Senator Nancy Binay has emphasized the crucial role of architecture and design in forging the Filipino identity, noting that architects, urban planners and designers have overlooked the social dimension of their roles in society.
Binay at the opening on of the Anthology Architecture and Design Festival in Fort Santiago, lamented the people’s lack of access to housing and public spaces.
Binay, who is running for reelection in May 2019, vowed to craft and promote policies that put primacy on community-building, including the issue of how public spaces are utilized.
Binay lauded architects and designers who continue to push boundaries while at the same time tapping into the Filipino consciousness and using materials that are indigenous to us in the pursuit of building structures that represent Filipino ideals, and aspirations.