Japan has always been on the top three of my “places to visit” list (the two others being Spain and Italy). Amazing architecture, beautiful cherry blossoms, Tokyo fashion, salmon sashimi, the list goes on. We were actually supposed to visit this summer. :(
My heart goes out to Japan, you are in my prayers.
This isn’t actually a place I’ve been to — in my head maybe. Though this is something I’d really like to see realized.
Schechinah, which means “A dwelling place where one can find the divine presence of God”, is a healing garden located in the UP Diliman campus.
It’s a 25 meter x 80 meter site with a curvilinear/concentric design theme.
Ink and Kurecolor on 90 gsm tracing paper.
Form Composition — it took us days to get this right. Everything line and curve that irked us had to be erased. :)
Section - Elevations. Ink and Kurecolor on 90gsm tracing paper.
Close up of Section - Elevation. A mix of Golden Shower trees, Chinese Wisterias, and a “Whomping” Willow surrounding a gazebo.
Blow ups:
So proud of our baby!! A very much deserved UNO. =D
A project of Albularyo and Associates Inc.
Mackie Bretana
Hannah Cruz
Jilli Gomez
Tersha Iglesia
Drei Lopez
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Sophia Silvestre
December 29, 2010
Every New Year’s my family and I go to Punta Fuego with my other relatives. Usually, we eat lunch when we’re near there already and most of the time, it’s at Kainan sa Dalampasigan. The food’s pretty good but I think it’s the ambiance that people actually seek.
Along the driveway
Kapilya ni Jesus Maria at Jose
Translated, it’s called The Chapel of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
A water feature welcomes guests as they enter the restaurant.
Vines serve as overheads.
Architectural Communication III: Formal Presentation Techniques
Architectural Textures
NISMED
Architectural Communication III: Formal Presentation Techniques
Architectural Textures
Abelardo Hall, UP College of Music
Architectural Communication III: Formal Presentation Techniques
Architectural Textures
Benitez Hall, College of Education
Carmel-by-the-Sea is a small town in Monterey County, California. Despite being a small town, it is very well known in the country for its extremely beautiful and serene natural scenery and its rich artistic history. It cannot be said that there is a definite garden or park since the whole town is considered to be one. Sixty percent of houses, buildings, and landscapes were labors of love of citizens who devoted their lives to work connected with the aesthetic arts. Even from before up to today, artists, poets, writers, and actors, dominate the city councils. Its more known leaders are Perry Newberry and Clint Eastwood, who both served as mayors. The town very much appeals to artists for its richness in, of course, art, and its quiet and serene neighborhood. If one stays here long enough, he might just run into famous photographer Ansel Adams, Jennifer Aniston, author Beverly Cleary, Doris Day, Brad Pitt, or Betty White!
My sisters and I at the library garden
The town is very much influenced by Native American, early Spanish, and American history.
It was colonized in 1770 by Gaspar de Portola and Franciscan Fathers, Junipero Serra and Juan Crespi, who were looking for a mission site. In June 3, 1770, the Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo was founded (Hence the main street being named Mission St.). Simple buildings of plastered mud were the first church and dwellings until more sturdy structures were built with wood. Carmel is also the first in California to have a state library. Because of Father Serra’s influence, he is also known to many as the Father of California. My sister, in front of the current Carmel Library
Most of the town’s sidewalk paths are still made of cobblestone. It surely adds to the old Spanish flair of the town. However, it has also been a cause for tripping, and therefore lawsuits which therefore resulted in a law that prohibits wearing high heels without a permit.
As in Christian Europe, monasteries are also common in Carmel. The Carmelite Sisters’ Convent and the Carmel Monasteries still have their garden-like “paradise” and a water feature. The town also follows the Spanish grid system planning with a plaza at the center.
The picture of houses above are only three of the many intricately designed houses and landscapes found in Carmel. Most of them have breathtaking views of the ocean which I’m sure they would never get tired of.
