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ruralvillage

August 9th, 2009, 05:11 AM

Filinvest Land pre-qualifies to bid for CCP asset development (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=494284&publicationSubCategoryId=66)
By Zinnia B. Dela Peña (The Philippine Star) Updated August 09, 2009 12:00 AM
Philstar.com (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=494284&publicationSubCategoryId=66)

MANILA, Philippines - Filinvest Land Inc. (FLI), the property development firm owned by the Gotianun family, has pre-qualified to participate in the bidding for the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ (CCP) asset development program.

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, FLI vice president and corporate information officer Apollo Escarez said the program involves the “redevelopment of CCP’s 62-hectare property into a center for business and economic activity with arts and culture as a focal point.”

The CCP was created in 1966 through Executive Order 30 with the purpose of promoting and preserving Filipino arts and culture.

Last February, the Court of Appeals prohibited the Pasay City government and Republic Real Estate Corp. from selling lots within the CCP complex after the government allegedly failed to pay reclamation costs.

CCP president Nestor O. Jardin said the CCP complex business and master plan was completed in November 2003 after the Supreme Court ruled that the CCP is the owner of the land in 2000.

Aside from the CCP, FLI was also tapped by the Cebu City government as its partner for the development of a 50.6-hectare lot at the South Road Properties.

Its joint venture proposal includes the purchase of a 13-hectare lot for about P2 billion and the development of 35-hectare lot across the prime property into a mixed-use commercial project which will have recreational facilities, residential condominium buildings and IT buildings.

FLI has set aside P5.3 billion for its capital expenditures this year or an increase of 29 percent from the previous year’s P4.1 billion. The money will be used to develop five to six mid-rise buildings, two BPO buildings, the first phase of the P25 billion township on a reclaimed land in Cebu City, and its first high-rise residential project called The Linear.

These projects will be funded using internally-generated cash and bank borrowings. The company has available bank lines of P3 billion.

The company is launching 29 new projects and phases this year, estimated to generate around P7.4 billion in sales across all market segments.

FLI plans to launch more phases in its ongoing mid-rise projects in Ortigas Extension and Marcos Highway in Pasig City, as well as in Davao and Cebu. It will also launch a similar project in Sta. Mesa, Manila.

For its socialized housing projects, the company is readying new projects within Ciudad de Calamba as well as new phases in existing projects in Batangas, Cavite, Tarlac and Pampanga.

adgaps

August 9th, 2009, 11:10 AM

^^ actually, mas maganda pa rin kung anything cultural ang ilalagay sa CCP Complex... like a cultural museum...

well, ok din naman ang commercial structures dun.. especially since ang plano nila ay mag-center yun sa culture and arts... ok na rin.. :):)

EDIT: sana masunod pa rin yung master plan nila dated 2003... i've seen in once in a book being sold at a bookstore in Trinoma.. and it's a great design!

hopefully yun pa rin ang gawin nilang master plan...

in_a_rush

August 9th, 2009, 07:18 PM

i think kaya naman magtatayo ng business establishments and commercial centers is to generate funds to build more structures dedicated to arts and culture. win-win situation naman pagnagkataon. dapat lang aesthetically appealing yung mga buildings at in harmony with the designs of other establishments. bakit hindi kaya mala- Bonifacio High street na mall. tapos sa gitna mga art sculptures,monuments of famous artists etc. yung nakalagay? tapos yung mga restos may mga paintings at murals. with matching opera singers.. cool sana!

dvbaicrviser

August 12th, 2009, 02:30 PM

Sana imbes na office complex, hotels at residential buildings ang itayo nila dito.

watcher09

August 12th, 2009, 02:58 PM

Commercial complex within the cultural center? Well, maybe, CCP could mean Commercial Complex of the Philippines. :lol::lol: They bettter plan that well not to transform the cultural center complex into a chaotic complex. Offices can make the roads even more heavily congested. Hotels are okay, even though there is already one hotel within the area and one facing the CCP. Residential buidlings are questionable. It is a cutural center not a residential area. If they would erect residential condos not clad in glass, we would have a view of the cultural center with clothes hanging from floor to floor of these condos.

Pag naluma ang mga building, papangit na ang cultural. Also, there would be no more spaces for parking, badminton, tennis, biking, etc. We would have no more complex specifically designed as a cultural center.

:ohno::ohno:

DCRJ

August 18th, 2009, 01:04 AM

Well, it's about time they renovate this place. The complex still has a distinct 1970s feel which haven't been improved nor updated this internet-driven generation. I remember we used to park on dark alleys of the CCP parking lot with some of my ex-girlfriends and only to be flash-lighted by security men everytime. I still remember the likes of Burt Bacharach playing his piano at the Folk Arts Theater in 1981, Sammy Davis Jr. singing Candy Man in 1977. The place still looks the same today since the 1980s. This is great news that Filinvest will developed the once glittering place visited by famous Hollywood celebs in the early 80s.

flymordecai

August 18th, 2009, 04:53 AM

I agree that any commercial development should be kept at a minimum. It should be limited to souvenir stores inside museums and other educational buildings.

vestige

August 19th, 2009, 08:24 AM

^^
I agree; furthermore, they should just make a new Metropolitan Theatre(cause' the one in Lawton is already irreparable) or at least an "Iconic"(hate this word) Opera House the likes of which can rival at least "The Egg" of Beijing, or the one in Berlin. Make the complex more of a showcase of Philippine culture(not restricted to acquired/assimilated Spanish culture); although, it may be irrelevant to have another cultural "park" in this area cause' a few miles away, the BNP-MBIEC also features a cultural park...err...just make any renovation/development on the place...anything will count, except ugly. ^_^

manila_eye

August 20th, 2009, 04:34 AM

^^ Metropolitan is very repairable and they are lobbying it to be a heritage structure which is long overdue. How can you destroy the first art-deco structure in Asia?

DCRJ

August 20th, 2009, 05:21 AM

^^^ It looks like Alfredo Lim has no plans to renovate the Metropolitan since it was one of Atienza's proposal. Ironically, it was Atienza who ordered the demolition of another art deco...the Jai Alai building.

not to be off-topic, I wish they could put up a monorail system or a cable car system like the one seen in Hong Kong (Ngong Ping 360) which links the Manila Ocean Park, the CCP Complex, Pagcor city, Newport city and the NAIA Terminal airports...now that would be one truly integrated tourism complex !

sloanesquare

August 20th, 2009, 10:20 AM

^^ Metropolitan is very repairable and they are lobbying it to be a heritage structure which is long overdue. How can you destroy the first art-deco structure in Asia?

needs to be loaded on a major flat trailer and moved to the CCP complex...if they were able to move abu simbel, they can do this...and it will rate in a national geo documentary..the current Metropolitan location is not condusive

watcher09

August 20th, 2009, 01:06 PM

Guys, it seems that the CCP Complex needs more funding for its maintenance, so much so that they have opened doors for interested developers. It would be okay as long as the development would not ruin the cultural atmosphere of the place. I was at Harbour Square yesterday with my friends and we found out that the establishments lining there throw their waste water to the sea. You can see them flowing from breakwater holes. The sad thing is, the water being dirty, stinks. I wonder if Atienza and Lim or the CCP Complex management know that.

You can see and smell it very near the Dinner Cruises and Starbucks.

vestige

August 21st, 2009, 06:40 AM

needs to be loaded on a major flat trailer and moved to the CCP complex...if they were able to move abu simbel, they can do this...and it will rate in a national geo documentary..the current Metropolitan location is not condusive

^^
Hehehe, that would cost a lot of bucks that would certainly be an issue cause' let's face it...most Filipinos pretty much don't care about preserving architectural heritage (heck, look at Intramuros); but I agree that the current location is not condusive.

^^ It looks like Alfredo Lim has no plans to renovate the Metropolitan since it was one of Atienza's proposal. Ironically, it was Atienza who ordered the demolition of another art deco...the Jai Alai building.

not to be off-topic, I wish they could put up a monorail system or a cable car system like the one seen in Hong Kong (Ngong Ping 360) which links the Manila Ocean Park, the CCP Complex, Pagcor city, Newport city and the NAIA Terminal airports...now that would be one truly integrated tourism complex !

^^
I share your sentiments; about the railways though, I think their is a proposed project about a monorail project on the Pagcor city from the Airport, a new railway track from the new DM International Airport to the metro, and some other new rail lines across the entirety of the capital region(read it from the railways etc. thread on this site also). Although the only monorail I read of is the one in Pagcor (hope they make the same as the one in KL).:):):)

IslandSon.PH

August 23rd, 2009, 03:38 PM

JulZ

August 23rd, 2009, 04:03 PM

ang ganda :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: naiiyak ako....SANA TULOY NA TO!! san nyo po nakuha to? (same question..:)) )

hecky12

August 24th, 2009, 10:15 AM

if madam imelda saw this.. matutuwa siya.. alam niyo naman na beauty ang gusto niya talaga..

si lim ewan ko ba jan... basta sana matuloy yung metropolitan theater...

adgaps

August 24th, 2009, 10:43 AM

ang ganda ah! :banana::banana:

pero hindi ganyan yung nakita kong renders nuon ng proposed CCP redevelopment... dun kasi sa renders na yun ay may part na mukhang shopping street, at glass ang facade ng mga buildings... may fountain din at park..

watcher09

August 24th, 2009, 01:13 PM

Thanks for the pics.:)

Super ganda. I think the building in the middle is more beautiful than Sydney's Opera House and the lotus-inspired building in India.

The walkways are spectacular. There will be a marina? It will surely complement the current one. The ASEAN Park will be transformed into something new (I love the palms currently standing on it). The promenade will be wider. The esplanade near the Coconut Palace is nice.

Matuloy na sana without sacrificing the environment's safety.

Narnian_King

August 24th, 2009, 02:47 PM

astig!!! fabulous :banana:

leechtat

August 24th, 2009, 04:00 PM

palakpakan :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

sana matuloy talaga... roxas blvd will get a facelift if this comes true..

TeslaCoil

August 24th, 2009, 04:16 PM

love the renders but i think it lacks trees.

pau_p1

August 25th, 2009, 07:35 AM

wow ang ganda ng perspective! when nga uli ang projected finish nito?

ruralvillage

August 31st, 2009, 12:55 AM

The Cultural Center of the Philippines: Beyond the edifice (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=500857&publicationSubCategoryId=79)
ARTMAGEDDON By Igan D'bayan (The Philippine Star (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=500857&publicationSubCategoryId=79)) Updated August 31, 2009 12:00 AM

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As the Cultural Center of the Philippines celebrates its 40th anniversary in a gala show on Sept. 8, to be led by conductor laureate Oscar Yatco and maestro Ryan Cayabyab, expect the onrush of memories. This is one of the featured photos in “Moods of CCP,” an exhibition of winning photographs of the CCP and its events since last year taken by the Nayon Photographers Club members. Photo by Edwin Bejer.
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It might have looked a bit alien and alienating back in 1969, something that the sky might have spat down in all its grayness and majesty and minimalist lines. Now, 40 years later, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) designed by Leandro Locsin looks fated in stone, like something that’s always been there as people cruise along Roxas Boulevard headed wherever, considered a fixture. Consider also the figures that have performed, staged performances, or mounted exhibitions inside. Rolando Tinio must have had an epiphany or two while contemplating the human drama, accompanied by cameos by Godot or Caligula. French mime artist Marcel Marceau followed the beat of a silent drummer. Vicente Manansala, Cesar Legaspi, Eduardo Castrillo and Arturo Luz contemplated colors, shapes, and all things spatial. Placido Domingo felt the rush of resonance. Cecile Licad traveled over keys. Rudolf Nureyev traipsed and twirled. The Ballet Philippines dancers traipsed and twirled soon after. From Placido Domingo to Menudo, from Roberto Chabet to his conceptual art disciples, from revisiting zarzuelas to screenings of indie cinema, from past shudders to future shocks — the walls of the CCP have absorbed it all like transcendental sponges.

The CCP in 1969 gave Filipino arts its headquarters, its home. It was then-First Lady Imelda Marcos who thought of creating a national theater, a cultural center that would develop the Filipino soul, which she maintained is just as essential to nation-building. There were dissenting voices, but the original intent of the center still resonates today: to preserve, promote and enhance the artistic and cultural heritage of the Filipino people.

So, as the CCP celebrates its 40th year in a gala show on Sept. 8, 8 p.m., to be led by conductor laureate Oscar Yatco and maestro Ryan Cayabyab, expect the onrush of memories. Events in the second phase of the celebration include the 2009 National Choral Competition, the opening of the 27th concert season of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO), the “Seven Arts, One Imelda” tribute show for the former First Lady, the duo performance Cecile Licad and German cellist Alban Gerhardt, the “Daloy: 40 Years” multimedia and multi-sensory exhibit, and the launches of the Genesis commemorative magazine and the “Lakbay Himig” CD compilation of the creations and performances by 30 of the country’s most prominent musical artists, among others. Everything covered, no stone unturned. After all, the celebration “commemorates four decades of the fulfillment of the CCP’s purpose of servicing not just the artists, but all of the peoples of the nation.”

When most people think of the CCP, their minds are limited to the edifice. But CCP cultural resource and communication services (CRCS) manager Eva Salvador informs us, “Our department goes beyond (the edifice) and is able to reinforce culture that is outside (the building).”

Salvador’s department is tasked with promoting art and culture in the various regions by way of bringing artists and productions to the provinces, maintaining a library and archiving, making use of new media to reach out to the masses.

“In the past we have been able to (organize a) tour of the PPO in Visayas and Mindanao — one of the most gargantuan tasks of the department,” Salvador says. Imagine someone lugging around a timpani to play in the plaza and other logistical challenges. But listening to orchestral music in places where symphonies are as alien as the music of the spheres makes it all worthwhile. She shares, “The music blends with nature.” What a joy it is: The rustle of trees, the hum of the tricycle motors, the barking of dogs, merging with those sad, throbbing violins. The department also holds film screening in basketball courts. What could be better than watching Brocka in the shaded area?

The CCP CRCS is also in charge of art therapy for children in war-torn areas in the archipelago, a laudable undertaking.

She explains, “The idea is to tap into local art forms and traditions to reinforce one’s sense of identity. ’Yung affirmation and reinforcement of who they are through their culture is very basic for their survival. Usually sa lugar na may armed conflict, iniisip agad ng mga ibang ang tao na war-freak ang mga taga-rito. Mali ’yung labeling. But if you give them a chance, these people know very well their traditions — the songs and the dances.”

The lamentable fact is that people in such areas in, say, Maguindanao or Jolo are evacuated from their villages in a span of three months. Culture takes a backseat when the armored vehicles start rolling. Nevertheless Salvador and her department soldier on. What inspires them? She answers, “Mga bata na naglalakad ng apat na oras to get to school. Mga mothers na nagluluto ng saging para mapakain sa kanila. At nakikita namin na maganda ang kultura outside of the CCP.”

The center is currently undertaking a series of projects under its “Arts for Transformation” initiative.

CCP outreach and exchange director Chinggay Jasareno Bernardo says, “The fourth quarter of the anniversary celebrations focuses on the excellence of Filipino artists, how they have excelled in dance or music in the last 40 years, and how the CCP has been able to support them in reaching this level of excellence.”

Everybody realizes the power of art, Bernardo stresses, to make people think, to make people rethink and make a decision. “It can change anybody. That’s what we at CCP are promoting right now — art is no longer for the stage, or for a select audience, but for a larger population. Mayroong value o katuturan sa ordinaryong pamumuhay.” She adds later on that the CCP is the country’s main source of artistic talent.

Salvador agrees. “Art can inform us in terms of social realities like corruption, or social issues like poverty and the environment. Napaka-messianic man ng dating, definitely may nagagawang tulong ang art at may naii-impart na knowledge ito beyond (defining) cultural or national identity. At the same time nage-evolve din ang role ng CCP. As much as our funding is limited, we do the best we can.”

She lauds the recent efforts of filmmakers in Cinemalaya and how they continually present alternative ways of filmmaking. And if you think that’s “independent” enough, Salvador points out, wait till you see the works created by young filmmakers from the provinces.

“Talking about independent films, sila ay truly ‘independent’ — from Manila. Maybe they have been influenced by film showings sa mga palengke or basketball courts that are part of the CCP’s outreach programs.”

Who knows? Maybe in one of the CCP cultural workers’ provincial sojourns they would discover a youngster who would become the next Rolando Tinio or Lino Brocka some other influential dramatist — with war in his hometown and inner conflict in his heart.

