Theme Rationale
Both traditional and modern
anniversary symbols assign
the ruby for the fortieth year;
hence, the dominant red color
of the logo on the occasion
of the 40th UAP National
Convention as depicted on the
upper part.
The lower part reveals the
theme,
O.N.E.,
both
the
acronym and its component
words, which reflect every
architect’s desire to be unified
spirit, sentiment, and purpose.
O
N
The whole is greater than the
sum of its parts. Perhaps, no
other profession can understand
this more than us architects. One
illustration that can be used is
that of a house. Each “part” — the
design, concrete, wood, fixtures,
paint, roofing, etc. and even the
labor — has its own value. But
putting the parts together in
one place at one time into the
final product escalates the value
geometrically.
The future of a country depends
upon its citizens who need to be
well-educated, skilled and trained
to get the goal of progress and
development by fighting all
odds. To be patriotic architects,
we need to take more tangible
steps to polishing the skills of
the profession by providing the
members of the UAP a platform
to explore the innovative ideas
of their mind and showcase their
talents, to have access to modern
researches, theories and other
information, and to enhance the
confidence prerequisite to excel
in every field.
RGANIZATION-MOVERS
Similarly, the UAP is blessed with
members with a great diversity
of gifts and charisms, all of whom
have gathered together for our
noble profession. However, we
still have a long road to take to
realize our collective vision. We,
in both capacities as leader or
follower, must learn more and
more to work together as one
team, as one organization, so
that the best and brightest of
our gifts will lift us up and raise
our mission to a higher standard.
As the Integrated and Accredited
Professional Organization of
Architects, members of the
UAP are tied to one another —
bound to one another. We must
constantly remind ourselves that
the mission we have in the UAP
is a communal one. Therefore,
bound
by
one
common
mission, we can choose to help
one another up, or drag each
other down.
ATION-BUILDERS
After all, we architects see the
big picture. Are we not specially
educated to help clients define
what they want built, to present
options they might never have
considered, and to help them
get the most for their valuable
investment? We don’t just
design four walls and a roof —
we create total environments,
both exterior and interior, that
are functional and dynamic
places in which to work and live.
We are trained problem solvers,
and creatively at that.
If we hone the ability to empathize
and see others’ plight by leaving
our comfort zones, and to be able
to reach out and help our Filipino
brethren through our time and
talents, the Filipino architect can
be effective nation-builders.
E
ARTH-KEEPERS
We stand at a critical moment
in earth’s history, a time when
humanity chooses its future. As
the world becomes increasingly
interdependent and fragile, the
future at once holds great peril
and great promise. Looking
to the distant future gives us
a warning for the present: our
activities have already left a
significant footprint on the
planet, and not a flattering one.
Is this how future generations
will remember us?
Beginning with our own lives,
within our own families, and
within our own profession and
organization, we should focus
on being living examples of the
values we want to pass on to
our families, our community, and
our country. By changing our
relationship with the Earth and
connecting directly with n GW&R