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27-30 April 2011 | SMX Convention Center, Pasay City

Rey S. Gabitan,

UAP

Secretary General

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United Architects of the Philippines
It is with great honor and privilege that I extend my warmest gratitude to
the delegates, exhibitors, speakers and guests of the PRC’s three-time Most
Outstanding Accredited Professional Organization in the Philippines – the
United Architects of the Philippines (UAP), as we undertake the 37th National
Convention of Architects and Convention Exhibits at the SMX Convention
Center from April 27-30, 2011.
As the society changes and advances forward, so are services and
practices. It becomes more complex and diversified. The theme of this year’s
convention exemplifies the changing role architects would have to undergo in
order to cope up with new technologies and new responsibilities. “Reinventing
S.O.A.: Service-Oriented Architecture” is a challenge to all Filipino Architects
to be more adaptable to the changing times and to be ready for more
challenges in the architectural practice. It is indeed an opportune time to
now realize that we, as a major stakeholder in the built environment, would
have to undertake new visions and objectives in the face of a changing world.
The UAP, as the integrated and accredited organization of architects
(IAPOA) that is growing in numbers, has to be ready also for this kind of
challenges. The theme of this year’s administration, “Redefining Service to
Members,” is already a starting point in reinventing ourselves. It is meant
to align programs, policies and activities to be more responsive to the needs
of member-architects as well as to the various roles and responsibilities
architects now would have to play in a shifting social order. We cannot just
go on and perform the same practices we do in a simpler society. We have
to move forward and position ourselves as major molders of civilization learning, sharing and growing from everyone else.
Let me extend my congratulations to the Organizing Committee for
choosing a very relevant theme. I am very much sure that this year’s meeting
of architects will definitely bring fruitful ideas and memorable events which
participants will treasure through the years. It will indeed be a very successful
event once again for t his organization.
Mabuhay ang Bagong UAP!
Mabuhay ang Makabagong Arkitektong Filipino!

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