Chikito888

September 1st, 2009, 06:18 AM

enjoy:cheers:

http://www.buensalidoarchitects.com/images/stories/cultural-center-philippines/ac-aerial.jpg

http://www.buensalidoarchitects.com/images/stories/cultural-center-philippines/Aerial-1.jpg

http://www.buensalidoarchitects.com/images/stories/cultural-center-philippines/Aerial-2FINAL.jpg

http://www.buensalidoarchitects.com/images/stories/cultural-center-philippines/entry-with-main-ccp-FINAL.jpg

http://www.buensalidoarchitects.com/images/stories/cultural-center-philippines/jalandoni-plaza.jpg

http://www.buensalidoarchitects.com/images/stories/cultural-center-philippines/lakeshore.jpg

http://www.buensalidoarchitects.com/images/stories/cultural-center-philippines/npat-view.jpg

Wow this are really nice renderings. Sana nga matuloy to..

adgaps

September 1st, 2009, 09:24 AM

this is the proposed CCP redevelopment plan i kept talking about in some of my previous posts... somehow i managed to take a picture of this with my camphone... :)

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/6336/image229i.jpg

^^ upper left: see the pyramid? actually, may nakasulat jan sa pyramid na yan na 'Lino Brocka'.. sa baba nun, meron pang nakasulat, kaso masyado nang maliit, kaya hindi ko mabasa...

i don't know kung eto pa rin yung plan, but it does look nice... :)

NicknameForLife

September 2nd, 2009, 02:00 PM

^^ bka dun i lalagay ang mga "National Artists" ....

sana .....

Enviromental ang Complex..

anone

September 3rd, 2009, 01:24 PM

hindi ko gusto ito, parang cheap imitation ng sydney opera house.

http://www.buensalidoarchitects.com/images/stories/cultural-center-philippines/ac-aerial.jpg

http://www.buensalidoarchitects.com/images/stories/cultural-center-philippines/npat-view.jpg

carl_vilches21

September 3rd, 2009, 01:29 PM

^^
Gawin pa sana nilang mas engrande ang design.

spearhead

September 4th, 2009, 03:51 PM

It's gonna be like the newest manila's exhibition place!

Juan Pilgrim

September 4th, 2009, 04:07 PM

hindi ko gusto ito, parang cheap imitation ng sydney opera house.
http://www.buensalidoarchitects.com/images/stories/cultural-center-philippines/ac-aerial.jpg

http://www.buensalidoarchitects.com/images/stories/cultural-center-philippines/npat-view.jpg

another gaya gaya project. I expect a more unique design for a change.

:horse:

superpilyoako

September 4th, 2009, 10:06 PM

ok na sakin ung CCP Main Theater, ung tipong pag nakita ko xa sa picture sigurado akong CCP un, buti nlng at wala silang planong palitan yun, pero kelangan na talga nga MAJOR OVERHAUL ng complex, mejo outdated na kasi ung landscaping nila, dagdagan nlng nila.

mphirez

September 5th, 2009, 10:22 AM

ang ganda naman ng renditions i think the concept look like from the landmark of australia
" the sydney opera house" isn't it?

stanleymalls

September 5th, 2009, 05:31 PM

skinheadz

September 8th, 2009, 06:05 AM

ang hirap kasi ngayon, sa dami ng architectural structures, parang wala ng original!
kahit original na design pa yan, hahanapan at hahanapan pa rin ng mga critics ng pinaka malapit at pinaka-katulad na existing design..
in short, wala ng magigiging orig. halos lahat parang copycats na lang. parang d na tuloy pwde kumuha ng inspiration sa existing archiectural designs ang mga architect. otherwise, sasabihan kang gaya-gaya..

hecky12

September 8th, 2009, 10:21 AM

another gaya gaya project. I expect a more unique design for a change.

:horse:

uhhmmmm... meron ka bang naiisip na design na pwede mong i-share? and let us criticize it? making a design is not easy.. kaya instead of intrigahin.. e let us give positive opinion on how to enhance more the design na magiging malayo dun sa nakikita na natin..

hecky12

September 8th, 2009, 10:22 AM

Bosnyboy

September 8th, 2009, 11:41 AM

onga noh come to think of it, it does look like a toilet flushing down waste. Eto medyo OT if you look at the manila city hall top view using google earth, it really looks like a coffin. Bad feng shui no wonder our country cannot progress as fast as it should. Luck is goin down the drain or is already inside the coffin ready to be buried. Incidentally the sm mall beside the city hall looks like a tomb looking at it top view.

watcher09

September 8th, 2009, 03:45 PM

may isa akong gustong mapalitan diyan e.. yung fountain facing roxas blvd.. sabi ng bayaw ko when you look at it sa top view or aerial view muka daw siyang toilet bowl.. which is true nga naman.. kaya sana ma-enhance yung part na yun..

'Di naman. It has been there for ages. It complements CCP much more when the fountains are in use and has been the praise of many. They said that our CCP is even more beautiful than Washington's Lincoln Memorial. Most people would look from the ground and not from the top. Also, a conventional toilet bowl is oval or elliptical.

onga noh come to think of it, it does look like a toilet flushing down waste. Eto medyo OT if you look at the manila city hall top view using google earth, it really looks like a coffin. Bad feng shui no wonder our country cannot progress as fast as it should. Luck is goin down the drain or is already inside the coffin ready to be buried. Incidentally the sm mall beside the city hall looks like a tomb looking at it top view.

Manily City Hall follows the shape of the land where it stands. I think most coffins are rectangular, such that, when you are looking from the top, what can you see for most of the buildings? Coffins do not own shapes. Try looking it at different angle. The city hall can be a diamond cut. Paper bills are rectangular in shape, etc.

manila_eye

September 8th, 2009, 03:49 PM

Juan Pilgrim

September 8th, 2009, 08:15 PM

uhhmmmm... meron ka bang naiisip na design na pwede mong i-share? and let us criticize it? making a design is not easy.. kaya instead of intrigahin.. e let us give positive opinion on how to enhance more the design na magiging malayo dun sa nakikita na natin..

ooops, I didn't mean to offend you but your design really lacks originality!

Any new design should be faithful to the vision of "Bipolarity" in the architecture
of Leandro Locsin. The 4 major manifestations of bipolarity should remain:
(1) Floating effect, (2) Grounded flight, (3) Enclosed Openness, and
(4) Alternation of opposite spatial characters. IMHO.

The CCP showcases Filipino artistic achievements, encourages the creation of original works inspired by Filipino themes and tradition ...

:horse:

hecky12

September 9th, 2009, 02:30 AM

ooops, I didn't mean to offend you but your design really lacks originality!

Any new design should be faithful to the vision of "Bipolarity" in the architecture
of Leandro Locsin. The 4 major manifestations of bipolarity should remain:
(1) Floating effect, (2) Grounded flight, (3) Enclosed Openness, and
(4) Alternation of opposite spatial characters. IMHO.

:horse:

its not my design.

Bosnyboy

September 9th, 2009, 12:37 PM

What does Feng Shui got to do with our progress?

Good feng shui attracts positive chi. Good flowing chi will bring luck. This is the reason why HK, singapore and even malaysia are very progressive. Even local chinese consult feng shui experts before they build buildings and open businesses.

watcher09

September 9th, 2009, 02:42 PM

Good feng shui attracts positive chi. Good flowing chi will bring luck. This is the reason why HK, singapore and even malaysia are very progressive. Even local chinese consult feng shui experts before they build buildings and open businesses.

That's for Chinese. But we are not Chinese. It has no Christian foundation. Many countries became progressive without applying feng shui. I don't think South Korea and Japan has this foundation for progress, nor Germany, France, UK, etc. Filipinos have been applying feng shui since I don't know and we are still lagging behind Singapore, HK, Taiwan, etc. Our future depends on what we have done to it. It is in the people, in our hands, in our way of thinking and doing and believe in God. IMHO, we must not give our fate to luck.

A building to be good must serve its purpose, pleasing to the eyes, in which architecture defies the passing of time. It must not serve the purpose of feng shui. I just wonder whether Leandro V. Locsin applied feng shui on CCP.

manila_eye

September 9th, 2009, 09:33 PM

^^ Very well said! Luck is something you earned from your past deeds. It not something that will come by the help of Feng Shui.

OnT: the design is kinda off. The whole planned redevelopment is off.

ruralvillage

September 16th, 2009, 01:45 AM

GMA names new CCP president (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=505731&publicationSubCategoryId=63)
(The Philippine Star (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=505731&publicationSubCategoryId=63)) Updated September 16, 2009 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - Amid a host of controversies dogging the country’s premier arts institution, Malacañang has appointed a new president of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP).

In separate letters dated Sept.1, President Arroyo named Antonio S. Yap to the CCP Board of Trustees and issued a desire letter for his appointment as president. Yap will take over the presidency of the CCP following the retirement last July 26 of president Nestor Jardin, who had served for two four-year terms, the maximum provided by the center’s charter.

The letters were transmitted to the CCP board by Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita on Sept. 10, on the eve of a controversial tribute concert the center gave for its founder, former first lady Imelda Marcos.

The CCP is also caught in the middle of the raging controversy over the naming of this year’s National Artist awardees, and it has asked the Supreme Court to revert to the original list of four nominees which the joint boards of the CCP and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) had sent to Malacañang for confirmation. The four artists are Manuel Conde (film, posthumous), Federico Aguilar Alcuaz (visual arts), Francisco Lazaro (literature, posthumous), and Ramon Santos (music).

Malacañang dropped Santos from the list and added four names: Cecille Guidote-Alvarez, Carlo J. Caparas, Jose “Pitoy” Moreno, and Francisco Mañosa.

A search on the Internet showed that Yap is president of the Padova College in Mabalacat, Pampanga, which was funded in 1966 by his father. His parents are both educators. He is a Lia-Com graduate of De La Salle University, summa cum laude, major in accounting. He was a partner at the accounting and management firm SGV.

In a board meeting yesterday at the CCP in Pasay City, Yap was formally elected to the board.

DCRJ

September 18th, 2009, 11:16 AM

enjoy:cheers:

http://www.buensalidoarchitects.com/images/stories/cultural-center-philippines/ac-aerial.jpg

http://www.buensalidoarchitects.com/images/stories/cultural-center-philippines/Aerial-1.jpg

http://www.buensalidoarchitects.com/images/stories/cultural-center-philippines/Aerial-2FINAL.jpg

http://www.buensalidoarchitects.com/images/stories/cultural-center-philippines/entry-with-main-ccp-FINAL.jpg

http://www.buensalidoarchitects.com/images/stories/cultural-center-philippines/jalandoni-plaza.jpg

http://www.buensalidoarchitects.com/images/stories/cultural-center-philippines/lakeshore.jpg

http://www.buensalidoarchitects.com/images/stories/cultural-center-philippines/npat-view.jpg

I can see that these photo renderings came from the Buensalido Architects site. These photos are hosted by their website (www.buensalidoarchitects.com). Buensalido Architects (Jason Buensalido et al.) won the design competition in 2002 for the Bagong Nayong Pilipino Cultural and Heritage Park which will be constructed within the Pagcor city complex.

DCRJ

September 18th, 2009, 11:36 AM

I also saw these photo renderings entitled CCP Waterwalk

http://www.buensalidoarchitects.com/images/stories/ccp/1_-_water_entry_strip_edit.jpg

http://www.buensalidoarchitects.com/images/stories/ccp/5_-_lakefront_buildings_edit.jpg

http://www.buensalidoarchitects.com/images/stories/ccp/6_-_aqueduct_edit.jpg

here's the link --> http://www.buensalidoarchitects.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=140&Itemid=76

venntro

September 20th, 2009, 12:51 AM

_zner_

September 20th, 2009, 09:18 AM

is there any assurance that this redevelopment project will come in fruition in the very near future?

rubix_cube321

September 20th, 2009, 10:04 AM

le Reine

September 25th, 2009, 08:27 AM

Arvor

September 26th, 2009, 05:45 AM

Sometimes a country does need to spend on things like this even if the person who comissioned it has a shoe fetish ( and id know ive visited malacanang and saw the collection ) , as a kid i lived in Manila for a few years ( 80's ) and i visited various places there during school trips and you know what i did learn things about the country and saw things that made me think , made me wonder and things that even amazed me as a child , and im quite happy we had something like that to visit instead of just the johnson and johnsons corporate employee "gym" and a stinky crayon factory .

I have been back a few times to the Phillipines but i have never gone back to the ccp area since those field trips in the 8O's , i still remember the coconut palace and other sites which im looking forward to visit with my European friends in december , im quite happy to have something interesting to show them instead of just shanties by the railroad ( which im glad are slowly becoming a thing of the past ) , and i hope to be able to show them alot more and can only applaud these developments because the country deserves it and it needs it's culture .

epik ll ian

September 26th, 2009, 08:10 AM

^^ I fully agree!

koreanboy

September 26th, 2009, 05:00 PM

leechtat

September 29th, 2009, 02:10 PM

^^ i very well agree with arvor.. we welcome your friends here by december...

meanwhile...

http://www.buensalidoarchitects.com/images/stories/ccp/5_-_lakefront_buildings_edit.jpg

^^ i love this. so fresh. :applause: i do hope it gets built.

Joe186

September 29th, 2009, 05:13 PM

mao rong

October 1st, 2009, 07:57 AM

mao rong

October 1st, 2009, 07:59 AM

Again, this thread is about the redevelopment project of the whole Cultural Center Complex. This has nothing to do with the past. It was built there as an art complex, and it should serve it's purpose. If anyone has problems with the CCP because of the Marcoses or any political hulabaloo, I suggest that you just bomb it. I guess many Filipinos would be saved from being poor and hungry by doing that. Just my guess...

Sometimes a country does need to spend on things like this even if the person who comissioned it has a shoe fetish ( and id know ive visited malacanang and saw the collection ) , as a kid i lived in Manila for a few years ( 80's ) and i visited various places there during school trips and you know what i did learn things about the country and saw things that made me think , made me wonder and things that even amazed me as a child , and im quite happy we had something like that to visit instead of just the johnson and johnsons corporate employee "gym" and a stinky crayon factory .

I have been back a few times to the Phillipines but i have never gone back to the ccp area since those field trips in the 8O's , i still remember the coconut palace and other sites which im looking forward to visit with my European friends in december , im quite happy to have something interesting to show them instead of just shanties by the railroad ( which im glad are slowly becoming a thing of the past ) , and i hope to be able to show them alot more and can only applaud these developments because the country deserves it and it needs it's culture .

^^right on....:):):)

le Reine

October 1st, 2009, 08:07 AM

Anyway, ano nang updates sa CCP redevelopment. Ang tagal na nito ah?

Go Global

October 4th, 2009, 07:52 AM

Bosnyboy

October 7th, 2009, 04:54 AM

Isa lang sa solution ang pag linis ng sewers at drainage sa problema natin sa baha. Ang pinaka malaking solution dyan ay dapat mag simula sa ating sarili. Dapat na tayong matutong maging disiplinado. Huwag mag tapon ng basura ng kung saan saan. Ang maruming tubig mula sa mga bahay at pabrika ay dapat dumaan muna sa isang waste treatment plant. Dapat ng mag mature ang mga pinoy. Dahil kung hindi mauubos lang ang pera ng gobyerno sa kalilinis linis ng drainage. Iwasan na ren ang pag tira sa mga bawal na lugar tulad ng ilog dahil dyan nagbabara ang daloy ng tubig.

NicknameForLife

October 7th, 2009, 01:31 PM

^^ THE MAJOR PROBLEM: BAHA....
ano kaya ang plano nila???? sapakat tinambakan lang ang lupang tatauan ng mga buildings..... d ba nakakahiya kung gagawa ka ng ganitong project tapos pag may bagyo... babahain lang... lalo na ngaun... ang Capital ng Pinas... binaha.... kung iisipin mo.. Capital binaha.. edi depektibo ang mga ginawang proyekto ng pamahalaan....

KASI NAMAN KURAKOT NG KURAKOT... MGA AMBISYOSONG PRESIDENTE.... GUSTONG MAGING PANGULO KASI SAKIM SA PERA D PARA PAGLINGKURAN ANG TAONG-BAYAN..

leechtat

October 8th, 2009, 10:03 AM

^^ let us not point fingers here. true that there was massive flooding, its true also that that some areas became flooded due to irresponsible citizens throwing garbage everywhere, and its true as well that our urban planners of metro manila was blatantly not followed and their advices were left unheard, but let us take into account also that what happened with Ondoy was very unusual, it is a fact that Ondoy delivered a month's worth of rain in 6-12 hours. i will bet my money that this could happen to any city in the world.

yet the flooding should have all receded within hours, but it did not. so that is one problem there.

the ccp complex is no longer flooded post-Ondoy's freakish rainfall. so redeveloping this area is a very wise decision since this site is very prime.

Go Global

October 8th, 2009, 08:22 PM

^^^^

I repeat: PRIORITIES

Kintoy

October 9th, 2009, 10:44 PM

^^^^

I repeat: PRIORITIES

ok lang na gutom and naaanod sa baha, basta maganda CCP para sa sosyalan :nuts:

narthuril

October 11th, 2009, 10:34 AM

Ayusin muna kaya natin ang drainage at garbage collection system ng Metro Manila. What's the use of all of these things kapag may namamatay sa mga kababayan natin tuwing bumabaha ng matindi tulad ng nangyari? What do you think folks? Ang tawag dyan: PRIORITIES !!

