TAKE THREE
Landscape architects trooped to the Philippine Army Officer's Club in Fort Bonifacio for the third national convention themed “Fusion of the Old & New: Exploring the Natural, Cultural & Designed Landscapes” last February. Everyone enjoyed the fellowship dinner that followed the packed sessions.

HONG KONG INVASION
Students from the Masters in Tropical Landscape Architecture program of the UP College of Architecture headed to Hong Kong to see and learn from noteworthy landscapes chosen by professor Zenaida Galingan

RITES OF PASSAGE
The new set of PALA officers were inducted last April at the Chocolate Kiss Café, UP Diliman. This year’s officers are Frederick Peter Altavas (president), Mona Lisa San Gabriel (vice president), Cheryl May Bonifacio (secretary), Holtzjosip Abbu (treasurer), Jerome Abad (director), Martin Toledo (director), Mary Claire Villanueva (director), and Mary Ann Arañas-Espina (ex-officio director).

MEET MATIMCO
PALA President Dicky Altavas with Arch. Roger Villarosa and Mr. Peter Birke went on a familiarization tour of the MATIMCO production facilities last April in Cebu.

SCENE STEALING
PALA conducts “Scene Stealer,” a two-part landscape photography seminar last June 28 and July 12 with its former president and current Bluprint editor in chief Paulo Alcazaren. This CPD was supported by Bluprint magazine, Canon and Ortigas Home Depot.

A TOAST TO THE ARTIST
Colleagues and friends held a testimonial merienda at Café Benissimo in honor of Ildefonso P. Santos, National Artist in Architecture and the Allied Arts.

A recognition assembly at the UP College of Architecture was held last June 21 in honor of Ildefonso P. Santos, National Artist in Architecture and the Allied Arts.

IP Santos brings landscape architecture to the limelight as he receives the National Artist award last June at the CCP.