When news started spreading that the Art Deco Rizal Memorial Sports Complex (RMSC) is being demolished to give way to a mall, all of Manila came to its defense. One
Carpenter Ma Jiale has spent much of his working life lovingly repairing some of Shanghai’s most attractive historical buildings.
“[The architect] Fernando Ocampo must be rolling so vigorously in his grave a tunnel is being created.” This was the sentiment of architect Dominic Galicia, former president of the International Council
And another one bites the dust… and will become dust. The pink building on Quintin Paredes St. cradling one of the famous Binondo food tour stops, New Po-Heng Lumpia House,
It was the citadel of culture during the belle époque, the prewar years in Manila: the Manila Metropolitan Theater, designed by architect Juan Arellano (later National Artist) in the
There are significant heritage sites that are spared from being ravaged by the fangs of capitalism, like the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex which was supposed to be bought by a businessman. However,
With its fast-changing landscape now dominated by skyscrapers and residential buildings, the district of Binondo in Manila has again lost an important heritage structure with the demolition of the Art
After years of postponed plans, the Metropolitan Theater is finally getting the makeover it deserves. However the Metropolitan Theater isn’t the only cultural landmark in the metro, let alone the country, left to wither
Rizal Memorial is the multipurpose athletic center that has been standing at the corner of Pablo Ocampo (formerly Vito Cruz) and Macario Adriatico (formerly Dakota) Streets in Manila since 1927.
HERITAGE advocates have raised concern over the prewar Art Deco Angela Apartments on MH del Pilar in Manila’s Malate district, following reports it would be demolished just like its neighbors—Admiral
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