OT Ayusin kaya muna natin ang sustainable energy production. aanhin natin ang maayos na syudad kung magpapatayan lang rin ang mga tao para sa langis. PRIORITIES !!

watcher09

October 12th, 2009, 03:27 PM

OT Ayusin kaya muna natin ang sustainable energy production. aanhin natin ang maayos na syudad kung magpapatayan lang rin ang mga tao para sa langis. PRIORITIES !!

People and organizations have their own specific priorities. If the CCP management's priority is to develop CCP complex, what can you do? Different companies have oil drilling explorations on their priorities. So be it.

If all will focus on one thing, that would be disastrous. Somebody must focus on cleanliness, another in prevention and preparedness, one will concentrate on food production, some on technology and research, health, revenue growth, safety, peace and order, education, housing, infastructure, governance, etc. Believe me, they can be implemented simultaneously.

DCRJ

October 13th, 2009, 03:40 AM

Let the CCP Complex be redeveloped. Problems on flooding and garbage is a different entity which concerns officials of the city not the CCP redevelopers.

If CCP Complex gets redeveloped then, not only the 'sosyalan' folks but, tourists will come and let the tourist money put into good use as tax to the city officials for their flooding and garbage problems.

Yup, let priorities be first in their agenda but it's a concern on many different divisions in the city.

narthuril

October 13th, 2009, 07:36 AM

People and organizations have their own specific priorities. If the CCP management's priority is to develop CCP complex, what can you do? Different companies have oil drilling explorations on their priorities. So be it.

If all will focus on one thing, that would be disastrous. Somebody must focus on cleanliness, another in prevention and preparedness, one will concentrate on food production, some on technology and research, health, revenue growth, safety, peace and order, education, housing, infastructure, governance, etc. Believe me, they can be implemented simultaneously.

Yes. I am only being sarcastic on his comments.

ruralvillage

October 25th, 2009, 06:06 PM

CCP at 40 presents a mishmash of Philippine culture (http://www.gmanews.tv/story/175194/ccp-at-40-presents-a-mishmash-of-philippine-culture)
By IBARRA C. MATEO
10/21/2009 | 03:15 PM
GMA News (http://www.gmanews.tv/story/175194/ccp-at-40-presents-a-mishmash-of-philippine-culture)

As soon as the grand crimson curtain awash with H. R. Ocampo genius finally fell and the cavernous Main Theater of the Cultural Center of the Philippines had absorbed the last shouts of bravo, the audience burst into a frenzied murmur while making their way to the exit.

The polarized reaction was not surprising.

Terrible cracks emerged, notably toward the penultimate moments of the third suite of the CCP 40th anniversary gala, which was an awkward mélange of the best and the blandest Filipino performers. The four suites were roughly divided into world-class classical music, vaudeville cum cheering squad competition, Casino Filipino revue, and an outstanding contemporary all-Filipino song segment.

Somewhere in the second suite, the Sept. 8 gala showed signs of wobbling, and finally tripped in the third suite when a song number by an award-winning actor wretchedly ruined what could have been a good show. Ironically, his performance was intended to be one of the highlights, if not THE highlight, of the gala. True, there was roaring applause at the end of the third suite, but this was not meant for the hunk actor. It was directed to the sopranos, mezzo sopranos, baritone, tenor, the fabulous female vocal ensemble, the choirs, and the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO).
Good looks could not compensate for the less than stellar performance of award-winning actor Piolo Pascual at the CCP's 40th anniversary gala, where classical singers mesmerized the audience. Photo by KIKO CABUENA

The CCP gala, directed by the veteran Felix Monino Duque, was a gallant and ambitious variety show. But somewhere in the grand scheme of things, he lost control of the original concept and material in an attempt to construct a presentation woven from diverse genres spanning varied historical points that are worthy of the valued institution being celebrated.

The anniversary gala, paradoxically, was mounted as a “toast to four decades of dedicated work in Philippine art and to celebrate the continuing evolution of (Philippine) culture."

Tormented singing

Duque assembled some of the best classically-trained and most critically-acclaimed young Filipino artists and performers. The tragedy was that he did not stop there. Capitalizing on the star sparkle of the local hybrid, Duque sadly sprinkled the show with television and movie performers who did not have the combined character and complexity so extremely rare these days among the stars of the celluloid world, where they should eternally remain.

The limited range of Piolo Pascual and Guji Lorenzana are best suited to light singing a la karaoke, the afternoon teleserye, or the not-so-demanding live performances in a neighborhood mall. The comparison becomes more severe when you hear them sing together with the finest contemporary Filipino sopranos, mezzo sopranos, baritones, and tenors.

The persistent twisting of Lorenzana’s torso while he rendered his numbers was tormenting to watch beside the silent yet commanding stage presence of mezzo soprano Jai Sabas Aracama, soprano Camille Lopez Molina, and vocalists Eva Castillo and Julie Anne San Jose. These singers allowed the audience to savor their heavenly voices, undistracted by uncalled for theatrics.

Serious live singing accompanied by a full orchestra, the venerable PPO at that, is a formidable feat not fit for the denizens of a constellation where the wonders of digital sound engineering is harnessed to the max. Beautiful faces and eye-candy physique could be lovely to behold but may not be necessarily pleasurable, and may even be dreary, to hear. They should leave stage performance to genuine talents with the vocal prowess to match thespian skills.

On a positive note, indiscriminate fun-lovers visibly soaked in the boundless energy of the University of Perpetual Help Perpsquad and the group called Gymnasts doing routines better seen at Araneta Coliseum, as well as Alvin Aragon piteously getting by with his version of the Boracay fire dance transported to the CCP Main Theater stage.

Magical moments

Despite the athletically choreographed numbers, the hip-hopping at the main stage, and peculiar voices mercifully overpowered by mightily soaring sopranos and tenors, the CCP 40th anniversary gala had some magical and mesmerizing moments.

The first suite featured the 103-member PPO’s rendition of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, The Resurrection: First Movement – Allegro Maestoso and Fifth Movement – Finale under the baton of Maestro Oscar C. Yatco, with the soaring voices of sopranos Molina and Aracama. It was simply magical. While the PPO was playing, the audience was so immersed with the suite and so quiet was the hall that the gushing of rain water from a defective pipe draining to the right side of the Main Theater stage could be heard during the entire length of Symphony No. 2.

Cayabyab did the musical arrangement s for the second suite entitled “Our Song, Our Music, Our Joy," where familiar lyrics and old tunes were given a new twist via movements of chorales, singers from the classical and pop genres, gymnasts, modern ballet, and folk dancers. Cayabyab took over from Yatco and conducted the PPO for this suite, where folk songs and music from the 1970s to the 1990s were revived with a dash of freshness and vibrancy.

Songs in this suite included Pen Pen de Sarapen, Memories of Our Dreams by Eddie Peregrina, Itik-itik, Mutya ng Pasig by Nicanor Abelardo and Deogracias Rosario, Mag-exercise Tayo Tuwing Umaga by Yoyoy Villame, Katawan by Mike Hanopol, Boom Tarat Tarat by Lito Camo, Nasaan Ka Irog by Abelardo and Narciso Asistio, Bayan Ko by Constancio de Guzman and Jose Corazon de Jesus, and Hallelujah by Bamboo.

A registered civil engineer and magna cum laude graduate from the UP College of Music in Diliman, tenor Ervin Lumauag was the featured singer in this suite. Alden Lugnasin and Marciano Viri choreographed the dance sequence.

Also worth citing are the Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group Rondalla, Ballet Philippines, Buganda Street Dancers under choreographer Gerlin Francisco, the College of St. Benilde Romancon Dance Company, Musikalinangan, and the Dollar Dance Troupe with PPO manager Rebecca Jose displaying her first-rate dancing skills.

Multi-awarded composer Daniel Tan handled the musical arrangements for the third suite dubbed as “Fusion Duets," which cross-bred popular music with classical pieces to produce an innovative sound. Tan demonstrated that he is still an influential creative force, seamlessly mixing music bars from Quando Me’n Vo Soletta from Giacomo Puccini’s La Boheme, Nessun Dorma from Puccini’s Turandot, Anak Dalita by Francisco Santiago and Deogracias Rosario, Nasaan Ka Irog by Nicanor Abelardo and Narciso Asistio, Kung Ako’y Iiwan Mo by George Canseco, Sana’y Maghintay ang Walang Hanggan by Willy Cruz and Baby Gil, Kahit Isang Saglit by Louie Ocampo, and Ikaw ang Lahat sa Akin by Cecile Azarcon, among others.

The rhythm and blues vocal ensemble La Diva composed of soprano Jonalyn Viray, mezzo soprano Aicelle Santos, and alto Maricris Garcia were impressive as they rendered songs from classic operas woven into Filipino pop music.

The fourth suite’s music was arranged by Ryan Cayabyab, with Arwin Tan as grand choirmaster. The brief final suite, dominated by the brilliant baritone Lawrence Jatayna – who was backed by the Philippine Madrigal Singers, Novo Concertante Manila, the UP Concert Chorus, and the University of the East Chorale – lifted the mood of the gala back to stratospheric heights after it had descended to subterranean lows in the third suite. Jatayna’s inspired interpretation of Gines Tan’s Magsimula Ka and Herminio Beltran’s Kulturang Pilipino, Alay sa Mundo should set the bar in singing in CCP productions.

The excellent finale enabled the show to regain its shaky footing, and provide an appropriate ending to the CCP 40th anniversary gala. - GMANews.TV

tj_brewed

November 1st, 2009, 01:48 AM

Haller....with the baha, sustainable energy production, and the like - shouldnt these be the projects of the government? Correct me if im wrong but the CCP redevelopment is a project of a private firm right? So why ask them to prioritize and focus on those issues mentioned above when these are of the government's concern? Let Filinvest redevelop CCP!

JuIcYdUdE22

November 10th, 2009, 02:41 PM

FlashCollider

November 10th, 2009, 11:43 PM

kung d ba naman ang daming cucumber gurd brains dyan sa metro manila, na ilang ulit sabihan na wag itapon kung saan2x ang basura, d sana alam mo kung sino ang merong bright ideas for priorities.

I admire what my fellow negrense has brought to our country and the world. CCP is just one of his creations. It deserves the proper respect.

You will be surprise that the majority of cucumber gurd brains you're referring to is not originally from manila but from the provinces who wants to escape their god forsaken life in the Province. Moral of the story, let us stop pointing fingers and just let us do our part. If you see someone's litter pick it up and put it in rubbish bin, end of story, no if's and no but's. We are all guilty in what's happening in the Philippines the whole Philippines. Negros have their dark years as well and I am very happy you came out of it. I admire the FILIPINO who brings his creation to the world and not to Negrenses. Why do we keep on having this pissing fight amongst ourselves it's childish.

ruralvillage

December 15th, 2009, 11:36 PM

Former ambassador to Spain is new Cultural Center president
Business World
http://www.bworld.com.ph/main/content.php?type=7

Isabel Caro Wilson, former Philippine ambassador to Spain, succeeds Nestor O. Jardin as the President of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP).

Ms. Wilson, who has served on the CCP board for six years, was described by CCP Board Chairwoman Emily Abrera as a person of "stamina and the character" capable of continuing the implementation of the CCP Complex Development Business and Master Plan.

"We looked at the people who had the background needed to take charge of operations following Nes’s involved and dynamic stint," she said in an interview with BusinessWorld. "Isabel is familiar with the issues; she’ll be able to provide tremendous continuity, which we need."

The multi-stage and multi-million rehabilitation and expansion of the 88-hectare complex, to be completed over a projected five years, includes the development of six clusters tentatively dubbed the Promenade, Arts Sanctuary, Green Zone, Creative Hub, Arts Living Room and Breezeway.

In each of these clusters will rise iconic buildings that will serve as an artists’ center; a performing arts theater; a museum of Philippine arts; library and archives; a film complex; a contemporary art museum; and a popular arts theater.

Surprise selection

The election of Ms. Wilson might come as a surprise since prior speculation surrounding the CCP presidency mentioned either Raul M. Sunico or Antonio S. Yap as possible replacements for Mr. Jardin, who stays on as project consultant for the CCP Complex Development Business and Master Plan.

A month before Mr. Jardin’s term ended in July, Mr. Sunico -- famed pianist and Dean of the University of Santo Tomas Conservatory of Music, among other things -- was chosen among a short list of six candidates to assume the post of vice-president and artistic director on the strength of his combined skills as an artist and administrator. He has served as the CCP’s OIC president since Mr. Jardin left.

Despite being recommended by the CCP board, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo failed to appoint Mr. Sunico as a trustee following the expiration of the terms of four board members -- namely Mr. Jardin; Teresita O. Luz; Ruperto S. Nicdao, Jr.; and Benjamin H. Cervantes.

Instead, Mrs. Arroyo last September named Mr. Yap her sole selection and left the remaining three seats vacant. This took Mr. Sunico out of the running for CCP president, since CCP’s bylaws state that only trustees can be considered for the presidency.

"Although we made the request that [Mr. Sunico] be appointed, that has not been forthcoming. He’s been doing very well as artistic director -- he’s tremendous and the staff loves him," Ms. Abrera said. "But the year is ending and we felt that we had to legitimize the position. He can’t stay officer-in-charge forever."

She added that she believes that Mr. Sunico will eventually be named to the board. "He’s a gem," Ms. Abrera said. "But we understand that Mrs. Arroyo is busy. There are elections coming up and there are all sorts of problems besetting the country."

Mr. Yap, a cipher in the art world who is reportedly the president of a college in Pampanga, was nominated alongside Ms. Wilson but failed to win the vote.

Despite being all praises for Mr. Sunico, Ms. Abrera pointed out that Ms. Wilson is by no means a "stopgap" given that her business experience will be an asset to the institution. Ms. Wilson recently served two continuous terms as the first woman president of the Manila Polo Club. "She transformed the Club, which isn’t an easy thing to do," Ms. Abrera said.

Well qualified

The CCP chairwoman added that as Philippine ambassador to Spain during the administration of President Fidel V. Ramos, Ms. Wilson was one of the most enthusiastic promoters of Philippine arts and culture. "She has a record that’s hard to beat," Ms. Abrera said.

Among her achievements as ambassador include revitalizing trade and cultural relations between the Philippines and Spain; purchasing a 1,250-square meter lot in a prestigious district in Madrid for the Philippine Embassy and the Ambassador’s residence; and inaugurating a monument of Jose Rizal, a replica of the one at the Luneta in Manila, on Avenida de Filipinas.

For having served with distinction, the Spanish government conferred on Ms. Wilson the Gran Cruz de la Banda de Isabela la Catolica. The Department of Foreign Affairs awarded her the Gawad Mabini, Dakilang Kamanong. She was also a Premio Zobel awardee.

Ms. Wilson serves as board chairwoman for several companies, among them: Business Machines Corp., Rhine Marketing Corp., Metals Engineering Resources Corp., Carson Corp. and Carson Holdings & Development Corp. She is a Director of the Asian Cultural Council of the Philippines, Pandiman Philippines, House of Investments and Indra Philippines, Inc.

Mr. Jardin, who will be working closely with Ms. Wilson, said that she is an accomplished administrator, manager and entrepreneur.

"Her involvement in the diplomatic corps and her affinity for arts and culture will make her a good CCP president," he said.

DCRJ

December 16th, 2009, 06:18 AM

The multi-stage and multi-million rehabilitation and expansion of the 88-hectare complex, to be completed over a projected five years, includes the development of six clusters tentatively dubbed the Promenade, Arts Sanctuary, Green Zone, Creative Hub, Arts Living Room and Breezeway.

In each of these clusters will rise iconic buildings that will serve as an artists’ center; a performing arts theater; a museum of Philippine arts; library and archives; a film complex; a contemporary art museum; and a popular arts theater.

nice, I just hope there will be places to eat as well...Dancers, Artists, Performers and Tourists got to eat somewhere :bash::cheers::banana::lol:

sloanesquare

December 16th, 2009, 10:50 AM

every building built always uses the word ICONIC....its a journalists word ..i have never heard an architect use the word Iconic to describe their project

kalbongdad

December 16th, 2009, 01:52 PM

i just hope that their new prez.....have the managerial ability to move things.....hindi pwede na magaling na artist ang ilalagay sa pagpapatakbo ng ops nila....magkaibang mundo yun....pwede kang magaling na artist pero bupol ka sa pagpapatakbo ng organization....if they have that big project they better have tha BIG mind and BIG leader to match it...else palpak labas nyan...