The Bellagio is a famous luxury hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip. It’s design is inspired by Lake Como resort of Bellagio in Italy, hence, it’s Renaissance theme.
With my family in front of the Bellagio and its man-made lake in 2006.
The Bellagio’s design is very similar to the High Renaissance Villas of 1500-1575 having a central axis symbolized by a water channel with fountains, cascades and pools along the watercourse. To emphasize this, the designers of the Bellagio created a whooping 9-acre man-made lake which features the Fountains of Bellagio, a vast choreographed water feature with performances set to light and music.
With my family in the Bellagio Conservatory and Botanical Garden during the Spring of 2006
The Bellagio is also known for its indoor Conservatory and Botanical Garden.There are 140 expert horticulturists who theatrically arrange gazebos, bridges, ponds, and water features uniquely for each of the four seasons. Its design may also be considered Baroque as its choice of flora and its arrangement show over elaboration of form and detail and creates visual perspective deception (false perspective) by playing with unnatural scale. Together with real planting, bigger sculptural plants are also “planted” so that the garden’s visitors feel as if they are ants in the grass, looking up to flowers and bushes.
The Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas is evidently inspired by the floating city of Venice, Italy’s most romantic city. Its placement of a canal and swimming pool on the upper level aims to replicate Venice’s waterways.
Outside the Venetian with my cousins
Inside the hotel are replicas of well-known Venetian icons such as The Doge’s Palace, the Campanile, Bridge of Sighs, and the Rialto Bridge. Each of these were incorporated withing a setting of lagoons complemented by gondolas and high arched bridges.
The Grand Canal
The Grand Canal “at night”
Indoor replica of outdoor Italy
In 1898, the Conservatory Garden was initially an E-shaped greenhouse featuring an indoor winter garden of exotic tropical plants and outdoor decorative Victorian flowerbeds. It was not maintained over the years so in 1937, it was demolished and was transformed into today’s six-acre formal garden.
Conservatory Garden, Italian Garden part
The Conservatory Garden is specifically divided into three distinct styles — French, Italian, and English.
The northern part of the garden is design using French elements. It features an ellipse of boxwood and pansies and showcases splendid abundance of tulips in the spring and chrysanthemums in autumn.
At the center is the Italian garden which features a wisteria pergola. The wisteria pergola serves as a vertical plane to cover a walkway wherein medallions inscribed with the names of the original thirteen states can also be seen. The garden’s center is mainly a large lawn bordered by clipped hedges of yews and allees of pink and white crabapple trees. At the opposite end of the entrance gate is a 12-foot-high jet fountain.
The Italian garden is probably the most popular part of the Conservatory Garden. It is a favorite backdrop for wedding photography.
What makes it more beautiful, in my opinion, is that right across it are tall buildings and condominiums. The entrance to the Italian Garden is on Fifth Avenue in the Upper East Side, not too far from where Gossip Girl’s Blair’s apartment and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (his only NYC building) is located. It is definitely a welcome and refreshing contrast to its busy surroundings.
Liberty State Park is a 1,212 acre park located in Jersey City, New Jersey. Right across it is Ellis Island and Liberty Island. Most of the park is on landfill created by the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CRRNJ) and Lehigh Valle railroad. The CRRNJ Terminal, a historic transportation building is found on the northeast corner of the park.
The CRRNJ Terminal from which we rode a ferry to Liberty Island. (Useful tip: If you’re in NY and want to go to Liberty Island to see the Statue of Liberty up close, take the ferry from CRRNJ Terminal instead of the one in Battery Park in NY. Those who line up from the New York side take at least 4hours waiting in line on a good day. We didn’t have to line up at all because we went on board the ferry from New Jersey.)
Ellis Island Immigration Museum
Before one gets to Liberty Island, he passes Ellis Island first. Ellis Island was the gateway for millions of US immigrants. It was the nation’s busiest immigrant inspection from 1892 to 1954. It is run by the National Park Service as part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument.
