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5 - Escolta Maestros: 6 Filipino architects who shaped the old CBD
4 - David Consunji on working with Arguelles, Nakpil, Zaragoza, and more
3 - Sketching Modernity 04: The DBP Building
2 - The Art of Collaboration: Barchan + Architecture on Decentralizing Design and Cultural Expression
PLUS: BluPrint Vol. 3 The Poetics of Space is out now.
Order a copy from sarisari.shopping or visit select Fully Booked and National Bookstore outlets.
1 - How Cultural Knowledge Can Move Design Beyond Cultural References
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BluPrint congratulates Archie G. Carrasco, Chairman and CEO of AGC Power Holdings Corp., on being named to the BoF 500 Class of 2026, Media Category.
His inclusion in The Business of Fashion’s definitive index of people shaping the global fashion industry reflects a vision that has long guided his work: bringing Filipino talent, creativity, and storytelling to the global spotlight.
It is a vision that resonates deeply with BluPrint. By championing Filipino creativity and the people behind it, platforms can help ensure that the Philippines is not only part of the global creative conversation, but more visible within it.
Congratulations, AGC, from the BluPrint team!
#ArchieCarrasco #BoF500 #AGCPowerHoldings #FilipinoCreativity
Interiors hold more than the objects and people within them. They carry memory, express identity, and shape how a place is experienced and remembered.
In this issue, BluPrint explores interiors as storytellers of memory and lived experience, from homes and places of hospitality to cultural landmarks that have become part of the country’s collective memory.
At its heart is the Philippine International Convention Center, a National Cultural Treasure marking its 50th anniversary and an enduring expression of Filipino creativity and craftsmanship.
The Poetics of Space
BluPrint Volume 3
Out on Digital October 1, 2026
Pre-order the limited print edition at sarisari.shopping
TOP 5 STORIES THIS WEEK:
5 - Benji Reyes Brings Filipino Woodworking to Tahanan Bistro
4 - Maker’s Mark: Rinna Soriano on the Discipline of Making
3 - IKEA PS 2026 Collection Looks at the Playful Side of Everyday Design
PLUS: Designing Tomorrow: The Crucial Role of The UAP, PIID, and PALA in Building Communities Through Collaboration
2 - Philippine Interior Design Claims Its Place in Southeast Asia
1 - What Makes a Home More Filipino in 2026?
Read more stories on Philippine architecture, interior design, and the allied arts on bluprint-onemega.com. Link in bio.
TOP 5 STORIES THIS WEEK:
5 - Benji Reyes Brings Filipino Woodworking to Tahanan Bistro
4 - Maker’s Mark: Rinna Soriano on the Discipline of Making
3 - IKEA PS 2026 Collection Looks at the Playful Side of Everyday Design
PLUS: Designing Tomorrow: The Crucial Role of The UAP, PIID, and PALA in Building Communities Through Collaboration
2 - Philippine Interior Design Claims Its Place in Southeast Asia
1 - What Makes a Home More Filipino in 2026?
Read more stories on Philippine architecture, interior design, and the allied arts on bluprint-onemega.com. Link in bio.
5 - 4 Modern Apartment Interior Design Ideas in the Philippines
4 - Beyond the Surface: Three Ways Porcelain Can Define Space
3 - The DNA of the National Museum of Natural History
PLUS: Notes from the Architect featuring Dominic Galicia on YouTube at BluPrintTV
2 - Sketching Modernity 01 - Ayala Museum: From Brutalism to Contemporary Modernism
1 - Banuas Lawod: Reconnecting the Sama-Bajau With the Sea
Learn more about architecture and interior design on bluprint-onemega.com. Link in bio.
The Philippines has named ten new National Artists across architecture, design, visual arts, literature, dance, film and broadcast arts, theater, and music.
The Order of National Artists is the country’s highest national recognition for Filipinos who have made significant contributions to Philippine arts and culture. Jointly administered by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), the honor recognizes a lifetime of work that contributes to the country’s cultural heritage.
The 2026 National Artists are Gabriel “Gabby” Formoso †, Maria Beatriz “Patis” Tesoro, Imelda Cajipe Endaya, Nunelucio Alvarado, Nicanor Tiongson, Gregorio Brillantes †, Rafael “Nonoy” Froilan, Armando “Bing” Lao †, Teodoro “Teddy” Hilado †, and Alfredo S. Buenaventura.
A country is known by what it creates, and by what it chooses to remember. Together, their work becomes part of the country’s cultural memory.
† Posthumous
How can design give people room to pause?
For interior designer Cecil Ravelas, spaces influence how people feel, think, and move through the world. Through pause., an experiential installation at the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde’s Design + Arts Campus, she considers how light, sound, materiality, and spatial qualities can support quiet, reflection, and restoration.
Her approach draws from ideas familiar to Filipino experience: maaliwalas, hinga, and ginhawa, or spaciousness, breath, and ease. These are qualities the body can register even before the mind does.
The thinking extends beyond spaces created specifically for wellness. Schools, workplaces, hospitals, hospitality spaces, and homes can all consider peace of mind and wellbeing as part of how environments are designed and experienced.