Go Global

December 17th, 2009, 02:28 AM

every building built always uses the word ICONIC....its a journalists word ..i have never heard an architect use the word Iconic to describe their project

Perhaps not but foundations such as the Hyatt Foundation that annually awards the Pritzker Prize (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pritzker_Prize) do so in some of their citations, below is just but a sample:

The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre on Bennelong Point in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, who, in 2003, received the Pritzker Prize, architecture's highest honour. The citation stated:

“ There is no doubt that the Sydney Opera House is his masterpiece. It is one of the great iconic buildings of the 20th century, an image of great beauty that has become known throughout the world – a symbol for not only a city, but a whole country and continent. ” (Source: Wikipedia)

sloanesquare

December 17th, 2009, 09:30 AM

i would include the opera house as iconic...location, symbolism, architectural uniqueness, engineering challenge at the time , and cost to replace, visual recall, memory retention value................

using these criteria to define iconic, i will pause to think if anything in the Philippines fits this description..................................

Go Global

December 17th, 2009, 10:52 AM

^^
Well, it may well be a very very very long pause :lol: :lol: :lol:

manila_eye

December 17th, 2009, 07:43 PM

^^ baka matigok ka kasi matagal-tagal na pause yan :lol:

seriously, we can do that naman kasi hindi naman tayo nagkulang sa vision. "will" and resouces are what we are lacking.

sloanesquare

December 18th, 2009, 04:57 AM

^^
Well, it may well be a very very very long pause :lol: :lol: :lol:
luckily i said pause and not hold my breath since im still pondering............

ruralvillage

January 3rd, 2010, 06:51 PM

CCP holds the 1st Philippine International Guitar Festival (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=537783&publicationSubCategoryId=79)
(The Philippine Star (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=537783&publicationSubCategoryId=79)) Updated January 04, 2010 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - The Cultural Center of the Philippines and The Guitar Friends will hold the 1st Philippine International Guitar Festival 2010 from Jan. 28 to 31 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. With the objective of promoting the classical guitar, the festival offers exciting musical performances by outstanding guitarists from the Philippines and abroad.

Maestro Jose Valdez, who is considered to be one of the best guitar teachers in the country, is the director of the festival. Valdez, who has 35 years of teaching experience, is a lecturer and professor at the University of the Philippines, Philippine Women’s University, St. Scholastica’s College, Philippine National University, La Concordia College and St. Paul’s College. The CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Arts ranks him as one of the pioneers of classical guitar in the country.

Among the featured performers are Steve Lin, Michael Dadap, Jose Valdez, Perfecto de Castro, Sixto Roxas, Kasilag Guitar Trio, Tabs, UP Guitar Orchestra, Fundacion Centro Flamenco and the winners of the Namcya 2009 Guitar Category. More artists and groups including the Manila Symphony Orchestra are expected to be included in the list of festival performers. One of the highlights will be the concert by a Spanish guitar soloist to be brought in by Instituto Cervantes.

Steve Lin is a renowned international artist who has concertized throughout the US, Italy, the Philippines and Taiwan. An award-winning guitarist and a recording artist, Lin teaches guitar at the San Jose State University and Northern California School of Music. He has a master’s degree from Yale School of Music and is completing his doctorate at the New England Conservatory under Eliot Fiske.

Michael Dadap has been artistic/music director and conductor of The Children’s Orchestra Society since 1984. He studied at the University of the Philippines, the Mannes College of Music and the Julliard School. As a conductor, he has conducted and collaborated with some of the world’s most renowned concert artists. As an accomplished classical guitarist, he made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1974 and has since performed in numerous concerts internationally.

Sixto “Butch” Roxas is a highly respected guitarist currently helping reestablish as well as playing for the UST Jazz Orchestra together with conductor/saxophonist Tots Tolentino. He studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and took guitar courses in various institutions abroad such as the Schola Cantorum in Paris and in Barcelona, Spain with Maestro Josep Henriquez under a grant from the Agencia Española. He is a faculty member of the UST Conservatory of Music.

Perfecto de Castro is hailed as one of the best Filipino guitarists. A graduate of PWU School of Music, he studied with Maestro Valdez. The Laudarra, or the Ten String Classical Guitar, is Castro’s instrument of choice. He has collaborated with composers all over the world to add to the repertoire of the Ten String Guitar. He is a founding member of the Kasilag Guitar Quartet.

Fundacion Centro Flamenco is an organization dedicated to the promotion of the art of flamenco music and dance.

The Guitar Friends, which is spearheading the festival, is composed of guitar aficionados of varying levels of expertise in guitar performance brought together by their love for guitar and their association with Maestro Valdez, the festival director. The Guitar Friends support the Guitar Immersion Program of the maestro and conducts activities such as campus concerts and master classes.

The 1st Philippine International Guitar Festival 2010 will offer master classes and lectures on topics such as “Building a Performing Career,” “Flamenco,” “A Guitarist’s Pain,” “Jazz Improvisation,” “Ensemble Playing” and “Musicality, Intelligence and Technique.” The festival will also feature booths and displays by guitar makers and manufacturers.

For inquiries, call or SMS Jose Valdez at 0917-5266377; Phil Valdez at 0920-4982720; Jenny de Vera at 0915-9213440; visit http://philguitarfest.blogspot.com, or e-mail philguitarfest@gmail.com.

Program and schedule are subject to change.

kalbongdad

January 4th, 2010, 02:08 PM

another gaya gaya project. I expect a more unique design for a change.

:horse:

diagree ako dyan....been to the sydney opera house and its definitely different.....you can only draw that conclusion if the materials used will be the same....the soh uses tiles for its external roofing...i don't see that in the given rendering....

btw nag pa contest ang ccp sa redev design nila.....i don't remember this outfit winning that....yung mga finalist was feature sa isang architecture digest ata yun....

sulong

January 6th, 2010, 12:53 PM

I think the design is very quite different from the Sydney Opera House, but it does bring that kind of air to that. My first reaction upon seeing the design in question was, "Kamukha ng Sydney Opera House!" But, upon further speculation, i saw it's concept to be quite different from the SOH; however, the design really rings a SOH bell.

kalbongdad

January 7th, 2010, 01:14 AM

if that is the first impression then i rest my case....may be ganun nga....:lol:

hecky12

January 7th, 2010, 01:50 AM

OT:
what about metropolitan theater?!! ano na ang status nun ngayon?!

Juan Pilgrim

January 8th, 2010, 05:46 PM

:cripes:I think the design is very quite different from the Sydney Opera House, but it does bring that kind of air to that. My first reaction upon seeing the design in question was, "Kamukha ng Sydney Opera House!" But, upon further speculation, i saw it's concept to be quite different from the SOH; however, the design really rings a SOH bell.

Double talk??? So confusing @sulong!jajaja! that's a good one!

:horse:

sulong

January 9th, 2010, 02:35 AM

Ahaha. Yup, it's quite repetitive, but, I just wanted to elaborate what I meant with the first sentence.

masta609

January 9th, 2010, 02:38 PM

^^ hahahaha! that's all I can say... :lol: but i like the concept of this project.. I wish this could be bigger compared the Opera house in Sydney.. Or else, atleast they could change the design so there would be no comparison at all... :cheers:

sulong

January 9th, 2010, 03:19 PM

And I wish the construction period wouldn't be even half as long as the Sydney Opera House, which took 14, or is it 16, years to build.

kalbongdad

January 11th, 2010, 03:52 PM

wag naman ...... build it and people will come...at paalisin na ang star city at kung ano anong perya dyan....ang pangit pa naman ng design nila...

sulong

January 11th, 2010, 04:27 PM

^^ Ahaha! Panira nga 'yung Star City tuwing kumukúha ako o mga kaibigan ko ng larawan ng CCP mula sa kanan.

jaygold06

January 12th, 2010, 04:07 AM

^^ huwag naman sana alisin i renovate na lang at pagandahin.. kinalakihan ko na din yang star city dating philcite...yan na lang natitirang amusement park dito sa metro manila..

kalbongdad

January 13th, 2010, 04:17 AM

^^ huwag naman sana alisin i renovate na lang at pagandahin.. kinalakihan ko na din yang star city dating philcite...yan na lang natitirang amusement park dito sa metro manila..

ayusin tama...kaso ayaw magbitaw ng pera ang mga linsyak ang gusto lang kumita...sila ang nakakapagpapangit sa lugar na yan....tinatangkilik kasi ang ka cheapan na yan....kaya lalo lang nagtatagal dyan....meron nmang EK

hecky12

January 13th, 2010, 10:54 AM

ayusin tama...kaso ayaw magbitaw ng pera ang mga linsyak ang gusto lang kumita...sila ang nakakapagpapangit sa lugar na yan....tinatangkilik kasi ang ka cheapan na yan....kaya lalo lang nagtatagal dyan....meron nmang EK

ang layo naman kasi ng EK mahal pa entrance.. mahal na pamasahe mahal pa entrance e di dun ka na lang sa mura.. kahit cheap enjoy naman...

sulong

January 13th, 2010, 01:34 PM

Laking star city rin ako, pero panira talaga ung "tore" nila kapag kumukuha ng pics ng CCP mula sa kanan. Haha. 'Yung EK effort nga puntahan. Sana may railway express mula MM pa-EK. Libre lang mangarap. Haha.

Kintoy

January 13th, 2010, 01:44 PM

ang layo naman kasi ng EK mahal pa entrance.. mahal na pamasahe mahal pa entrance e di dun ka na lang sa mura.. kahit cheap enjoy naman...

paano na ang mga mahihirap nating mga kababayan, wala na silang mapuntahan kung alisin ang star city :cheers:

superpilyoako

January 13th, 2010, 04:51 PM

di nman lahat ng mahirap anudun
ung iba dun may pera naman
ayaw lang malayuan kung sa EK pa pupunta
as for me
I actually prefer SC than EK
kasi paglabs ko ng SC may iba pakong pede gawin unlike sa Ek
paglabas mo uwi kana

hecky12

January 14th, 2010, 04:05 AM

jaygold06

January 14th, 2010, 04:51 AM

May nakita akong park sa dating tinatayuan ng Boom na Boom.. Waterboom ata yung pangalan nun pero mukhang temporaray lang ata...

carni20

January 17th, 2010, 06:04 AM

Nakita ko na rin ung waterboom ginawa nilang water park..na dating crocodile park...But I guess that it didn't attract people that much...

For me if I was the owner of the lot of the boom na boom, I would have sell it to the star city park, at least may pera na, rather na malugi pa ako sa kung ano anong itinatayo ko doon. As for star city if they bought the lot they would have enough space for their rides ( kasi magkakalapit sobra ung mga rides at medyo maskip na ) at para madagdagan na rin nila ung mga rides Para masaya:banana: ahehehehehe:nuts:

superpilyoako

January 21st, 2010, 04:52 PM

kung hindi uubra ang E- City Manila
bakit kaya hindi nlng CCP Complex ang idevelop ng PAGCOR
CCP Complex is really big and underutilized
there are lots of space for developments, i mean ALOT
and it really needs an overhaul

hecky12

January 22nd, 2010, 12:40 AM

carni20

January 23rd, 2010, 08:52 AM

the crocs are still there.. hindi naman kinovert lahat into water boom yun..

ahh...ganun po ba:)

masmgnda sana kung may budget cla para gwing crocodile park na mgnda
prang ung mga nasa states o kaya kung no choice benta nalang nila sa star city...ahahahahaha:carrot:

....sana lang naman :banana:

kalbongdad

January 23rd, 2010, 09:48 AM

paano na ang mga mahihirap nating mga kababayan, wala na silang mapuntahan kung alisin ang star city :cheers:

yan ang sinasabi ni bayani fernando na misplaced o maling AWA....tapos magtataka kayo kung bakit mabagal tayong umusad...dahil lahat ay gustong isama o isabay....may mga tao talaga na mahina, mabagal at hindi makasabay...ang daan sa pagunlad ay arangkada...ang mga naiwan ay balikan na lang kung nakaahon na sa hirap...

hecky12

January 24th, 2010, 05:57 AM

kaya hindi ko iboboto si hontiveros bilang senadora. walang gagwin yun sa senado kundi imbestigahan lahat ng gusto niya paimbestigahan..

wino

January 25th, 2010, 05:53 PM

kalbongdad

January 26th, 2010, 01:35 PM

me three...

Dustin

February 8th, 2010, 12:48 PM

count me in

leechtat

February 8th, 2010, 02:22 PM

^^ ako din.. ang ganda kaya... ang layo naman kasi ng EK... i went there lang last time.. then i went straight to le bar sofitel... :lol:

b_two

February 8th, 2010, 08:54 PM

^^^^^^

ot:

just in case u haven't heard, manila e-city is now u/c. hopefully 5 years from now d na kailangan pumunta ng sta. rosa kasi anjan lang sa paranaque bagong themepark.

my take tungkol sa sc at ek topic... tama na yang mahirap at mayaman churva na yan... d na uso yan. lahat halos ng kayang kainin, bilin, puntahan, etc ng mga mayayaman e kaya din kainin, bilin, at puntahan ng mga mahihirap... ang difference lang is kailangan muna pag-ipunan di katulad ng mayayaman na isang dukot lang. lahat tayo pantay-pantay. sabi nga the more na ibinababa mo ang sarili mo e the more na tatapakan ka. kaya tama na negativities... go, go, go na... 2010 na po!!!:lol:

hecky12

February 9th, 2010, 01:30 AM

superpilyoako

February 9th, 2010, 01:39 AM

hindi rin ako naniniwala sa pantay-pantay.. kasi sa isang bagay lang tayo nagkakapantay-pantay.. lahat tayo hindi natin madadala ang pera sa libingan..

kitang kita ang hindi pagkakapantay pantay sa mga buhay na tao..

anyways, SC pa din ako..

kung pantay pantay yan edi wala ng gulo

di narin dapat nauso ang nang aapi at naapi

ang mapalad at malas

Star City ako.

b_two

February 9th, 2010, 09:44 AM

hecky12

February 9th, 2010, 10:02 AM

^^^^

basta ako naniniwala na kahit iba-iba ang starting point natin e isa lang ang patutunguhan natin. at nasa sarili na natin kung paano natin gagawing makabuluhan at kaiga-igaya ang bawat hakbang na gagawin natin. pag maraming pera at kayamanan hindi ibig sabihin mas masaya. kahit 100 bilyon ang pera mo kung di ka marunong makuntento at magpahalaga sa mga nangyayari sa paligid mo e mamamatay kang hungkag ang pagkatao mo. :)

O.T. reply:
are you pointing your fingers to JOEY DE VENECIA?:banana::banana: ala lang.. natanong ko lang kasi parang siya yung natutukoy mo dito.. simpleng negosyante ayun tatakbo na bilang pulitiko.. at isusulong daw niya ang internet.. huwaaaaaattt.... pamangkin ko nga may internet prepaid e so dina kailangan ng pamangkin kong 12y/o yun..

b_two

February 9th, 2010, 10:15 AM

^^^^

ot:

joey de venecia? :lol: hindi po. i was referring to people in general not only politicians and most esp not joey de venecia.:lol:

asc25dbtc

April 26th, 2010, 10:00 AM

question lng... ksama ba ang film center sa pagdedevelop ng ccp? may nakita akong ginagawa sa likod ng fc eh.

manila_eye

April 27th, 2010, 10:33 AM

^^ Film Center will be the new Senate building as per last year's news. I hope it will push through..

NicknameForLife

April 28th, 2010, 08:47 AM

^^ sana nga..

Bosnyboy

April 28th, 2010, 09:39 AM

Read somewhere before that the film center is a condemned building. Its structurally unsound and could collapse at any time. If the senators are moving in then are we also condemning the senate to their doom? Hmm... hehehehe I know a lot of people would be very happy hahaha

asc25dbtc

May 3rd, 2010, 02:26 PM

here are some pics from the construction of the fc
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4568268552_19ae8b27fa_o.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4567633347_ab619d3d1b_o.jpg

NicknameForLife

May 3rd, 2010, 02:31 PM

ano po ung FC?? hehe limut ko na eh

-SNPKLSDMBLDR-

May 3rd, 2010, 02:39 PM

Film Center?

NicknameForLife

May 3rd, 2010, 02:41 PM

^^ oo nga no? hehe.. pero ano kaya itatayo dyan??

Jim856796

June 5th, 2010, 03:55 AM

Will the redeveloped Cultural Centre complex contain any multipurpose halls?

KnightOfTheFlag

June 6th, 2010, 02:57 AM

enjoy:cheers:

http://www.buensalidoarchitects.com/images/stories/cultural-center-philippines/ac-aerial.jpg

http://www.buensalidoarchitects.com/images/stories/cultural-center-philippines/Aerial-1.jpg

http://www.buensalidoarchitects.com/images/stories/cultural-center-philippines/Aerial-2FINAL.jpg

http://www.buensalidoarchitects.com/images/stories/cultural-center-philippines/entry-with-main-ccp-FINAL.jpg

http://www.buensalidoarchitects.com/images/stories/cultural-center-philippines/jalandoni-plaza.jpg

http://www.buensalidoarchitects.com/images/stories/cultural-center-philippines/lakeshore.jpg

http://www.buensalidoarchitects.com/images/stories/cultural-center-philippines/npat-view.jpg

Bakit hindi ko makita yung pixs? pwedeng paki-post uli or if tthere's anothe source or link for the pix paki-post na lang uli thank you!!
And DO WE HAVE UPDATE ABOUT THIS?? Please IF ANYBODY CAN GIVE UPDATES DONT HOLD IT BACK!! SABIK NA SABIK NA AKONG MAKITA TO!

