline to dispatch answers to questions (February 12, 2009) Deadline for submission of entries (March 12, 2009) Judging (March 17 – 21 , 2009) Deadline for submission of boards by winners (April 15, 2009) Awarding (April 25, 2009)
Category I-ONE THOUSAND PESOS (PhP 1,000.00) PRIZES Category I First Prize Php 100,000.00 Second Prize Php 50,000.00 Third Prize Php 10,000.00
Category II First Prize PhP 25,000.00 Second Prize PhP 10,000.00 Third Prize PhP 5,000.00
Winning housing prototype shall be constructed in Malacanang.
United Architects of the Philippines 53 Scout Rallos Street , Diliman, Quezon City Telephone (63-2)4126364, (63-2)4126374 Fax (63-2)3721796 Email: bahaypinoy2008@gmail.com More information can be found at the above site. Ar. Rey Gabitan |
I had to look up, because I could have almost sworn I was at the old AV room at the 5th floor of Melchor hall. But I wasn’t in my old college though, and around me weren’t my old classmates, rather I found myself at Portico in Serendra with new faces from the Alabang Chapter. But in front of us was Arch. Bronne Dytoc my old professor who had been good enough to humor our request for a seminar about structures and architecture, which was basically what we had now, “Daring Structures: Buildings That Will Make You Say, WTF!!!”
“Sabi nga ni Joseph” our current chapter president who knew I took up Arch. Dytoc’s class, if I signed up to take this seminar because I wanted to see if Bronne had new stuff? In my head I said perhaps, but actually I just wanted to look in on the stuff I now just barely remember.
For me the greatest thing I take away from the seminars is the understanding and inspiration of the daring structures presented. That and the explanation of the ‘magic’ of how they work, why they work and why architects made them that way.
Its also fun to see this all again after a few years of practice.
UAP Alabang had its 
23rd Anniversary Party at the General Membership Meeting held last October 14, 2008 at Barcino’s Restaurant and Wine Bar, Bonifacio Global City, where there was a short talk on spanish wine.
Everyone enjoyed the cheese, tapa and many other items that went well with the various wines that were served. This together with a background of each type of wine such as where they are made, in which type of glass they are best served, and what they best went together with among others.
And although no one got absolutely drunk, it was a great time as friends got together to talk and celebrate the night with great Spanish wine.
The members of the United Architects of the Philippines – Alabang Chapter have put up this page to share the images and thoughts behind their work and profession.
