Speak my mind

Whenever I pass by a new building I always wonder what was the concept of the architect for the building or what was his intention for coming up with such design. Whether it’s a good or mediocre design I always ponder how culture affects the design.
I must admit that here in the Philippines we are way behind in terms of building technology. One of the reasons for that is, our culture is not receptive to change. We are still stuck on what most filipinos call the “traditional way” of doing things, I call this the old method of doing things. People here fail to realize their misconceptions with regards to new technology.
They fail to see the big picture which is new methods of construction are more efficient than the “traditional way”. Even with this strong resistance from the majority of our society I am glad to say that there are still some who go against the flow.
There are some architects who are also going against the traditional way of designing and some of the Philippine architects whose works I personally admire Architect Alexius Medalla and Architect Ed Calma. Their designs are edgy and revolutionizing architectural designing here in the philippines.