KnightOfTheFlag

June 6th, 2010, 11:07 AM

B U M P ! !:gunz::gaah:

diz

June 6th, 2010, 11:59 PM

Please don't yell at other forumers who actually take the effort to search for updates to post here. Your impatience is quite the annoyance. Surely, if they find updates, they will post it here in a heartbeat.

KnightOfTheFlag

June 7th, 2010, 05:30 AM

diz, Sorry if you thought im yelling but really im not I just cap it so it can be easily seen pls don't jump to conclusion too fast, anyway if anybody did take offense im really sorry for this because like any of you im just as excited too see these developments. Sorry fellow forumers, MABUHAY AND PILIPINO!

b_two

June 7th, 2010, 08:53 AM

^^^^

i followed the link for the pictures above and the website where the supposed pictures were posted has been suspended kaya di makita ang mga pictures.

manila_eye

June 7th, 2010, 11:28 AM

Film Center?

film center according to the news i read if reliable will be the new senate building.

leechtat

June 7th, 2010, 08:26 PM

Apparently, our questions were answered by this article.. another megaworld area. i hope it will be as nice as forbestown or newport...

VV

GSIS, Megaworld to build condominiums in CCP complex

By Michelle Remo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 21:27:00 06/07/2010

MANILA, Philippines -- The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has entered into a joint venture with property developer Megaworld for the construction of a P3.5-billion, mixed-use condominium project within the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex.

Under the joint venture agreement, GSIS will contribute its 7,741-square-meter lot within the CCP complex in Pasay City and adjacent to the Coconut Palace to add to the entire 60,000 square-meter lot needed to house three condominium buildings and other facilities.

On the other hand, Megaworld will shoulder the cost of constructing the condominiums. Each of the three buildings is estimated to have 300 units, and each unit shall measure 43 square meters.

GSIS will get 18 percent of the revenues to be generated from the project, according to GSIS President and General Manager Winston Garcia.

He said the project would be completed by 2014.

“It is a very exciting project for us. This is the kind of residential condo project that the reclamation area needs,” Garcia said in a statement.

He said the joint venture with Megaworld, a publicly listed company led by Andrew Tan, is consistent with the asset program, under which real properties would be developed via forging partnerships with developers.

Other residential condominium projects of Megaworld include the Once Central, Greenbelt Madissons, One Lafayette Square, Paseo Parkview Tower, Forbeswood Heights, Woodridge Residences, Mckinley Hill, and the Garden Villas.

The company is also into township developments, which include the Eastwood City in Libis, Quezon City; Mckinley Hill in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig, City Place in Manila; New Port City in Pasay; Forbes Town Center in Taguig; and the Manhattan Garden City in Araneta Center, Quezon City.

GSIS' joint venture with Megaworld is the second of the same type of partnership it forged with a private sector. The first one was with SM Development Corp. and signed in 2008. It involved the construction of a condotel.

Garcia, which will end his term on June 30, said engaging in joint venture agreements with the private sector has been a prudent way to maximize the earning capacity of the assets of GSIS.

Last week, GSIS reported an 18-percent jump in its assets in 2009 from a year ago, or from P484 billion to P572 billion.

Garcia said the increase in GSIS assets was partly attributed to stricter measures in collecting premiums from its members.

He also reported last week that GSIS generated P18.5 billion in net income in the first four months of the year, 10-percent higher year-on-year.

Garcia said the increase in net income was partly driven by earnings from its equities investments

Source: http://business.inquirer.net/money/breakingnews/view/20100607-274405/GSIS-Megaworld-to-build-condominiums-in-CCP-complex

asc25dbtc

June 8th, 2010, 04:52 AM

^^thanks for the article!!! atlast may makikita na tayong improvement sa ccp complex. but i'm still looking forward for the major renovation of the cultural center of the philippines itself soon, tgal na ksi eh.

KnightOfTheFlag

June 8th, 2010, 08:21 AM

basti

June 8th, 2010, 02:54 PM

MW??

Crappy architecture... Crappy quality.

:bash::ohno:

galore

June 9th, 2010, 05:23 AM

too bad it's megaworld. it would've been nice if the ayalas get to renovate the complex

le Reine

June 9th, 2010, 05:37 AM

OMG, I really hope and pray that they would build structures that are in sync with the atmosphere of the CCP, again CCP, Cultural Center of the Philippines. IT would really be a shame if it would just be another architectural blah...

dvbaicrviser

June 9th, 2010, 12:59 PM

......

dvbaicrviser

June 9th, 2010, 01:09 PM

Ano kaya kung yung Manila Film Center, pagsamahin na ang Senate at Congress. Tapos yung Coconut Palace ang ipalit sa Malacanang. Kung magiging parliamentary ang gobyerno, doon na rin manirahan ang Prime Minister.

ruralvillage

June 19th, 2010, 04:08 AM

Megaworld sees reservation sales breaching P24 billion this year (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=585553&publicationSubCategoryId=66)
By Zinnia B. Dela Peña (The Philippine Star (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=585553&publicationSubCategoryId=66)) Updated June 19, 2010 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - Megaworld Corp. of real estate tycoon Andrew Tan expects its reservation
sales to reach an all-time high of P24 billion this year due to the brisk take-up of its projects, particularly Newport City in Pasay.

In a briefing with reporters following the company’s annual stockholders’ meeting yesterday, Megaworld executive director and senior vice-president Kingson Sian said the firm could even exceed the P24-billion target as it has already registered over P11 billion in reservation sales from January to May this year or 55 percent of the P19.8 billion recorded for the whole of 2009.

“Reservation sales have been averaging over P2 billion a month so if this trend continues, we could exceed the P24-billion level,” Sian said.

Real estate sales, on the other hand, amounted to P11.4 billion during the five-month period, mainly coming from residential projects in Eastwood City, McKinley Hill and Newport City townships, along with Manhattan Garden City.

Groupwide sales (inclusive of projects under the Empire East and Suntrust brands) hit P15 billion in the first five months of the year, nearly 60 percent of the P26 billion registered in 2009.

Given robust sales and new product launches, the company is eyeing a 10 percent growth in both its bottom and top lines this year, Sian said. In 2009, consolidated net income amounted to a record P4.06 billion on revenues of P17.76 billion.

“We are definitely excited about the prospects that the future holds. We have several landmark projects lined up in the years to come as well as several innovative plans that allow us to further improve on the local landscape that we have painstakingly shaped through the years,” said Tan, chairman and president of Megaworld.

To ensure a more solid platform for growth, Megaworld has set a P17-billion capital expenditure program which includes four major urban projects to be launched in the third quarter. These are Palm Bay in Manila, Maple Park Villas at McKinley Hill in Fort Bonifacio, Two Central West Tower in the Makati CBD and 81 Newport Boulevard at Newport City in Pasay City.

Palm Bay is a P5-billion mixed-use condominium project that will rise within the Cultural Center of the Philippines complex adjacent to the Coconut Palace. The project, in partnership
with the state pension fund Government Service Insurance System, will feature three high-rise residential towers, offering a total of 900 units.

McKinley Hill Maple Park Villas will involve the development of three Mediterranean-inspired medium-rise clusters with a total of 269 condominium units.

On the other hand, the 50-story Two Central West Tower, located along Valero St. in Salcedo Village, will make available 672 units and a twin-level retail arcade.

Meanwhile, 81 Newport Boulevard will have six 10-story residential clusters, offering 850 units.

In the pipeline are the redevelopment of the 34.5-hectare Joint US Military Advisory Group (Jusmag) property in Fort Bonifacio into a mixed complex at an estimated cost of at least P22 billion as well as a 16-hectare lot in the North Bonifacio central business district that extends all the way to Kalayaan Avenue. Megaworld will invest at least P25 billion over the next 12 years to develop the northern portion of Bonifacio Global City.

McKinley West and Uptown Fort bring to more than 100 hectares Megaworld’s total development portfolio in Fort Bonifacio, allowing the company to build around one million square meters of a new generation of BPO office space that will help generate new jobs in the country’s emerging premier central business district.

Megaworld is a pioneering developer of integrated live-work-play-learn communities in the country. To date, it has six township developments under way in the most strategic locations in Metro Manila, in addition to several luxury residential condominium projects in the heart of the Makati central business district.

Megaworld’s pioneering BPO/information technology park in Eastwood City is a 24x7 hub for BPO players servicing a global market and with a strong workforce of 40,000. Buoyed by the success of Eastwood City, Megaworld went on to build McKinley Hill, whose own cyberpark now hosts some of the biggest names in the BPO industry. In a span of just three years, McKinley Hill has provided employment for more than 15,000 workers.

Megaworld is acknowledged as the leader in office development in the country and the largest BPO office landlord as well. Currently, it has an inventory of 306,000 square meters of BPO office space, with 78,000 square meters more to be completed by yearend.

dvbaicrviser

July 28th, 2010, 10:28 PM

Navy lots for lease to business groups
By Edith Regalado and Jaime Laude (The Philippine Star) Updated July 29, 2010 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines – Negotiations to lease out the Navy’s major facilities on Roxas Boulevard and in Taguig City for private commercial development in order to raise funds for fleet modernization are in advanced stages, President Aquino told The STAR yesterday when he attended the 24th anniversary celebration at the paper’s offices in Port Area.

He also said the private developer, who he declined to name until the deal is finalized, is willing to give an initial $100 million as goodwill money, enough for the Philippine Navy to purchase four new ships to patrol the country’s 36,000 nautical miles of coastline. He noted that the Navy currently has 32 ships in its fleet, and most of these vessels are “mas matanda pa as akin (older than I am).” Mr. Aquino is 50 years old.

President Aquino, in his first State of the Nation Address last Monday, disclosed the military’s plan to have the Navy headquarters on Roxas Boulevard in Manila as well the Naval Station at Fort Bonifacio leased to and developed by private groups.

“They will take care of the funding necessary to transfer the Navy headquarters to Camp Aguinaldo. Immediately, we will be given $100 million. Furthermore, they will give us a portion of their profits from their businesses that would occupy the land they will rent,” he said.

“In short, we will meet our needs without spending, and we will also earn. There have already been many proposals from local and foreign investors to provide for our various needs,” he said.

“We will be able to construct the needed infrastructure in order to help tourism grow,” he said.

“The Philippine Navy welcomes this development,” Lt. Col. Edgard Arevalo, spokesman of the Philippine Navy, said in reaction to Mr. Aquino’s announcement.

“We need to modernize but we have no money. So we have to come up with alternative sources of funding,” Arevalo said.

The Fort Bonifacio Naval station, which covers a golf course, housing units for officers and enlisted personnel, a hospital, and the headquarters of the Philippine Marines, covers an area of approximately 22 hectares.

The Army, meanwhile, has some 100 hectares of land at Fort Bonifacio in Taguig City while the Air Force has 30 hectares at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City.

“They will develop at no cost to us and then we will be sharing profits. The properties remain ours. This is what we call public-private partnership,” Arevalo said.

“The Army and Air Force should come up with similar recommendations which is the leasing of valuable lands without really losing ownership,” AFP spokesman, Brig. Gen. Jose Mabanta said.

Camp Aguinaldo would eventually be the headquarters of all three major services as well as the Department of National Defense, just like the Pentagon in Virginia in the United States.

Mabanta said the Armed Forces has a sizable share in the proceeds from the sale of military real estate assets by the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA).

“It (proposed public-private partnership) will be one of the possible sources of funds. At this point, the major fund is the proceeds from the BCDA. We are getting a lion’s share of it as well as from government appropriations,” Mabanta said. – With Delon Porcalla

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=597686&publicationSubCategoryId=63

Maximum impact
SPY BITS By Babe Romualdez (The Philippine Star) Updated July 29, 2010

President Aquino obviously wanted maximum impact by delivering his SONA in Tagalog specifically addressing the majority of Filipinos. But to many local and foreign businessmen, the promised streamlining of procedures or in other words, the cutting down of bureaucratic red tape buoyed up their hopes for a new start in doing business in the Philippines. President Noy’s emphasis on public-private partnerships is definitely the way to go for a government that has been perennially cash strapped and corruption prone. Big business will however dominate these partnerships. Young business tycoon Andrew Tan has reportedly made an offer of $100 million to lease the Navy headquarters in Roxas Boulevard and hopes to include the Manila Yacht Club to turn it into a first class marina with mixed use residential, commercial and top-of-the-line yacht club. Andrew Tan is also very interested in leasing the 30-hectare navy property in Fort Bonifacio. On the other hand, both PLDT’s Manny Pangilinan and San Miguel Corp.’s Ramon Ang are also interested in the expressway project that would connect NLEX and SLEX. Obviously, this public-private partnership is a good initiative. The challenge now for the Aquino government is – how do you level the playing field?

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=597559&publicationSubCategoryId=66

:cheers: :)

sulong

July 30th, 2010, 06:57 AM

hala! high-rise condos sa CCP Complex?

ruralvillage

October 31st, 2010, 10:03 PM

The Reclamation corridor has some of the most exciting projects (perhaps better than BGC or Makati CBD) namely:

CCP Redevelopment
BNP-Entertainment City
Mall of Asia Complex
Aseana Business Park
Asiaworld
Etc.

:banana: :banana:

Alliance Global eyes rental revenue of P4 billion in 2011 (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=625982&publicationSubCategoryId=66)
By Zinnia B. Dela Peña (The Philippine Star (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=625982&publicationSubCategoryId=66)) Updated November 01, 2010 12:00 AM Comments (0) View comments

MANILA, Philippines - Alliance Global Group Inc. (AGI), the listed flagship firm of tycoon Andrew Tan, is eyeing rental revenues of P4 billion in 2011, up 33 percent from the projected P3 billion this year.

AGI president Kingson U. Sian said the group’s rental revenues are forecast to grow further to P5 billion by 2012 with the completion of new office and commercial projects.

By yearend, the company will have a total rentable space of 452,765 square meters, the bulk of which or 383,765 sqm are office properties and 69,000 sqm in retail space.

AGI expects its net income to grow by at least 38 percent in 2010 and 2011 on the steady growth of its real estate, gaming, fastfood and hard liquor businesses.

In particular, net earnings are seen to hit P6.62 billion this year from P4.8 billion. The group’s cash position is also projected to grow to least P60 billion by 2011.

Tan’s real estate asstes — Megaworld, Empire East and Suntrust brands, booked P33 billion in sales in the first eight months of the year.

Megaworld currently has six township developments under way in the most strategic locations in Metro Manila, in addition to several luxury residential condominium projects in the heart of the Makati central business district.

Megaworld expects its reservation sales to reach an all-time high of P24 billion this year on brisk take-up of its projects, particularly Newport City in Pasay.

For launch in the second half this year are Palm
Bay in Manila, Maple Park Villas at McKinley Hill in Fort Bonifacio, Two Central West Tower in the Makati CBD and 81 Newport Boulevard at Newport City in Pasay City.

Palm Bay is a P5-billion mixed-use condominium project that will rise within Cultural Center of the Philippines complex adjacent to the Coconut Palace. The project, in partnership with the Government Service Insurance System, will feature three high-rise residential towers, offering a total of 900 units or 300 units each.

McKinley Hill Maple Park Villas will involve the development of three Mediterranean-inspired medium-rise clusters with a total of 269 condominium units.

On the other hand, the 50-storey Two Central West Tower, located along Valero Street in Salcedo Village, will make available 672 units and a twin-level retail arcade.

