THE National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) through its National Committee on Architecture and the Allied Arts is set to launch the second year of Haligi ng Dangal Awards on November 28, at the Ayuntamiento de Manila, Intramuros, Manila.

Haligi ng Dangal is a biennial award given to completed works in Architecture and its Allied Professions, namely: Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design, and Town and Environmental Planning. It jointly commemorates the exemplary structure or site, and its licensed designers.

Haligi ng Dangal aims to acknowledge exemplary work and encourage the sustenance of the Filipino spirit, the development and improvement of the Filipino built environment and enhancement of the awareness of the role of design and designers, particularly that of architecture and its allied professions, in the social, economic and environmental development of the Philippines.

It also demonstrates that good design is a major component of the positive influence on the human environment, and that the physical development of the built environment in the Philippines can be integrated with the cultural values, national identity or the natural environment of our nation.

Haligi ng Dangal will have one (1) winner each in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design, Town and Environmental Planning, and one (1) winner for People’s Choice which will be determined by online public vote, to receive a medal, plaque, and a cash prize.

In the first Haligi ng Dangal Awards in 2017, the following structures and sites were recognized: in the field of Architecture, the Church of the Gesu by Arch. Jose Recio and Arch. Carmelo Casas, and the Arnaiz Residence by Arch. Dan Lichuaco; in the field of Landscape Architecture, the U.P. Town Center by Landscape Architect Eric Estonido; in the field of Interior Design, the Lumot Lakehouse by Interior Designer Budji Layug; and for the People’s Choice citation, the Ronac Art Center by Arch. Sonny Sunga and Arch. Arnold Austria.

For queries on this press release, you may reach the Public Affairs and Information Section headed by Mr. Rene S. Napeñas through numbers 527-5529 / 527-2192 loc 628-630 or email ncca.paio@gmail.co