Energy is a big topic that resounds in my head because of sustainability, and cities are magnets and pits of energy rolled into one. In this article I take a look at how a seemingly simple switchback from fuel …
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Living with landscapes
After the Local Solutions Climate Conference in Manchester, I realised how impactful our perspective of landscapes can be. Solutions don’t always have to be about concrete, there are so many ways where we can use nature’s given solution to …
Understanding resilient cities
This writeup has been in my mind for a long time–many people casually use the phrase “resilient cities,” and just use it for marketing projects, creating events, and so on, without really understanding the many aspects that comprise how …
Neighborhood matters
What we go through everyday affects us. If it’s the daily routine into a chaotic urban jungle, complete with the recipe of traffic, road rage, pollution, and the works, we pile on the stress. If it’s a five-minute walk …
Finding Common Ground: 32 Public Images in Metropolitan Manila
I’m thrilled to share how on my birthday, the Inquirer actually published my article on a full page spread. Channeling my inner Kevin Lynch, I wrote about the 32 public images and city elements in Metro Manila. Lynch wrote …
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Smart City Growth: Urban Management in Singapore
Here’s another article published, which is a short recap of my learnings from YSEALI Urban Planning and Smart Growth Workshop – Singapore. Hoping that sharing this gets to inspire our city planners and local governments to move towards knowledge …
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Young Blood: ‘Patintero’ on the streets
I got my second Young Blood column published last Tuesday. This piece had been lurking around in my brain for a few months and finally came spilling out after I was almost hit by a bus while walking along …