81 Newport Boulevard will have six 10-story residential clusters, offering 850 units.

Meanwhile, AGI’s quick-service restaurant unit Golden Arches Development Corp. expects to end the year with a total of 310 outlets and is looking to build 25 or more stores in 2011.

jcruze057

November 1st, 2010, 05:08 PM

i think metro manila is already overdeveloped we dont need this kind of development...we need more trees and parks....we just need to clean the surroundings for people to to visit, jog, and play...no more buildings...and this land is intended for culture and the arts...bakit may commercialization na? eh ang dami na probinsya na gusto umunlad at gusto madevelop bakit hindi na lang duon?

flymordecai

November 1st, 2010, 09:35 PM

I don't like the plans of putting up a residential within the CCP complex. That's like putting up a condo in Disneyland (terrible analogy, but you get my point). MM needs more zoning codes to be enforced. The planning of the metropolis is haphazard at best.

jaygold06

November 2nd, 2010, 03:38 AM

No to commercialization of CCP!:down:

amras

November 2nd, 2010, 06:50 AM

for a cultural center to thrive, you must generate a sizeable foot traffic. Thus for me, building residential and commercial establishment in the area is a good idea as this would serve as a catalyst. However, planning should be done holistically and well intergrated to other developments in the area. It should also utilize green architecture and technologies.

dvbaicrviser

November 2nd, 2010, 09:09 AM

Sana lang hindi magmukhang Eastwood yung itatayo nila. Mas okey sana kung kunin nila si Manosa para magblend yung building sa Coconut Palace.

kalbongdad

November 4th, 2010, 02:09 PM

sa baduy at walang taste ng mga yan......malamang babuyin lang ang ccp....dapat ipa aprub nila kay imeldific ang structures na itatayo dyan....:lol:

rubiopr27

November 8th, 2010, 02:52 PM

I don't really like the CCP being redeveloped... I like it when its brutalist because 'yan lang yata ang brutalist structures around..

rubiopr27

November 8th, 2010, 02:59 PM

jandean

November 19th, 2010, 10:53 AM

Wag naman sanag tayuan ng condo ang loob ng CCP. It's a CULTURAL Center in the first place.

jandean

November 19th, 2010, 11:02 AM

rubiopr27

November 27th, 2010, 02:10 AM

does anyone know why PHILCITE was demolished and became Star City?

reign

December 18th, 2010, 08:42 AM

http://www.asyadesign.com.ph/sites/default/files/SM%20CCP5.jpg

www.asyadesign.com.ph/projects-main

mayor cel

December 18th, 2010, 08:20 PM

sakal na sakal ang metro manila sa dami ng condominiums,pero ang mahihirap ni isang unit hindi maka-afford nor magkabahay na disente,pinapatapon sa malalayong lugar/kumonidad na kulang sa tamang serbisyo..

puro komersyalismo ang alam ng gobyerno natin,hindi alam kung paano alagaan ang isang national landmark tulad ng CCP ginagawang negosyo in effort to plug holes in our national coffers, but it sacrifices our own identity and pride..

we need more parks and greens, redeveloping luneta is one step further to rediscover our national treasures for future generations;the CCP is a national heritage,whoever built it..its a place for culture and arts,appreciate the beauty of our resources (manila bay and its sunset)hwag naman nilang agawan pa ang mga malilit sa katiting na espasyo na mapaglibangan

rescind whatever contract the previous goverment had with this developer (megaworld);kung yung proyekto ng affliate company nilang suntrust, adriatico gardens eh kwestiyonable ang pagkakatayo (pilit inaagaw sa mga legitimate claimants ang lupa,thru falsification of title-nagtatayo ng condo walang titulo?!) eto pa kaya..

derf

December 19th, 2010, 02:46 AM

This place should instead be developed into a CULTURAL PARK. Down with Megaworld and the Manila government if ever this project pushes through. Hate. :bash:

I agree with mayor cel. Baka malakas lang talaga si megaworld and suntrust for getting all the choice government lands. Isama mo na rin diyan yung boy scout property dun sa may City Hall. Pati yung jusmag. Hmmm some people may be laughing all the way to the bank. :lol:

mayor cel

December 19th, 2010, 09:54 PM

kungsabagay ano ba ang alam ng gobyerno natin sa salitang conservation?puro selling at conversion lang ang alam,buti kung sana napupunta talaga sa national coffers ang pinagbentahan..eh maliwanag na HINDE!..

totoo ang kasabihan,"ang hindi lumingon sa pinanggalingan,hindi makararating sa paroroonan"..kaya ganito ang bansa natin,ang pinaghirapan ng mga nakaraang henerasyon,napunta sa wala..winawasak ng sobrang komersyalismo at interes..kaya ang mga problema nuon,mas malala ngayon,hindi napaghandaan..

bakit kailangan ganito ang gawin sa CCP?hindi ba ang mandate at purpose nito ay i-promote ang national arts at culture?bakit hindi magtayo ng makabago at modern na national museum?bakit hindi ilipat at palakihin ang museo pambata?ilagay dyan ang planetarium?nasaan ang VISION?

pabahay ng iilan..pero libo-libong pinoy walang sarili at disenteng bahay?

as far as the adriatico gardens are concerned,paalala lang po sa mga gusto/interesado bumili ng units dito,ang lupang tinatayuan po nito ay may kaso ngayon sa DENR-NCR..WALA PO ITONG TITULO..ang pinanghahawakan lamang po nitong suntrust ay MOA ng city of manila at sa kanila,maliwanag po may kutsabahan na nangyare..ang TUNAY na may KARAPATAN sa lupa,sa pammamagitan ng UTOS NG KORTE (court order) ay ang maliit sa samahan ng urban poor na dating nakatira dyan,na giniba at pinaalis ng atienza administration..ang association na ito ay may hawak na genuine na documento at mga papeles,at ang kanilang titulo ay under process na po hanggang sa biglaang magpakita ng kaduda-duda na PEKENG TITULO ang suntrust na nagsasabi sila daw ang mayari..

hanggang ngayon ang kaso ay nakabinbin sa DENR dahil sa patuloy na ginagawang delaying tactics ng kabilang panig..

lochinvar

December 20th, 2010, 02:36 AM

"ang hindi lumingon sa pinanggalingan,hindi makararating sa paroroonan"

I think the following is the more appropriate one.

"Pagkahabahaba man daw ng procession ay may musiko sa huli."

rustyrap

March 30th, 2011, 02:56 PM

http://www.culturalcenter.gov.ph/page.php?page_id=473

CCP HOLDS ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN COMPETITION FOR TWO ICONIC BUILDINGS

The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) is launching the CCP Architectural Design Competition for the Artists’ Center and Performing Arts Theater.

The competition is a two-stage contest open to all Filipino architects who are part of duly registered architectural firms in the country. The architectural firm must have been in service for the last five years. Filipino architects may collaborate and team up with a local or foreign architectural firm for the development of the design entry. Participating firms may also partner with duly registered landscape architects/firms.

Each participating architectural firm is required to submit two designs (CCP Artists’ Center and the Performing Arts Theater), including the building and landscape designs. Phase 1 of the competition (Pre-Qualification stage) will select five finalists from among the participating firms. Phase 2 is the Competition proper where the five finalists will be given six weeks to develop their designs for the two iconic buildings. The finalists will each receive a P75,000.00 grant to help cover the cost of developing the designs for the two buildings.

Participating architectural firms to be evaluated and rated must submit one (1) set of the following documents: Business permit (duly certified copy), PRC registration (duly certified copy), Company profile; List, description and photos of past and ongoing major projects, Proof of membership in pertinent national and international organizations, List and CV’s of principal architects, List and proof of national and international awards and recognition, Design concept for the two buildings.

Entries will be addressed and submitted to:

Mr. NESTOR O. JARDIN
Chairman
CCP Architectural Design Competition
3rd floor, Executive Offices
Cultural Center of the Philippines
Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City

Deadline for submission of entries is on March 29, 2011. The winner will be chosen on June 3, 2011. The chosen architect(s) will be hired/commissioned to create the final designs (building and landscape) for the two new iconic structures for the arts (based on his/their winning entry) as part of the CCP Complex Master Development Plan (MDP) aimed at re-developing the 62-hectare property of the CCP.

The centerpiece of the CCP Complex Master Development Plan (MDP) are the seven Iconic Buildings (CCP Artists’ Center, Performing Arts Theater, Museum of the Philippine Arts, Cultural Resource Center, CCP Film Complex, Contemporary Art Museum of the Philippines, Popular Arts Theater) which will be constructed to provide world-wide facilities and spaces for the artists and the core programs of the Cultural Center of the Philippines. The present CCP facilities for arts and culture are insufficient to meet the needs and demands of the arts community and the public. The construction of such buildings is aimed at enhancing the stature of the Philippines as a center for the arts in Asia. Two of the seven Iconic Buildings slated for construction are the Artists’ Center and the Performing Arts Theater.

The Artists’ Center is envisioned as an arts facility that will serve the mandate of the CCP to train and educate artists, arts and cultural managers, teachers and the public. The principal activities and programs of the Artists’ Center will cover those of dance, theater, music, literature, visual arts, film, broadcast arts, architecture, production design and technical theater.

The Performing Arts Theater with an audience capacity of 1,000 will be built to serve the growing need for additional performing venues in the CCP Complex. At present, CCP has three venues for performing arts events, the CCP Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (Main Theater), CCP Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (Little Theater) and the CCP Tanghalang Huseng Batute (Experimental Theater). Oftentimes, these venues are fully booked and the Center has to turn down groups who wish to stage performances in the CCP. The new theater will serve this need.

For inquiries, contact Ms. Rosario Tala (Coordinator for the CCP Architectural Design Competition) at 832-2125, 832-1125 loc. 1412 or email to sar1204tala@yahoo.com or Ms. ******* Fellizar at 832-3659, 832-3677.

Click on the links to download background information, guidelines and application form

pau_p1

March 31st, 2011, 05:02 AM

wow... that contest sounds interesting! so I guess we'll see the winning designs to be publicly shown by June then... I hope these will really be iconic!

I wondered what happened to the previous winner of the design for the CCP redevelopment...

derf

March 31st, 2011, 05:43 AM

^^True, there will at least be a lot of fresh new ideas and concepts, rather than the designs that most established firms have been feeding us lately.

rustyrap

March 31st, 2011, 09:41 AM

for sure the previous design was turned scrap... they wouldn't hold a contest for this one if the former was pushed through...for the reason why.. maybe the design wasn't that iconic that can embody what the true filipino culture is (if there is)...or it was one of those summoned for review by the present admin and found out that there is a not-so-usual agenda... :lol:
these are just my assumptions by the way!!!:hahaha:

what is certain now is they go back to the drawing board...and hopefully this won't fall in again on ill routine of plan-approve-review-scrap :ohno:

but im still optimistic for my philippines :righton:

KnightOfTheFlag

April 6th, 2011, 06:10 PM

Narnian_King

April 7th, 2011, 04:53 PM

FINALISTS OF THE CCP ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN COMPETITION NAMED

The Cultural Center of the Philippines has named the five finalists of the CCP Architectural Design Competition for the Artists’ Center and Performing Arts Theater.

The finalists are: Leandro V. Locsin Partners, Architects; Lor Calma & Partners; Palafox Associates; Syndicated Architects; and Buensalido Architects.

The five finalists were selected from 17 entries that included major architectural firms in the country. “We are very pleased with the quality of the submissions,” said Nestor O. Jardin, chairman of the CCP Architectural Design Competition. “We chose the finalists based on their track record, past achievements of the principal architects and the congruence of their design concept for the two buildings with our vision for the CCP Complex.”

Leandro V. Locsin Partners, Architects is credited with having helped shape Manila’s skyline and architectural landscapes. From its drawing boards have sprung some of the country’s most notable landmarks, including the Cultural Center of the Philippines, the Manila International Airport, and the Philippine International Convention Center. The principal architect of Leandro V. Locsin Partners, Architects is Edgardo L. Ledesma, Jr.

Lor Calma & Partners, founded in 1975, has a wide experience in the design of corporate commercial office facilities, residential structures, furniture and lighting. Its primary goal is to create architecture that celebrates the workplace. Among its list of architectural, interior design and furniture supplied projects are the Coconut Palace in the CCP Complex and the Metropolitan Museum along Roxas Boulevard. The principal architect of Lor Calma & Partners is Jose Eduardo Calma.

Palafox Associates, under its principal architect Felino “Jun” A. Palafox, Jr., has carried out architectural and planning projects in 24 countries it the past 19 years. It is a multi-disciplinary firm of ISO-accredited architects, interior designers, engineers, landscape architects and environmental/urban planners. The firm has been involved in the architectural design of more than 10 billion square meters of building area. It has also master planned over 100 communities. In the Philippines, major architectural/planning projects include the Rockwell Center, Rizal Tower, Hidalgo Place, Amorsolo East and West, Sta. Elena, Manila Southwoods, The Country Club and seven SM Malls and four Robinson’s malls among others.

Syndicated Architects has more than a decade of experience in designing office buildings, residential developments, retail and commercial projects, financial institutions, sports and entertainment facilities, resort and hospitality developments. Among its projects are the Metro Department Store and Supermarket in Alabang Town Center, Muntinlupa, Belo Medical Center in Greenhills and Prudentialife Buildings in Mandaluyong City and Baguio City. Syndicated Architects was one of the winners in the Professional Category of New CCP District Design Competition in 2005. The principal architect of Syndicated Architects is Cesar Rizaldy V. De Los Reyes.

Buensalido Architects has undertaken master planning projects such as the Coron Masterplan, the CCP, Greenfields, Hacienda San Benito, La Prairie Retreat Center and Church, Nayong Pilipino Cultural Park, Aqua Boracay and Camanava Central. The firm won First Place in the 2005 New CCP District Design Competition. Its principal architect is John Patrick Anthony L. Buensalido.

The five finalists will be proceeding to Phase 2 of the Competition where they will be given seven weeks to develop their designs for the two iconic buildings---the Artists’ Center and the Performing Arts Theater.

The two buildings are among the seven Iconic Buildings that form the centerpiece of the CCP Complex Master Development Plan (MDP) which will be constructed to provide world-wide facilities and spaces for the artists and the core programs of the Cultural Center of the Philippines. The construction of such buildings is aimed at enhancing the stature of the Philippines as a center for the arts in Asia.

The winner of the competition will be announced on June 3, 2011. The chosen architectural firm will be hired/commissioned to create the final designs (building and landscape) for the two new iconic structures for the arts (based on his/their winning entry) as part of the CCP Complex Master Development Plan (MDP) aimed at re-developing the 62-hectare property of the CCP.

Edmundtanso

April 7th, 2011, 05:01 PM

Glad Lor Calma is one of the finalist. I hope that he gets it!!!

Bricken Ridge

April 8th, 2011, 11:48 AM

Why can't they just pick Leandro Locsin since he designed most of the buildings there? Lor Calma's expertise is more for elegant residences in uber neighborhoods.

manila_eye

April 8th, 2011, 01:33 PM

from_antipolo

April 8th, 2011, 02:10 PM

^^ wow. i hope the winning design would be really iconic. :D

boy_turista

April 9th, 2011, 02:45 PM

i just hope that the design is of world class type at least in the league of the performing arts theatre Marina Bay in Singapore (yung Durian inspired theatre nila) o mas higitan pa nila to think ang back drop ay ang Manila Bay.

Proud to be PINOY! :cheers:

noli-kun

April 15th, 2011, 02:13 AM

An ambitious expansion and rehabilitation of the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex is being proposed as an answer to the Center's perceived isolation from the masses. The proposed plan will turn the center into a venue for culture and the arts as well as a magnet for commerce.

The proposed master plan divides the current 88-hectare Complex into 5 clusters.

Cluster 1, tentatively named the Lucresia Reyes-Urtula Promenade, will feature an extension of the current Baywalk, retail shops, and restaurants. A visitor center, ferry terminal, and dock facilities will be built for visitors who will be coming in by sea or by yacht. This promenade will also feature a contemporary art museum.

Cluster 2, or the Art Sanctuary, will be a strip that is solely dedicated to the arts. The Tanghalang Pambansa will serve as its anchor, along with the proposed Performing Arts Theater, which will house an expanded library, archives, and a storage facility. This will then stretch out to a 3-hectare open-air venue called Freedom Park. It will also feature a bandstand that will be named after Lucio D. San Pedro, an open space that will be named after Levi Celerio, the Antonio Molina Conservatory, and the Production Design Center.

The Breezeway, or Cluster 3, is to be a mixed-use corridor that will link the Art Sanctuary to other performance and events venue. This area will include an 8,000-seater multi-purpose hall, a Nick Joaquin Garden, an Asian Music Gallery, the National Artists Museum, the Museo ng Kalinangang Pilipino (CCP Museum), and two artists' centers to be named after Andrea Veneracion and Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero.

The Art Living Room, or Cluster 4, is envisioned to be a high-density, high-rise establishment that will house condominiums and other exhibit areas. It will also feature a public transport hub to bring the masses to the Center. It will be home to the Design Arts Museum, the Juan Nakpil Boulevard, Arturo Luz's Building as Sculpture, and Leonor Orosa Goquingco's Dancing Fountain.

Cluster 5, or Seaside, is to be a medium-density residential and shopping area and will be linked to the Gil Puyat Avenue extension.

Syndicated Architects

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/63/SyndicatedArch.jpg

JP Buensalido Designs

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6a/JPBuensalido.jpg

Manalang-Tayag-Ilano Architects

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/00/Manalang.jpg

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_Center_of_the_Philippines)

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These design finalists are like circa 2006 pa ata. Ang nakita ko lang na pagbabago sa CCP eh yung expansion ng Harbor Square kasi dumami na yung mga kainan at inuman dun. Ang tindi! :lol:

noypiblazer

April 15th, 2011, 03:43 AM

^^ looks very promising BUT they still haven't started rehabilitating it. in short...nakakainip :(

poker.face

April 15th, 2011, 08:12 AM

Manalang-Tayag-Ilano Architects

The third pic above has a lot of boxy structures :ohno:
I prefer the first one

pau_p1

April 15th, 2011, 09:29 AM

If I remember it right.. it was the 2nd picture that won that contest back then for the rehab of CCP.... I'm not sure if the latest contest they had will integrate that previous group's design or it was totally scrapped out...

le Reine

April 15th, 2011, 09:52 AM

Parang walang iconic sa designs. Wala lang, just my two cents...

