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We are hiring!  Architects who are interested in collaboration and meaningful work are invited to apply. Please email yo...
14/10/2026

We are hiring!
Architects who are interested in collaboration and meaningful work are invited to apply.
Please email your resume along with two or three samples of your work to Dominic Galicia Architects at [email protected], addressed to Office Administrator.

INVISIBLE BRIDGES Our contribution to the Shared Ground exhibit of the 2026 Anthology Architecture Festival in Intramuro...
06/10/2026

INVISIBLE BRIDGES
Our contribution to the Shared Ground exhibit of the 2026 Anthology Architecture Festival in Intramuros

INVISIBLE BRIDGES
By Dominic Galicia Architects

We are aiming for the sublime absurd, channeling Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities, but this time imagining Invisible Bridges, bridges that should have been, or perhaps once were, and now exist somewhere between dream and reality.

One can say that all these bridges are Jones Bridge, in much the same way that Marco Polo in Invisible Cities tells Kublai Khan that all the cities he has been describing are, in fact, Venice.

Jones Bridge is part of the image, but it is the exception, both real and unreal, a fiction that has entered the canon of time. It begins the necessary act of stitching both sides of the Pasig River together; necessary, because legend gives that necessity a face. Otherwise, the mythical Buwaya, or crocodile, will fulfill its threat of permanently sundering both banks of the river.

Upstream and downstream of this act of stitching, with Manila Bay in the west and Laguna de Bay in the east, we establish a chain of bridges, starting with Jones Bridge. A geography of crossings, real and imagined. We select some of the most celebrated bridges in the world, creating their outlines, leaving them empty, then filling them with abstracted stained glass windows from a recent church project.

By this, we anchor the dream in a fervent prayer.

The consecration of the w**e during the Mass for Our Lady of Guadalupe at Holy Spirit Church, Thursday morning, October ...
06/10/2026

The consecration of the w**e during the Mass for Our Lady of Guadalupe at Holy Spirit Church, Thursday morning, October 1, 2026.

Heartfelt thanks to the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the 2026 Haligi ng Dangal Awards for hon...
05/10/2026

Heartfelt thanks to the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the 2026 Haligi ng Dangal Awards for honoring Kilyawan Farm Resort in Ibaan, Batangas, as the Architecture Honoree in the Professional Category. We are deeply grateful for this recognition.

Taos-pusong pasasalamat sa Pambansang Komisyon para sa Kultura at mga Sining (NCCA) at sa 2026 Haligi ng Dangal Awards para sa pagbib**ay-pugay sa Kilyawan Farm Resort sa Ibaan, Batangas, bilang Architecture Honoree sa Propesyonal na Kategorya. Lubos kaming nagpapasalamat para sa pagkilalang ito.

Maraming mga proyekto sa arkitektura ang may masusing konsiderasyon sa epekto ng bubuuing istruktura sa kapaligiran at sa mga gagamit nito. Ngayong taon, ipinakita ng ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—น๐˜†๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ kung bakit sila namumukod-tangi bilang ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ - ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜†.

Ang Kilyawan Farm Resort, na idinisenyo ni Ar. Dominic Galicia at natapos noong taong 2023, ay isang proyektong hospitality, agriturismo, at adaptive reuse na matatagpuan sa bayan ng Ibaan, sa lalawigan ng Batangas. Ang 690 sqm Cabins Building at 580 sqm Reception Building ng resort ay itinayo gamit ang orihinal na sakop at pundasyon ng dalawa sa walong lumang bahay-manukan ng isang dating agro-industrial complex na minsang kumupkop ng higit 55,000 manok. Sa halip na tuluyang gibain, isinakatuparan ng mga may-ari ang pangarap na magb**ay ng tunay na karanasan sa bukid para sa mga taga-lungsod at maghatid ng kabuhayan sa lokal na komunidad.

Binigyang-halaga ng proyekto ang pagpapanatili sa alaala ng dating bahay-manukan sa pamamagitan ng paggamit ng mga materyales na matatagpuan sa mismong lugar. Muling inayos ang mga orihinal na triangular steel truss na ginamit bilang mga haligi at b**a ng bubong na bahagyang binalutan ng kawayan. Ang mga dingding ng cabin ay gawa sa kawayan at recycled wood na nilagyan ng matataas na jalousie window. Sa tulong ng puting bubong na yero, makakapal na masonry wall, at mga materyales na may natural na porosidad, napanatili ang malawak na cross-ventilation na nagpapanatiling malamig sa dalawang gusali nang hindi umaasa lamang sa artipisyal na pagpapalamig.

Bukod sa mga katangiang ekolohikal, maka-agaw pansin ang malalim na ugnayan ng proyekto sa kultura at kalikasan. Isinunod ang pangalan nito sa "Kilyawan" o black-naped oriole sa Ingles, isang uri ng ibon na nakatagpo ng kanlungan sa 8.5-ektaryang farm resort na ito. Makikita rin ang malikhaing paggamit ng mga gawang-kamay na clay bricks mula sa San Juan na inayos nang kahawig ng paghahabi, pati na rin ang mga kisameng nilatagan ng banig na nilikha ng mga kababaihang manghahabi mula sa isang isla sa Batangas.

Masasaksihan ang opisyal na paggawad ng parangal sa Kilyawan Farm Resort at kay Ar. Dominic Galicia sa darating na ika-3 ng Oktubre 2026, ganap na ika-6:00 ng gabi, sa Costa Palawan Resort, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan.

Mass for Our Lady of Guadalupe, Holy Spirit Church, Thursday morning, October 1, 2026
01/10/2026

Mass for Our Lady of Guadalupe, Holy Spirit Church, Thursday morning, October 1, 2026

HOLY SPIRIT CHURCH, CABRERA ROAD, TAYTAYThe Pilgrimage of Our Lady of Guadalupe is coming to Holy Spirit Church & Columb...
28/09/2026

HOLY SPIRIT CHURCH, CABRERA ROAD, TAYTAY

The Pilgrimage of Our Lady of Guadalupe is coming to Holy Spirit Church & Columbarium! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ
September 30 โ€” Solemn Candlelight Rosary & Veneration
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ Please bring a candle and your rosary as expressions of your love, faith, and prayers to Our Lady.
October 1 โ€” Welcome Mass, Anointing with Holy Oil, Veneration & Farewell Mass
Please be advised that there will be no veneration after the 6:00 PM Mass. We encourage everyone to arrive accordingly.
๐Ÿ“… September 30 & October 1, 2026
๐Ÿ“ Cabrera Rd., Taytay, Rizal 1920
๐Ÿ”— https://maps.app.goo.gl/3zfFVtzXF8ffQm6NA

We are hiring!  Architects who are interested in collaboration and meaningful work are invited to apply. Please email yo...
02/09/2026

We are hiring!

Architects who are interested in collaboration and meaningful work are invited to apply.

Please email your resume along with two or three samples of your work to Dominic Galicia Architects at [email protected], addressed to Office Administrator.

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