It is a known fact that being praised or recognized often makes people feel good and increased their self-esteem . As the famous psychologist , William James , once said : “ The deepest human need is the need to be appreciated .”
By giving recognition specifically coming from a professional organization that they belong , people will feel the significance of their works and their value as members of the organization most especially the young ones . It is for these reasons that the very first Young Architects Award ( 2016 ) was instituted by the United Architects of the Philippines ( UAP ) during the term of UAP Immediate Past National President ( IPNP ) Arch . Beth Ochoa- Regala , FUAP , AA , to recognize and bestow honor to the deserving young architects of the organization . This award was the brainchild of its first and incumbent Committee Chair for Young Architects Arch . Patrick N . Rodriguez , UAP .
It has been observed that a large number of new and young members of the organization tend to be present only during their oath-taking with their chosen local chapter but soon lose interest . It ’ s a tough juggle between competing demands of their usual full-time firm job and that of creating their own niche in the professional jungle . Given this scenario , there is a need to actively reconnect the usually detached young architects from their mother organization . Through this award , the novice architects are encouraged to be active and sustain their enthusiasm in supporting the plans and programs of the organization . UAP Young Architects Awards ’ main objective is to recognize the individuals who have shown exceptional leadership , commitment and made significant contributions to the profession in an early stage of their architectural career – either in Professional Practice or in Academe . Thus , this article would be a fitting avenue to showcase this year ’ s two awardees – Arch .. Joana Lisa R . Dungca ( Professional Practice ) and Arch . John Carlo L . Sayco ( Academe ). Let ’ s get to know them deeper :
Arch . Joana Lisa R . Dungca , UAP was adjudged the very first UAP Young Architects ’ Awardee for Professional Practice . She has been to at least thirteen countries and thirty cities in the world . She loves taking pictures of anything , though not a camera know-how , just a photo capture-freak . She claims she is very forgetful , that is why she should take pictures to help her be reminded of these memories . She adores sustainable fashion , e . g . hand-medowns and thrift shops -and is a trying hard fashionista .
She took the board exam in June 2010 , and was the 6 th topnotcher of her batch . She worked for exactly 5 years in Group 3 Design Studio before embarking on her journey to establish her own architectural design firm with her friends and take a Master ’ s Degree in her alma mater in 2013 . Currently , she is a partner and one of the principal architects of AMD Architects , a Quezon City-based architectural design firm that was established with Archts . Mildred H . Mata , Ericka C . Anagaran and Richard Joseph S . Lasam in July 2013 . The company focuses on healthcare
The First UAP Young Architects Awardees Bared by : Archts . Patrick Rodriguez and Sylvester Seno
facilities and commercial establishments , from master planning to individual buildings and interior fit-out . As a partner , she is also responsible for the financial direction of AMD Architects . She has always been an active member of the UAP Tandang Sora Chapter , where she is now on her second term as chapter president - one of the youngest in UAP ’ s history . Also , she remained active as a core group member of the Generation of Winners ( GenWin ) which is a fellowship group that reaches out to young Professionals for Christ since 2013 .
Moreover , Joana would love to paint ( again ) but does not
Through this award , the novice architects are encouraged to be active and sustain their enthusiasm in supporting the plans and programs of the organization .
seem to have the extra time to do so , and was a certified geek during her students days - spending most of her hours ( and money ) playing video and online games , watching animes and joining comic cons . She even had a dream of being part of a design team for a video game . Her favorite subject in college is architectural design and logarithmic functions . Physics hated her , and according to her , the feeling is mutual . She graduated in 2008 with honors in the University of the Philippines , Diliman . Ever since she was a student , she has always been active in extra-curricular activities and student organizations . She was an active member and a committee head of the Architecture Students Association of the Philippines - Diliman ( ASAPhil ), became the Vice President of the UP Architecture Student Council ( ASC ), and a volunteer for the UP College of Architecture Registration Corps ( ARC ).
Taking the road less traveled among Filipino architects , John Carlo L Sayco , received the very first UAP Young Architects Award for Academe . A graduate of University Santo Tomas ( UST ), he is fondly called inside academia as Arch Sayc or Sir Sayc . He took the Boards last 2012 and his subject specializations are Building Technology , Architectural Design and Professional Practice . After the boards , he decided to take up Masters in Cultural Herit-
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age Studies in Univeristy of Santo Tomas and is currently working on his Thesis : A critical and Annotative Catalogue of the works of Ar . Carlos Santos- Viola . He was active in various acivities inside and outside school during his undergraduate days . He was Vice- President of UST College of Architecture Student Council in 2007 -2008 . He owes his academe calling to his youth organization , Childrens Museum and Library Inc , wherein he was trained to facilitate discussion during conventions , tackling social issues and basically , how the youth could help out and address them . Sir Sayc is known to be sentimental but fun-loving person as well . He likes singing , playing guitar , playing football and basketball and even DOTA . Watching different Series ’ related with cartoons ( whose favorite is Naruto ) and not ( DOTS , GOT among others ), and travel . A movie junkie who ’ s favorite local movie is One More Chance and on the foreign side : Avengers : Civil War . His interests are cultural heritage , drafting , Heritage Architecture , modern buildings , building construction , museum studies , and graphic design . Colors that appeal to John Carlo are red , navy blue and purple , and likes Filipino , Japanese , Italian and American
food . Arch . Sayco has been hands-on with the UAP ’ s national events such as the Chapter Presidents ’ General Assembly and the National Convention preparations these recent past years either in various capacities as Logistics core member , Program Manager and even Sports Chairman for the UAP NATCON Arkilympics years 2014 and 2015 . He always believe that “ good things will come .” Both awardees were quizzed which gives us a refreshing insight into their colorful profiles .
Candidates for the UAP Young Architects ’ Awards have to be architect members of the United Architects of the Philippines ( UAP ), who are 35 years old and below within 2016 , active regular members in good standing in a regular Chapter for at least three ( 3 ) continuous years prior to nomination and have been licensed to practice architecture , and areeligible to be nominated in either of the two ( 2 ) categories : 1 ) Professional Practice and 2 ) Academe . This award was also established in response to the call of the Architects Regional Council Asia ( ARCASIA ) during the Council Meeting in Ayutthaya , Thailand last November 11 , 2015 in which the council members have agreed to recognize the young architects for each country- member of ARCASIA , where the current Chair participated in behalf of the UAP .. UAP Young Architects Committee Chair Arch . Rodriguez is joined by Deputy Chairman Arch . Carlo Gianni B . Bustos and members : Archts . Sylvester Shaun D . Seño , Videl M . Mendoza , John Noel R . Cano and Alpha Fiesta Azarcon .
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