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DISTRICT D-1 NAW 2016 CELEBRATION
By Arch. Ericson P. Europa
The UAP REGIONAL DISTRICT D-1 marked the 45th National Architecture Week (NAW) with a series of activities held
from December 5 to 7, 2016.
Kicking off the celebration was a motorcade around Davao City’s main thoroughfares, which was joined by members of District D-1
chapters. The caravan started at Trust Home Depot and ended up at SM Davao Annex, where the formal Opening Ceremonies of NAW
2016 was held. Gracing the occasion was no other than UAP National President Guillermo Hisancha.
Also staged in the same venue was an architectural exhibit, where some of the best works of Davao’s architects were displayed. After
the Opening Ceremonies, an Architects’ Forum was held, which featured two interesting topics, “The Revised Guidelines for Architects’
Compensation” by UAP
Immediate Past National
Executive Vice President
Rey Gabitan and “Should
the Architect Advertise?”
by UAP Commission on
Professional
Practice
Executive Director Benja-
min Panganiban.
This was followed by
the much-awaited 13th Above: An Architect’s Forum was being held during the
Inter-School Architecture celebration of NAW by UAP-District D1 at SM Davao City;
Quiz organized by UAP Right: UAP National President Arch. Guillermo Hisancha
Davao. This is an annual (3rd from left) and Chief Consultant for the National Building
Code (NBC) of DPWH Arch. Rey Gabitan (Extreme Right)
competition which pits
joins the officers of the District D1 Council.
Davao’s four architecture
schools against each other in a battle of brains on various archi-
tecture topics. University of Mindanao bagged this year’s
championship trophy.
The next day, December 6, UAP Kadayawan Dabaw
staged an interesting Body Painting Competition, where artists
made their creative interpretations of this year’s NAW theme,
“Kolaborasyon: Our Past Defines Our Future Towards Profes-
sional Excellence,” using the human body as canvas. On the
ultimate day of the celebration, a Gift-Giving and Feeding
Activity, spearheaded by District D1 Director Ma. Concepcion
Dy, was conducted at the Missionaries of Charity’s Home of
Love in Agdao, Davao City.
THE
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2016-2017, issue 1 (in time for
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