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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. 75