UAP attends ACA 17, Arcasia Committee Meetings
HONG KONG – Official Delegates from the United Architects of the Philippines attended the recently-concluded Arcasia’s 17th ASIAN CONGRESS OF ARCHITECTS (ACA17) held last September 26-28, 2016 in Hong Kong.
The delegation led by UAP National President, Arch. Guillermo H. Hisancha actively participated in various meetings held conjunction with ACA 17. Architect Hisancha and Immediate Past National President, Arch. Ma. Benita O. Regala attended the ARCASIA Council Meeting held last September 27-28 as the UAP official delegates. Arcasia five committee meetings were attended by the following: Committee of Architecture Education (ACAE) : Architects Wifredo G. Gacutan (Executive Director, UAP Commission on Education); Jonathan V. Manalad (Chairman of the UAP Committee on Research and Academic Institution) and John Joseph T. Fernandez (ARCASIA Deputy Chair on the Committee on Education) ; Committee on Green & Sustainable Architecture (ACGSA) : Michaela Rosette M. Santos (Chairman of the UAP Committee on Green Architecture) and Emelito C. Punsalan (Member of the UAP Committee on Green Architecture and Vice President of Philippine Green Building Initiative); Committee on Young Architects (ACYA) : Patrick N. Rodriguez (Chairman of the UAP Arcasia Young Architects) and Star Florentino-Marudo; Committee on Social Responsibility (ACSR) : Renato A. Heray (UAP Secretary General and Immediate Past Chairman of UAP Bayanihang Arkitektura) and Rene Richie A. Corcuera (Overall Chairman of UAP Bayanihang Arkitektura); Committee on Professional Practice (ACPP) : Ma. Nina Bailon B. Arce (UAP National Executive Vice President) and Benjamin K. Panganiban (Executive Director of the UAP Commission on Professional Practice). UAP Past Presidents Architect Yolanda David-Reyes, (incumbent UIA Vice President for Region IV and ARCASIA Adviser) and Edric Marco C. Florentino (Past Arcasia Vice President for Zone B and First and Past Chairman of the ARCASIA Committee on Professional Practice) also attended the said event.
UAP National President Hisancha also served as one of the speakers during the UIA Symposium held last September 28, 2016, coinciding ACA.
One of the key feature of ARCASIA is the Asian Congress of Architects (ACA) which is a major regional congress held every two years that take the form of a large international congress for fostering intellectual exchange and strategic discussion on regional challenges, initiatives and development amongst hundreds of architects. The theme for the ACA17 in 2016 is “Growth and Diversity: The Green Age of Asia”.
