Medical and wellness tourism is emerging as a growing industry for the Philippines. It is probably made famous by our culturally accommodating and hospitable character as a Filipino people, our beautiful beaches and mountain ridges. This is an industry that carries so much potential, as it reflects our intrinsic Filipino value of being warm and caring.
EDUCATION goes beyond the classroom. Apart from the teachers and the school staff, there is another essential contributor to learning that is sometimes taken for granted: the architecture of buildings and classrooms. Good architecture is aesthetically pleasing and has good scale, proportion, rhythm, variety, and unity.
Because of the average magnitude 7.0 earthquake that the Philippines experiences, there should be a thorough review of the National Structural Code of the Philippines (NCSP) regarding the conformity of the design to withstand the severity of a magnitude 8.0 earthquake or higher. For the safety of the citizens, routine inspection and structural audit for all buildings and houses should be done, particularly the old ones.
In the early millennium, a few of the most known example of creative and innovative offices are the Googleplex and Facebook. Their flexible office designs encourage people to work at ease but also inspire efficiency. Brightly colored walls and ceilings, wide windows that give a view of nature, lighting that vary depending on moods, sleeping pods, recreation areas, and brainstorming stations are just a few of the features of these out-of-the-box offices.
FIABCI Philippines, in coordination with The International Real Estate Federation - Asia Pacific, has organized the 19th FIABCI Asia Pacific Regional Secretariat Summit with the theme "Cities of the Future: Asia Pacific" on April 17, 2015 (Friday) at the Manila Marriot Hotel, which will be followed by the FIABCI-Philippines Awards and Gala Night.
Join us for this edition of the The Palafox Show featuring Jun Palafox, Asia's best known activist Architect and Urban Planner. He will present a fascinating lecture for senior business leaders entitled: Asian Cities Ascending: Vertical Urbanism and The Architecture of Tall Buildings.
Running on its 7th year, Sea‐Expo is the Philippine Boat Show & Premier Nautical Lifestyle Expo and Conference that truly endorses the ultimate summer experience. The event is set on February 20‐22, 2015 at its new home in Hall 1 at the SMX Convention Center Manila.
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