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Optimistic Architecture: BluPrint Volume 1 2025
Celebrating joyful, sustainable design that fosters connection, creativity, and hope for the future.
Optimistic architecture is ushering in a renewed sense of hope in the construction and design industry. As confidence returns, so does the opportunity to shape a future defined by positive change, innovation, and sustainability. This print edition explores architecture that promotes beauty, and fosters joy, hope, and meaningful connections. It’s a movement that brings professionals and communities together to imagine fair, thriving neighborhoods through spaces that support creativity, well-being, and environmental responsibility.
Inside, you’ll find a thoughtful mix of projects from across the country, each placing users’ needs, lifestyles, and values at the heart of the creative process. Our cover story spotlights the home of landscape artist and painter Ponce Veridiano in Nagcarlan, Laguna—where architecture and nature converge to create a tranquil space for reflection and creativity.
Other featured stories include a family home by Ed Calma, where light, texture, and volume elevate daily life; a residential project by Royal Pineda, where luxury is redefined through mindful space planning; and commercial environments that offer not only standout dining experiences but are also deeply rooted in culture and tradition.
Discover more inspiring spaces and optimistic architecture in BluPrint Volume 1, 2025—a special issue that celebrates materiality and optimism as powerful forces for designing a better, more connected world.
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Optimism fosters positivity and inspires innovative ideas. Living Innovations Design Unlimited (LiDU) Inc., believing that design can help make society better, brings this ideal to life through Corner House, a residential project in Iloilo. It demonstrates how a user-focused approach and a celebration of local artistry can translate into a home that nurtures positive living […]
This beachside retreat in Punta Fuego, Nasugbu, Batangas is more than just a vacation home—it showcases the beauty of Filipino architecture tailored for contemporary coastal living. Designed by A. Mañosa + Architects, this abode was envisioned to be a party house for the client’s son, blending architectural fundamentals from the bahay kubo—the signature of the […]
The Grand Palais in Paris sets the stage for “Le Banquet des Philippines,” a remarkable exhibition of Filipino artistry, from May 21-25, 2025. This showcase takes place during the prestigious Révélations – Biennale Internationale Métiers d’Art et Création. Curated by Milo Naval and presented by the Design Center of the Philippines, the event promises a […]
Filipino architect and designer Edwin Uy opened a new atelier in Makati City, displaying and selling products from the Swiss company Röthlisberger. The first distributor of the brand in Southeast Asia, its uncommon mix of minimalist residential design and easy, no-frills construction makes it a singular addition to the Philippine market today. The Röthlisberger company […]
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