Jude12

April 15th, 2011, 03:00 PM

oo nga, i thought yung kay Buensalido Architects na yung napili? Ang tagala na niyan ah

Bricken Ridge

April 16th, 2011, 11:30 AM

Locsin was a brutalist. There's nothing really "iconic" in brutalist architecture. Yes, it is imposing but that's about it.

Btw, the Leandro Locsin that you are talking about is already dead yung firm na lang nya ang buhay :)

Thanks for the info. Maybe we should just hire Frank Gehry or Zaha Hadid or Calatrava to complete the work in CCP. Are there any guidelines to keep these great designers from working on this project?

princenitram

April 17th, 2011, 12:17 PM

Thanks for the info. Maybe we should just hire Frank Gehry or Zaha Hadid or Calatrava to complete the work in CCP. Are there any guidelines to keep these great designers from working on this project?

Unless we have the funds to hire these "starchitects"...

majaba98

April 17th, 2011, 03:03 PM

It´s not only paying the architects but also covering the building costs....

Bricken Ridge

April 18th, 2011, 07:37 AM

Unless we have the funds to hire these "starchitects"...

It´s not only paying the architects but also covering the building costs....

Why not? The returns would be immense. Their buildings are works of art and attractions unto itself. We spent millions to reclaim these lands and then decide to build a yawner project, that would be a waste. If Panama City can build one by Gehry, why not the PH? Of course, the CCP guys don't think big like us, so this is just a waste to suggest it here.:)

sulong

April 18th, 2011, 05:40 PM

Panama is more affluent than the Philippines. A beautiful, expensive building doesn't necessarily tantamount to immense returns. I'm also for beautification and iconic buildings, but, I'm also for living within our means and not trying to be pretentious.

manila_eye

April 18th, 2011, 06:25 PM

^^ very well said ;)

Bricken Ridge

April 18th, 2011, 07:42 PM

RickC

April 19th, 2011, 01:54 AM

Nice opinion.;)

Let's check that out first..Philippines has bigger economy than Panama and also according to 2011 International monetary fund our GDP is way more bigger than Panama...not sure about who is more afluent???? Philippines pa rin ako...Hope we can have better and honest Government officials and Politicians...Let's move forward and think more positive about Philippines....Just think...OFW money sent back to Philippines almost equal and will equal Panamas GDP....positve...!!!

Bricken Ridge

April 19th, 2011, 08:05 AM

Let's check that out first..Philippines has bigger economy than Panama and also according to 2011 International monetary fund our GDP is way more bigger than Panama...not sure about who is more afluent???? Philippines pa rin ako...Hope we can have better and honest Government officials and Politicians...Let's move forward and think more positive about Philippines....Just think...OFW money sent back to Philippines almost equal and will equal Panamas GDP....positve...!!!

At least may kumakampi sa akin na mas mayaman ang Pinas although mas malaki ang per capita ng Panamanians kumpara sa atin. At any rate, I believe we can afford it if we allow private companies to undertake this project. Pero, mahirap na kasi a lot of our kababayans think low of themselves, not capable of accomplishing anything big.:)

sulong

April 19th, 2011, 04:42 PM

Let's check that out first..Philippines has bigger economy than Panama and also according to 2011 International monetary fund our GDP is way more bigger than Panama...not sure about who is more afluent???? Philippines pa rin ako...Hope we can have better and honest Government officials and Politicians...Let's move forward and think more positive about Philippines....Just think...OFW money sent back to Philippines almost equal and will equal Panamas GDP....positve...!!!

High GDP is not everything. Indonesia has a bigger economy than the Philippines, but Metro Manila's economy is better than Jakarta's.

The geographic area of the Philippines is about 4 times that of Panama. Take into consideration GDP per capita income and other economic measurements, not just the GDP.

RickC

April 20th, 2011, 02:23 AM

High GDP is not everything. Indonesia has a bigger economy than the Philippines, but Metro Manila's economy is better than Jakarta's.

The geographic area of the Philippines is about 4 times that of Panama. Take into consideration GDP per capita income and other economic measurements, not just the GDP.

I know what you are saying but generalizing that Panama is more affluent than Philippines...I don't agree.because if you want to consider lots of things ....Philippines will still come out ahead no matter where you take it...
So please maybe there are things that they do better but there are lots of things that Philippines do better as well...Go live in Panama if you feel anybody can be more affluent...It's just how we look at things and how we see things....
Consider World Banks outlook and you will hopefully agree that in few more years Philippines will outrank other countries.
Have you considered all the natural resources that the Philippines have vs Panama.....Let check the numbers and maybe I can agree.....

JuIcYdUdE22

April 20th, 2011, 03:13 AM

I know what you are saying but generalizing that Panama is more affluent than Philippines...I don't agree.because if you want to consider lots of things ....Philippines will still come out ahead no matter where you take it...
So please maybe there are things that they do better but there are lots of things that Philippines do better as well...Go live in Panama if you feel anybody can be more affluent...It's just how we look at things and how we see things....
Consider World Banks outlook and you will hopefully agree that in few more years Philippines will outrank other countries.
Have you considered all the natural resources that the Philippines have vs Panama.....Let check the numbers and maybe I can agree.....

Baka nga gusto nya doon na lang sya tumira. We shouldn't waste our time to Filipinos who don't even see the progress we have here as a country, because all they see are bad things for all of them to notice..Kasi nga ang gusto lng nila makita ang gusto nilang makita.. Sa pangkalahatan, hay naku, hindi na nila nanotice kasi..

I dont know what word or sentence should I post to suffice the inadequacy, mediocrity..

Hayaan mo na Rick, just be grateful...

sulong

April 20th, 2011, 04:23 PM

Jarvijarv

April 20th, 2011, 09:25 PM

High GDP is not everything. Indonesia has a bigger economy than the Philippines, but Metro Manila's economy is better than Jakarta's.

The geographic area of the Philippines is about 4 times that of Panama. Take into consideration GDP per capita income and other economic measurements, not just the GDP.

ok.....
Market value of publicly traded shares:
Panama: $8 billion (31 Dec 2009)
Philippines: $202 billion (31 Dec 2010 est.)

Stock of broad money:
Panama: $24 billion (31 Dec 2010 est.)
Philippines: $91 billion (31 Dec 2010 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
Panama: $3.5 billion (31 Dec 2010 est.)
Philippines: $62 billion (31 Dec 2010 est.)

Source: 2011 WorldFactbook

So, IMO the Philippines does NOT have to be pretentious to deserve iconic buildings. These facts state we are more than qualified for such ambitious projects. Our time has come. :nocrook:

sulong

April 20th, 2011, 09:53 PM

Sana mas binasa mo 'yang World Factbook na 'yan para nakita mo 'to:

PH = Philippines; PA = Panama

GDP per capita income
PH = $3,500 (2010 est.); country comparison to the world: 161
PA = $12,700 (2010 est.); country comparison to the world: 91

Unemployment Rate
PH = 7.3% (2010 est.); country comparison to the world: 76
PA = 6.5% (2010 est.); country comparison to the world: 63

Additional homework, you may also look up what GDP per capita income is. Do you even go to the CCP? Baka may mas karapatan pa kong humiling ng mas magandang buildings para sa CCP kaysa sa 'yo dahil madalas ako dumalo sa mga events do'n. I pay to help sustain that institution. Do you?

Jarvijarv

April 21st, 2011, 12:16 AM

Additional homework, you may also look up what GDP per capita income is. Do you even go to the CCP? Baka may mas karapatan pa kong humiling ng mas magandang buildings para sa CCP kaysa sa 'yo dahil madalas ako dumalo sa mga events do'n. I pay to help sustain that institution. Do you?

Population:
Panama: 3,460,462 (July 2011 est.)
Philippines: 101,833,938 (July 2011 est.)

Population below poverty line:
Panama: 28.6% (2010 est.)
Philippines: 32.9% (2006 est.)

Source: 2011 WorldFactbook

Believe me, I complete my homework every time I visit Metro Manila. As a FilAm here in California, yes I have visited the CCP. One time the Madrigal Singers were performing in the foyer. My cousin used to work there, so she would tour us around the whole complex. Just last year I saw the Main Theatre, the Little Theatre, went backstage to see the hydraulic lift. I was impressed with the huge winding concrete stairwells in the lobby.
Understand everyone has a different point of view. That is why we use 'IMO'. (No more comments from me, I can't stand the 'back and forth', 'bait and switch', 'tag your move' dialogue on the internet these days)

Bricken Ridge

April 21st, 2011, 02:38 AM

Ayan ang mahirap sa mga makitid ang utak na Pilipino na kagaya niyo. I go the CCP regularly because I attend classical concerts, performances, etc. That to me is supporting my beloved CCP. Do you do the same?

Hindi dahil ang mga taong katulad ko ay naiisip na may ibang mas importanteng bagay na pagtuunan ng pansin ang pamahalaan kaysa sa mahal na mga gusali, hindi ibig sabihin noon ay wala na kaming pakialam sa bayan at 'di namin nakikita ang pag-unlad. Baka nga hindi pa kayo nakakapasok ng CCP kailanman, o kaya isang beses pa lang nakapasok.

I think you are going on a tangent here. Pakanan ang mga tao dito pero pakaliwa ka naman.

This discussion is not about your continued patronage to the CCP and your self-annointing as the sole and rightful authority to have a say in the complex's future development.

Your purported bragging rights does not hold water, ingat ka kasi baka malunod ka sa salita mo.

You should be thankful to the rest of your kababayans for giving you the privilege to attend shows at the CCP complex after they allowed Imelda Marcos to use their tax money to develop this area. Paalala lang po.

diz

April 21st, 2011, 11:54 AM

Philippines: 101,833,938 (July 2011 est.)

WHAT?!

Additional homework, you may also look up what GDP per capita income is. Do you even go to the CCP? Baka may mas karapatan pa kong humiling ng mas magandang buildings para sa CCP kaysa sa 'yo dahil madalas ako dumalo sa mga events do'n. I pay to help sustain that institution. Do you?

Then why don't you get your money's worth? :|

sulong

April 21st, 2011, 10:04 PM

This discussion is not about your continued patronage to the CCP and your self-annointing as the sole and rightful authority to have a say in the complex's future development.

...

You should be thankful to the rest of your kababayans for giving you the privilege to attend shows at the CCP complex after they allowed Imelda Marcos to use their tax money to develop this area. Paalala lang po.

Never did I express that I have the only rightful say on the matter. Does opinion always have to be in accordance with everyone else's? About the patronage, I was pointing out that many people want this and that, but, do they actually use it?

I am thankful that the CCP is there. One of the things I wish to see before I die is a dynamic, vibrant, and aesthetically captivating CCP complex. Ang sa 'kin lang, ang daming kailangan pagtuunan ng pansin gaya ng agrikultura, imprastruktura, etc.

Beautiful buildings can wait. Poverty is an even greater cause for concern. Beauty should, as I see it, radiate from the core of society. Less poor people = more beautiful environment.

Bricken Ridge

April 22nd, 2011, 03:37 AM

derf

April 22nd, 2011, 06:13 AM

Never did I express that I have the only rightful say on the matter. Does opinion always have to be in accordance with everyone else's? About the patronage, I was pointing out that many people want this and that, but, do they actually use it?

I am thankful that the CCP is there. One of the things I wish to see before I die is a dynamic, vibrant, and aesthetically captivating CCP complex. Ang sa 'kin lang, ang daming kailangan pagtuunan ng pansin gaya ng agrikultura, imprastruktura, etc.

Beautiful buildings can wait. Poverty is an even greater cause for concern. Beauty should, as I see it, radiate from the core of society. Less poor people = more beautiful environment.

Great comment here. No matter how beautiful our buildings are, if there are widespread poverty in our midst, then they dont really matter. We have to solve that problem first. Let's not talk about GDP because it doesnt really reflect whats happening around. Those wealth are concentrated in just a few that tends to up the average. Government should put more measures to curb the greed of businessmen and spread the wealth around. Where else can you find the regular employees paying more taxes than the owners of the companies they are working for? And corruption is even more rampant now than before. Hope this Good Friday, some of our government officials can reflect on it and decide to make a change for the better. This has got to start somewhere soon otherwise we would be comparing ourselves soon to Haiti. Di ba dati, we were being compared to Japan. Then we compared ourselves to Singapore. Then to Thailand, etc.. Then to vietnam and now it's Panama? Parang spaghetti na eto a. Pababa ng pababa. Come on now, guys! Let's volt in and make this country relevant again! They say change starts with ourselves. We can make our lives better indeed, but we also need these government officials running our country to take care of the less fortunate so that when we go out of our homes, we can still see beauty around us. Let's be glad for the positive opinions but lets not just ward off the negative opinions. Lets see if they have basis and then see if it can be corrected. Peace guys!

rawr

April 22nd, 2011, 03:23 PM

derf

April 23rd, 2011, 02:58 AM

joseprito

April 24th, 2011, 05:17 AM

yhuanista07

April 24th, 2011, 12:46 PM

Good evening! GUYS You should Watch this! This is the kind of Architecture for CCP that i've been WAITING for!!! :cheers:

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watcher09

April 25th, 2011, 01:58 PM

Population:
Panama: 3,460,462 (July 2011 est.)
Philippines: 101,833,938 (July 2011 est.)

Population below poverty line:
Panama: 28.6% (2010 est.)
Philippines: 32.9% (2006 est.)

Source: 2011 WorldFactbook

If this information is true, then we can assume that there are more affluent Filipinos than Panamanians by a wide margin. Obviously, Philippines has more millionaires than Panama! Even if half of Panama's population are millionaires, it would be a far cry from the Philippines even if let's say we have only 10% millionaires out of our population. Again, it's very palpable that there are more affluent Filipinos than Panamanians and we deserve iconic buildings at CCP complex. Anyway, they've just started bidding and we for now wait for what will happen.

Kintoy

April 26th, 2011, 10:14 AM

iyong nasa ibabaw na pix na maraming kulay parang pang-circus ang dating. Sama tignan.

garish colors

Bricken Ridge

April 26th, 2011, 10:25 AM

Good evening! GUYS You should Watch this! This is the kind of Architecture for CCP that i've been WAITING for!!! :cheers:

9oA2VNArmxE&feature=player_embedded#at=266

Infos like this makes you feel envious other countries are smart enough to use developments like this as springboard for cultural and economic renaissance.

inyaquin

April 26th, 2011, 02:39 PM

They should consider this, along with the Sydney Opera House, an inspiration and challenge to make the CCP complex advance and great once again.

RickC

April 28th, 2011, 02:58 PM

If this information is true, then we can assume that there are more affluent Filipinos than Panamanians by a wide margin. Obviously, Philippines has more millionaires than Panama! Even if half of Panama's population are millionaires, it would be a far cry from the Philippines even if let's say we have only 10% millionaires out of our population. Again, it's very palpable that there are more affluent Filipinos than Panamanians and we deserve iconic buildings at CCP complex. Anyway, they've just started bidding and we for now wait for what will happen.

Thats why we should clarify first what we meant by...??? Get the facts and be open minded. True per person we have lower GDP because of our population but together with that number we can be more stronger in the long run. Yeah we have more Affluent Filipinos than Panamanians. Thanks man....!

sulong

April 28th, 2011, 04:54 PM

carl_ty

April 28th, 2011, 07:08 PM

Bricken Ridge

April 29th, 2011, 09:39 AM

hahahaha oo nga lalong papangit ung ccp complex. imbis na i showcase ung culture and arts parang art lang ng grade 1 ang gumawa... maybe the concept is fiesta pero wag naman literal... d kaaya aya tignan

At least someone else (you) said this. :) I thought of the same. It is better to leave the lot bare with green than have this tackiest building rise in that space. It will be a waste of money. What happened to us? Don't we have talent anymore?:bash: If they insist on building this, I have a suggestion for the name- "Tawanan ng Tadhana (TNT)". :D

pomelo888

April 30th, 2011, 02:51 AM

zandro888

May 1st, 2011, 02:29 AM

This is a welcome development in the area, very elegant and colorful, Manila City indeed needs this!

asc25dbtc

May 3rd, 2011, 02:36 PM

At least someone else (you) said this. :) I thought of the same. It is better to leave the lot bare with green than have this tackiest building rise in that space. It will be a waste of money. What happened to us? Don't we have talent anymore?:bash: If they insist on building this, I have a suggestion for the name- "Tawanan ng Tadhana (TNT)". :D

that's what i've been wondering also these past years,of what really happened to us Filipinos. The Filipinos use their talents in other countries especially those architects that can design a world class masterpiece in other countries but cannot design in their own homeland. it really makes me sad. look at the proposed design, it is so 2003!

amarula

May 3rd, 2011, 04:04 PM

this developement will look awesome

hecky12

May 4th, 2011, 09:41 AM

^^ exactly...kaya nga pinatalsik sina imelda...kasi puro "iconic" at "world-class" structures ang karamihan sa mga pinatayo nila at hindi ang mga ospital, eskwelahan, reporma sa lupa at kapayapaan.

kita mo naman yun pa rin ang ginagamit.. at hanggang ngayon ay nagagamit...
baka nakakalimutan mo ang heart center and the likes sa area na yun e si imelda ang nagpatayo..

ano yung sabi nung isa? less poor = more beautiful environment? well tama nga naman yun.. pro making such an update physically sa area ng CCP would give JOBS sa construction.. for how many months yun gagawin.. then yun din yung length of time na mabubuhay nila ang pamilya nila.. after that.. another project na naman sila..

hecky12

May 4th, 2011, 09:44 AM

Yes, there may be more rich Filipinos than rich people from Panama. It also highlights that there are more poor people in the Philippines than in Panama. The need for the country's beautification is not to be contested. But, at what price to pay? Would you rather not have better schools which, at the end of the day, are really the "cultural centers" that the majority of the Filipinos go to?

