35th UAP National Convention
The Power of Architecture
DR E A M • CR E A T E • TRANSF ORM
Heritage
Conservation
in Macau
Augusto "Toti" Villalón
Augusto Villalón is an architect
and cultural heritage planner
who graduated from Notre Dame
and Yale Universities, and was
awarded a Ph.D Honoris Causa by
the Far Eastern University. Aside
from his architecture practice,
he has been involved with the
Heritage Conservation Society
and the National Commission on
Culture and the Arts (NCCA) in
Manila, UNESCO in Manila and
Paris, ICOMOS in Paris, the United
Nations World Tourism Organization
in Madrid, the National Trust in
Australia, and other international
organizations. Projects have taken
him from his base in Manila to
various Philippine and overseas
locations. He has received awards
from the City of Manila, NCCA,
United Architects of the Philippines,
and UNESCO. His books, published
in the Philippines and in Europe,
are “Living Landscapes and
Cultural Landmarks: World Heritage
Sites in the Philippines”, “Lugar”
and “Manila”. He writes a weekly
column on heritage conservation
for the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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