Felino Palafox
Felino A. Palafox, Jr. is a Filipino architect, urban planner. He is the Principal Architect-Urban Planner and Founder of Palafox Associates. Arch. Palafox is in the field of planning and architecture for four decades serving both the government and private sector. He was educated in Christ the King Seminary, University of Santo Tomas, and University of the Philippines. For continuing education, he took up an Advanced Management Development Program for Real Estate at Harvard University and attended seven other special courses. He has lectured in Harvard University, MIT, and in 16 other countries in Asia, Europe, and  North America. He also actively participated in conferences, lectures, seminars and fora organized by international groups, of which he is an associate/member, like the American Institute of Architects (AIA), U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Urban Land Institute (ULI), and the American Planning Association (APA). He is the Country Representative for the Council for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). On July 1, 2013, CTBUH headquartered in Chicago has elected Architect Palafox as one of its two new Fellows worldwide. Architect Palafox was also cited by Forbes Asia Magazine as one of the 48 Heroes of Philanthropy in Asia, one  of four in the Philippines. Arch. Palafox led and managed his firm Palafox Associates in the planning of more than 16 billion square meters of land and the design and architecture of more than 12 million square meters of building floor area in 38 countries. The firm has also received more than 200 awards and recognitions in the past 25 years, most notably as the first Filipino architectural firm included in the Top 500 Architectural Firms in the World of the London-based World Architecture Magazine in 1999, the only Southeast Asian architectural firm included in the list. For 2012 , Palafox Associates ranks 89th in the list of the world's largest practices and Top 8 in Leisure projects. BCI Asia has awarded Palafox Associates BCI Asia's Market Leader in Architecture in the Philippines for nine consecutive years, from 2005 to 2013. He is the first architect-urban planner president of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) in 2011 and president of the Philippine Institute of Environmental Planners (PIEP) for 2013 and 2014. He is a Fellow of the United Architects of the Philippines (UAP). Aside from his duties in his architectural firm, he also serves as a  member of the board of directors in Asian Terminals, Inc. from 2009 to present, chaired professional and civic organisations such as PIEP, MAP and Rotary Club of Manila. Personal life. Palafox received a classical secondary education from Christ the King seminary when he was 13. He obtained his bachelor's degree in Architecture from University of Santo Tomas in 1972 and two years later, in 1974, he obtained his master's degree in Environmental Planning at the UP Diliman through a scholarship grant by United Nations Development Program (UNDP). In 2003, he graduated in Advanced Management Development Program for Real  Estate at the Harvard University. Career. Palafox was only 27 years old, in 1977, when he started working as Senior Architect and Planner for the government of Dubai. During also that time, he met Henry Sy who later became one of his clients. Sy encouraged him to return to the country. Palafox worked for the Dubai municipality until 1981. Professional associations. International Local Landmark projects. International Philippines "Metro Manila" "Luzon" "Visayas" "Mindanao" "Malls" "Schools"