I will not contest your wishes as they are also mine, I just don't like seeing people suffering from poverty.

have you reviewd or watch some documentaries regarding sa mga kabataan na ang alam gawin ay performing arts?! CCP indeed is like a school.. just forgot the name of the place e.. meron isang place.. sa province ata yun or city.. damn i forgot... naipalabas yun sa i-witness.. the children should pass the training for their scholarship..and CCP is a venue for them to perform..

biggy

May 4th, 2011, 05:49 PM

I think this panama/philippines comparison is getting way out of our hands. Simply put, the CCP Commitee believes in the talent of the Filipino Architect. That's why they would not hire a foreign architect for this project.

Bricken Ridge

May 5th, 2011, 04:56 AM

that's what i've been wondering also these past years,of what really happened to us Filipinos. The Filipinos use their talents in other countries especially those architects that can design a world class masterpiece in other countries but cannot design in their own homeland. it really makes me sad. look at the proposed design, it is so 2003!

I hope this is not the final design yet. I am not pro Imelda but I can at least say she has some taste. The CCP Main Theater, PICC and Folk Arts Theater are timeless designs, IMO.

xxxriainxxx

May 6th, 2011, 04:39 AM

http://www.asyadesign.com.ph/sites/default/files/imagecache/imagenode/SM%20CCP2_0.jpg http://www.asyadesign.com.ph/sites/default/files/imagecache/imagenode/SM%20CCP3_0.jpg

A proposed "SM CCP" on asya's website. Looks like the old Folk Arts Theater?

Very ugly. :ohno: Walang ka taste-taste ang nagdesign nito. Dapat sunugin at ibaon sa lupa ang planong ito.

^^ exactly...kaya nga pinatalsik sina imelda...kasi puro "iconic" at "world-class" structures ang karamihan sa mga pinatayo nila at hindi ang mga ospital, eskwelahan, reporma sa lupa at kapayapaan.

sobrang OT na...

ano nang progress sa renovation ng CCP???

Kidney Center, Heart Center..

I hope this is not the final design yet. I am not pro Imelda but I can at least say she has some taste. The CCP Main Theater, PICC and Folk Arts Theater are timeless designs, IMO.

Agree. The buildings are beautiful.

sulong

May 6th, 2011, 06:07 AM

have you reviewd or watch some documentaries regarding sa mga kabataan na ang alam gawin ay performing arts?! CCP indeed is like a school.. just forgot the name of the place e.. meron isang place.. sa province ata yun or city.. damn i forgot... naipalabas yun sa i-witness.. the children should pass the training for their scholarship..and CCP is a venue for them to perform..

I think you're referring to the PHSA, or the Philippine High School for the Arts. Yes, their students are very good. And yes, the CCP is supposed to educate. I don't see the point for disagreement.

I think this panama/philippines comparison is getting way out of our hands. Simply put, the CCP Commitee believes in the talent of the Filipino Architect. That's why they would not hire a foreign architect for this project.

Yes, there a lot of good Filipino architects. It would be desirable that Filipino architects design "iconic" buildings for the CCP, but, a sort of a protectionist measure for the industry of architecture (if it can be put in that way) may hinder progress of the field in the country ("may," I'm not saying it will).

It would be useful to be open to what foreign technologies and designs can bring to the country to help us modernize Filipino architecture. Yes, there have been attempts to do this. So far, so good. But, a more competitive industry may fuel innovation.

I hope this is not the final design yet. I am not pro Imelda but I can at least say she has some taste. The CCP Main Theater, PICC and Folk Arts Theater are timeless designs, IMO.

It's not that she has "some" taste. She has taste. I agree with you, I like the 3 edifices you mentioned, plus the Manila Film Center.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3254/5691872809_117602cb56_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/45112056@N02/5691872809/)
Manila Film Center (http://www.flickr.com/photos/45112056@N02/5691872809/) by Metro Manilenyo (http://www.flickr.com/people/45112056@N02/), on Flickr

Bricken Ridge

May 6th, 2011, 07:34 AM

I think you're referring to the PHSA, or the Philippine High School for the Arts. Yes, their students are very good. And yes, the CCP is supposed to educate. I don't see the point for disagreement.

Yes, there a lot of good Filipino architects. It would be desirable that Filipino architects design "iconic" buildings for the CCP, but, a sort of a protectionist measure for the industry of architecture (if it can be put in that way) may hinder progress of the field in the country ("may," I'm not saying it will).

It would be useful to be open to what foreign technologies and designs can bring to the country to help us modernize Filipino architecture. Yes, there have been attempts to do this. So far, so good. But, a more competitive industry may fuel innovation.

It's not that she has "some" taste. She has taste. I agree with you, I like the 3 edifices you mentioned, plus the Manila Film Center.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3254/5691872809_117602cb56_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/45112056@N02/5691872809/)
Manila Film Center (http://www.flickr.com/photos/45112056@N02/5691872809/) by Metro Manilenyo (http://www.flickr.com/people/45112056@N02/), on Flickr

I would have agreed with you on this but Tita Meldy's excessive penchant for shoes leaves a lot to be desired with taste. Yup the Film Center is timeless as well. It was inspired by the Parthenon in Athens. ;)

BeaverQube

May 6th, 2011, 10:23 AM

I would have agreed with you on this but Tita Meldy's excessive penchant for shoes leaves a lot to be desired with taste. Yup the Film Center is timeless as well. It was inspired by the Parthenon in Athens. ;)

are you kidding! imelda's shoe collection was a favorite topic in the western world because their women cannot wear shoes like imelda did! why? look at their weather, its either boots or sneakers only. unless they attend parties. or a lot of them are not just aware that they have bought more than that of imelda..(im not a fan of imelda, was too young to know about them before).

in the philippines its normal for women to have these kind of shoes or "sandals" or "high heels" worn 365 days a year.
so cut that crap about imelda's shoes! :bash:

ask my wife, our storage is almost full of her shoes and bags and we're just married in not so long ago. and im just a regular wage earner! :ohno: we'll she's my wife can't do much about it!! :lol:

on a different note.. any picture of the winning design for the ccp?

Bricken Ridge

May 6th, 2011, 11:15 AM

are you kidding! imelda's shoe collection was a favorite topic in the western world because their women cannot wear shoes like imelda did! why? look at their weather, its either boots or sneakers only. unless they attend parties. or a lot of them are not just aware that they have bought more than that of imelda..(im not a fan of imelda, was too young to know about them before).

in the philippines its normal for women to have these kind of shoes or "sandals" or "high heels" worn 365 days a year.
so cut that crap about imelda's shoes! :bash:

ask my wife, our storage is almost full of her shoes and bags and we're just married in not so long ago. and im just a regular wage earner! :ohno: we'll she's my wife can't do much about it!! :lol:

on a different note.. any picture of the winning design for the ccp?

I see. Either you are joking or you don't know what you are talking about. ;)

biggy

May 6th, 2011, 02:59 PM

it'll be coming out soon. For sure there will be media coverage.

b_two

May 6th, 2011, 07:05 PM

It's not that she has "some" taste. She has taste. I agree with you, I like the 3 edifices you mentioned, plus the Manila Film Center.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3254/5691872809_117602cb56_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/45112056@N02/5691872809/)
Manila Film Center (http://www.flickr.com/photos/45112056@N02/5691872809/) by Metro Manilenyo (http://www.flickr.com/people/45112056@N02/), on Flickr

imo konting hilamos lang itong film center + check ng structural integrity ayos na ayos na.

miss the phils

May 6th, 2011, 08:16 PM

dapat gibain na lang nila tong mga luma na building na to.....eyesore e

zandro888

May 7th, 2011, 01:12 AM

Marami daw namatay dito nong ginagawa pa ito?

hecky12

May 7th, 2011, 01:32 AM

hecky12

May 7th, 2011, 01:38 AM

Kidney Center, Heart Center..

TAMA... ANG KIDNEY, HEART CENTERS AY SA PANAHON NILA NAGAWA... kaya yung nagsbi dito ng

kaya nga pinatalsik sina imelda...kasi puro "iconic" at "world-class" structures ang karamihan sa mga pinatayo nila at hindi ang mga ospital, eskwelahan, reporma sa lupa at kapayapaan

e kulang siguro sa leksyon... at PURO NEGATIVE INFORMATIONS ANG IPINASOK NYA SA KANYANG KOKOTE.. pa minsan minsan e dapat tinitignan natin yung magandang nagagawa.. kung sa iisang bagay ka lang nakatuon forever mong maipapasa yang knowledge na yan sa susunod mong henerasyon.

@SULONG... thanks for the name school.. tama yun nga yun... do they have website?!!

hecky12

May 7th, 2011, 01:40 AM

dapat gibain na lang nila tong mga luma na building na to.....eyesore e

di hamak maraming lumang govt building sa QC.. am i right?!! eyesore din yun..

xxxriainxxx

May 7th, 2011, 06:50 AM

dapat gibain na lang nila tong mga luma na building na to.....eyesore e

I think the Film Centre complements the other buildings in the area. I think it is a great building, it just needs renovation, proper lighting as well as proper landscaping.

TAMA... ANG KIDNEY, HEART CENTERS AY SA PANAHON NILA NAGAWA... kaya yung nagsbi dito ng

kaya nga pinatalsik sina imelda...kasi puro "iconic" at "world-class" structures ang karamihan sa mga pinatayo nila at hindi ang mga ospital, eskwelahan, reporma sa lupa at kapayapaan

e kulang siguro sa leksyon... at PURO NEGATIVE INFORMATIONS ANG IPINASOK NYA SA KANYANG KOKOTE.. pa minsan minsan e dapat tinitignan natin yung magandang nagagawa.. kung sa iisang bagay ka lang nakatuon forever mong maipapasa yang knowledge na yan sa susunod mong henerasyon.

@SULONG... thanks for the name school.. tama yun nga yun... do they have website?!!

Pagdating sa infra, marami ding nagawa ang mga Marcoses, but of course, it is not to exculpate them from their other nefarious deeds. But let's give credit where credit is due.

Bosnyboy

May 7th, 2011, 10:33 AM

Of all the recent presidents of the phils, twas only the marcos admin who has accomplish the most number of infra projects. All geothermal power plant along with several dams were built during his admin. All major bridges like the san juanico bridge were also built during his time. He was able to instill discipline among the filipino kaya one cant see anybody jawalking during his term, no spitting, no littering. Yun lang he held absolute power and absolute power corrupts. But if we then compare it to the next admin which is cory, infra construction really dropped. The only infr projects that cory admin did were several fly overs along edsa which were later found defective and dangerous. During marcos period only marcos and their cronies were corrupt, come cory admin everybody became corrupt from lowly barangay officials to the top officials in the palace. And the phils went downhill from there.

Bosnyboy

May 7th, 2011, 10:36 AM

Kung land reform program lang pag uusapan, it was during marcos period that the land reform act was enacted. Halos lahat ng mga mayayaman haciendero lost their land to land reform except for a few. This includes hacienda luisita of the aquino family kaya nga galit na galit ang mga aquino kay marcos nun dahil ayaw pumayag ng mga aquino na ipamigay ang lupa nila sa kanilang magsasaka. Sa panahon din ni marcos ang green revoultion kayat nung panahon na yun ang pilipinas ay isang net exporter of rice and other agricultural crops like coffee and sugar. Pagkatapos ng panahon ni marcos parang mga gutom na gutom na aso ang mga pumalit s pwesto kayat kinamkam lahat kaya eto tayo ngayon taga import ng rice, sugar etc etc.

sulong

May 9th, 2011, 05:58 PM

kelan kuha yan?! parang old picture yan.. facade ba yan ng manila film center? kasi hindi ganyan ang facade ng film center ngayon.. merong nakalagay na amzaing show sa taas.. korean national ang rumerenta ngayon diyan para sa mga shows..

I think the Film Centre complements the other buildings in the area. I think it is a great building, it just needs renovation, proper lighting as well as proper landscaping.

The photo was taken early this year. Yes, the façade facing the flagpoles has the annoying "Amazing Show" letters displayed. This is the side facing the north (or so I think). With regards to the Korean national renting the place, even though I don't like the idea very much, I think it's better that not having the building used.

This is a grand building, IMO, and its brutalist finish marks an era in Philippine architecture. Yes, we can demolish these types of buildings in favor of new, "more modern" buildings, but, I think retaining them for the purpose of keeping alive the attempt to design a unifying Filipino modern architecture (like in the modernization of Paris using Haussman architecture) would no be such a bad idea. These buildings are pretty in their own ways. And as to them looking old, it's just like saying, "Hey, we already had this before the other Asian countries did." ;)

rain34

May 9th, 2011, 08:20 PM

Kintoy

May 10th, 2011, 11:33 AM

Kidney Center, Heart Center, Lung Center = Bopis complex

QuadZero

May 11th, 2011, 02:48 AM

Marami daw namatay dito nong ginagawa pa ito?

Yeah, my dad was actually one of the Architects for that building. I remember him telling me the construction history of it when ever we pass it by. Imelda Marcos really rushed the completion of the project which really missed out some safety measures. If I could remember what my dad told me, some scaffoldings which a lot of men are standing on suddenly collapsed and a lot of them fell on wet concrete... The fate of those men were really so sad. Some of the bodies were only retrieved once the concrete was dry

maczilla

May 11th, 2011, 05:35 AM

Heard plans that the Senate will be transferring to the Film Center soon. Any word on this?

Bricken Ridge

May 11th, 2011, 08:51 AM

Heard plans that the Senate will be transferring to the Film Center soon. Any word on this?

Wasn't it eons ago they planned this?

up_mc

May 12th, 2011, 03:42 AM

Heard plans that the Senate will be transferring to the Film Center soon. Any word on this?

that was proposed by Zubiri last year, pero wala pang update kung matutuloy o hindi :)

keemquim

May 13th, 2011, 04:47 PM

this is so right :))

timberpro

May 26th, 2011, 08:39 AM

that was proposed by Zubiri last year, pero wala pang update kung matutuloy o hindi :)

Dun na sila. para multohin yung mga corrupt sa knila....

biggy

May 26th, 2011, 03:15 PM

naku, konti na lang...pukpukan na siguro mga finalist ngyn

biggy

June 2nd, 2011, 04:52 PM

congratulations to all the finalists of the CCP competition for a job well done. We had a lot of sacrifices in this project. Good luck on the announcement tomorrow. Whoever wins, truly deserves the project.

noli-kun

June 3rd, 2011, 05:46 AM

I know it's better to help the less affluent people than build iconic buildings --but what if we can do both? We build iconic buildings for tourism and entertainment which brings $$. Tourism creates jobs for the local community and tourists come to spend their money and leave. The government will receive $$ from taxes and help fund social programs and fix infrastructure for the community.

This is a very general example, but look at Las Vegas in the US. It started as a bunch of casinos in the middle of the dessert and now it considered one of the entertainment capitals of the world. The casinos, hotels, convention centers, restaurant, and bars all bring in local jobs, and the tax revenue pays for its social programs and local infrastructure projects. I'm not suggesting we should be Las Vegas, but definitely the tourism $$ help built their city to what it is today.

I definitely think we can attract more tourists if we give them a reason to spend their money. Our hope for a stronger Philippines can be as bright as the proposed CCP building (which is really bright) :lol::lol:

Just brought to mind the disposition of former president Manuel Quezon, who, by the time everything was set for the immense beautification of Manila to become another 'Paris on the Prairie,' felt that the overhaul was just a colossal fancy that it could wait. He diverted the funds for irrigation instead. Look at what happened to Manila now, the aborted Burnham plan, the mismanagement of its present crop of city leaders, excessive population, among others. I hope they would not marginalize the stature of CCP and the role it will still play to our history. And I hope they won't feed us the same spiel of 'there are other bigger fishes to fry' and 'it still can wait.' CCP deserves more.