BCI Asia awards the Top Ten Architecture Firms in the Philippines

The top 10 architecture firms in the Philippines received awards from BCI Asia, the construction media group, in recognition of their contribution to the built environment. In alphabetical order, the Philippines’ Top 10 architecture companies for 2006 are:

• ASYA (Albert S. Yu & Associates) Design Partner
• GF & Partners, Architects, Co.
• Jose Siao Ling and Associates
• Leandro V. Locsin & Partners
• Palafox Associates
• Pimentel Rodriguez Simbulan & Partners (PRSP)
• R R Payumo & Partners
• R. Villarosa Architects
• Recio + Casas Associates
• Robert Carag Ong & Associates.

The BCI Asia Top 10 awards for 2006 were bestowed to these architectural firms in an exclusive ceremony at Mandarin Oriental in Makati on 24 February. These firms have the highest accumulated value of active projects in their portfolios, as reported in BCI Asia’s e-bulletin or Leadmanager information services for Indonesia in the year through to 30 September 2005. The Top 10 awards are presented in eight distinct architectural markets, namely People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.To identify the top 10 architecture firms for these markets, BCI Asia conducted more than a quarter of a million interviews with architects, developers, engineers and contractors; reporting on more than US$400 billion worth of projects last year.

BCI Asia's Chairman, Dr. Matthias Krups, said: "Before the inception of BCI Asia’s Top 10 there was little way of knowing who the leading architectural firms in a given region were. And yet it is important to understand that these firms play a huge role to in our modern, increasingly urbanized society. They are leaders that profoundly influence our built environment. By acknowledging and celebrating the BCI Asia Top 10 we want to recognize the remarkable impact of these architectural organizations on our cityscapes, and the way we work and live day-in and day-out. The Top 10 2006 awards recognize the architectural leaders in eight key markets of Asia. We salute their commercial success, but perhaps more so their immense responsibility in ensuring a sustainable future of our built environment."

The international guest speaker for the Top 10 ceremony in Makati was Mr. Ren Lizhi of the acclaimed Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tongji University, which is among this year’s Top 10 list for China . Mr Ren reviewed important architectural trends in his country.

Design Awards for specific projects were bestowed at the ceremony by the patrons of this year’s Top 10 awards. The BTicino Design Award for Lighting Control 2006 was presented to Adams' Residence in Quezon City by Matrix Design. The Schindler Design Award for Mobility in Buildings 2006 went to Marina Square in Manila by Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man Architects and Engineers (HK) Ltd. Autodesk announced a prize for firms in BCI Asia’s Top 10 2006 in honor of their achievement and Schott Glass gave a presentation on bringing architectural ideas to life.

Profiles of the BCI Asia Top 10 2006 architectural firms are available at www.bciasia.com/top10.