Catch BIG, Vo Trong Nghia Architects, SOM, Neri&Hu and more at Anthology 2018
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Anthology 2018 brings together top architecture and design professionals from all over the world in search of developing an architecture that promotes a network of inclusive barrier-free spaces that engage communities and their people. Anthology Architecture and Design Festival comprises of lectures, workshops, seminars, competitions, and exhibitions will be held on 9-11 February 2018 at Fort Santiago, Intramuros, Manila.
Anthology is an annual three-day event showcasing architecture and design within the Philippines and the Southeast Asian region. The festival serves as a platform to bring together various practitioners and stakeholders and aims to increase awareness about the relevance of architecture and design in our urban societies. We anticipate the attendance of over 100 leading local and international practitioners to lead the lectures, workshops, talks, design competitions and dialogues for an audience of over 6,000 architects, designers, developers and students.
Joining the festival this year are prominent figures in the industry including: Kai Uwe Bergman of Bjarke Ingels Group, Chris Bosse of Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA), Lyndon Neri of Neri&Hu, Takashi Niwa of Vo Trong Nghia Architects, Billy Kwan of One Bite Design Studio, Rachaporn Choochuey of all(zone), Raymond Hoe of Scott Brownrigg, Dawveed Scully of SOM, Ben Duckworth of HASSELL, Erico Abordo of Architects of Accessibility, Twitee Vajrabhaya of Department of ARCHITECTURE Co., Dominic Galicia of DGA, Chris Precht Fei Yi of House of Penda, Jinky de Jesus of Light Plan Inc., Yifei Li of Shenzhen University School of Art and Design, Florian Heinzelmann and Daliana Suryawinata of SHAU, as well as World Architecture Festival 2018 winners Alexander Furunes, Sudarshan Khadka Jr. of Project Streetlight Tagpuro, and Edward Ng of Chinese University Hong Kong among others.
Launching this year is the 2018 Metrobank Art & Design Excellence (MADE) Anthology Architecture Awards that showcases the year’s best architecture. Its mission is to increase awareness about architecture and promote a more meaningful architecture that creates a more positive social impact. The MADE Anthology Awards are presented by the Metrobank Foundation and Anthology Festival in partnership with the United Architects of the Philippines, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, and the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
Anthology 2018 is organized by WTA Architecture and Design Studio and is made possible by OMNI Electrical and Lighting, Rapid Steel Builders Inc., TOSOT Philippines, Pacific Paint (Boysen) Philippines, Metrobank Foundation Inc. as Festival Partners; Landlite Philippines Corporation, World Home Depot, Atlanta Pipes and Fittings, ABC Innovative Building Materials, Emerald Vinyl Corporation, Creative Solutions and Innovations Phil., Inc. Biowood, DeLab Collaborative, Wilcon Depot and Othmann Incorporated as Festival Sponsors; and Intramuros Administration, City of Manila, Embajada de España en Filipinas, Instituto Cervantes, Embassy of Denmark Manila, Escuella Taller de Filipinas Foundation Inc., Manila Biennale, Kaya ng Pinoy, and Philippine Heritage Mapping as Cultural Partners.
Anthology 2018 is an annual non-profit event organized by WTA Architecture + Design Studio. Proceeds shall be used to sponsor projects of the Intramuros Administration and a chosen charitable institution within the area.
For more information, please visit www.anthologyfest.org or facebook.com/AnthologyFest or contact Dianne Naval, Festival Manager ([email protected], [email protected]), or Arvin Pangilinan, Press Manager/Project Organizer ([email protected])
Frequently Asked Questions
The core mission of Anthology 2018 is to develop an architecture that promotes a network of inclusive, barrier-free spaces. The festival aims to engage communities and increase awareness about the relevance of design in urban societies. By bringing together over 100 international and local professionals, it serves as a platform to discuss how architecture can create a more positive social impact within the Philippines and Southeast Asia.
The festival is held at Fort Santiago in Intramuros, Manila. This location is significant because it is a historic landmark, and the event itself is non-profit, with proceeds supporting projects for the Intramuros Administration and local charitable institutions. Holding a modern design festival within a 16th-century citadel highlights the dialogue between heritage preservation and contemporary urban evolution.
The event featured a high-profile lineup of global practitioners, including Kai-Uwe Bergmann of Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), Lyndon Neri of Neri&Hu, and Dawveed Scully representing SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill). Other notable participants included Takashi Niwa from Vo Trong Nghia Architects and Chris Bosse of LAVA (Laboratory for Visionary Architecture), all contributing to the international exchange of ideas.
Launched during the 2018 festival, these awards showcase the year’s best architectural projects in the Philippines. The mission of the MADE Anthology Architecture Awards is to promote architecture that is meaningful and socially impactful through a partnership between the Metrobank Foundation, the United Architects of the Philippines (UAP), and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).
The festival is organized by WTA Architecture and Design Studio as a three-day event featuring a variety of interactive and educational sessions. These activities include lectures and dialogues led by over 100 global practitioners, as well as workshops and seminars aimed at the more than 6,000 architects and students in attendance. Additionally, the festival hosts design competitions and exhibitions that showcase innovative solutions for modern urban challenges.