Liberty Island
Liberty Island is a 14.717 acre park land where the National Monument, the Statue of Liberty is located.
The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture designed by Frederic Bartholdi and a gift to the United States from France. She is a robed female figure representing Libertas, the Roman goddess of Freedom who bears a torch and a tabula ansata wherein the date of the American Declaration of Independence is inscribed. It is said that the Statue of Liberty is also the “welcomer” of immigrants into the country.
Liberty State Park, Ellis Island, and Liberty Island can all be considered as parkways. There is freedom of movement in each of this tree-lined parks. There is also an interconnection of varying open space with natural, scenic, and culturally significant landscapes.
The outside of the Ateneo de Manila’s new Rizal Library was designed by Filipino Landscape Architect Paulo Alcazaren and his partners at PGAA Creative Design.
A stair-lke fountain surrounds its back area.
His design is sleek and simple but modern.
A trip to San Francisco is not complete without visiting Fisherman’s Wharf or Pier 39. Since San Francisco is also known as the Bay Area, and Fisherman’s Wharf is right by the bay, it is always cold and breezy all year round.
The popular tourist area gets its name and feel from the city’s early days during the Gold Rush when Italian fishermen settled in the area to fish for the Dungeness Crab for which the wharf is still known for today, together with it’s legendary clam chowder in sourdough bread bowl.
Most activities in the wharf are done outside. It is common knowledge that Americans love doing everything literally under the sun. Filipinos would only understand why once they go to San Francisco. Since it is always cold, one would really want to go outside to feel the comforting warmth of the sun.
I would consider Fisherman’s Wharf as the perfect example for an Al Fresco design. Al Fresco is Italian (and we know that this is the area where Italian fishermen settled) for “painting outside” or “dining outside.” It may also refer to doing other activities outside.
Further down this road, local painters can on the streets can be found. I once got a painting of my name designed with popular San Francisco things as a souvenir from this place.
Buying fresh cherries
Everything is practically done outside. One of the many popular and outdoor “events” in the area is the World Famous Bushman who I’ve been a victim of. He is a famous but harmless figure who hides in the bushes and jumps out to surprise people who walk by. I’ve found out that he has been doing this for 30 years already!
My favorite things to do are buying fresh fruits, getting chocolate from Ghirardelli (a San Francisco original), visiting the sea lions (even if they stink), and eating a sourdough bowl of their world famous clam chowder on their the wooden decks of Fisherman’s Wharf.
Union Square Park in San Francisco is a 2.6 acre plaza surrounded by several blocks of central shopping, hotel, and theater districts. It is called Union Square because it was once used for rallies and support for the Union Army during the Civil War. Today, Union Square is a one-block plaza which is the center of the largest department stores, luxury boutiques, tourist souvenir shops, art galleries, and salons.
With my very good high school friends in Union Square (2010)
What was once a place for rallies is now a place for picnics, relaxation, and outdoor activities such as concerts, talks, and concerts.
The square is outlined with terraced lawns which also serve as steps. It may be considered a small urban park (American Environmental Design) with its vital open space area being in an urban environment of increased importance as a result of the sprawling growth of the city.
Napa Valley, also known as Wine Country, is one of the most unique travel destinations in the world. The views are breathtaking; the rolling hills of vineyards and gardens are picturesque all year round. It is one of the nine Great Wine Capitals of the World.
Its Mediterranean climate is key to growing quality wine grapes and also is the inspiration for it’s feel and ambiance.
Its vineyards are perfect examples of English Natural/Romantic Period design. Its endless rolling hills are creations of natural and picturesque pastoral scenery. There is an abundance of open meadows, ponds, and trees in masses.
It soft romantic landscape makes it a popular destination for couples who are looking for even just a weekend retreat from city life.
It was awarded “The World’s Best Wine and Food Destination of 2010” by the Travelers’ Choice Awards.
