I am a Mom, Teacher, and an Architect.
A motherly figure of CADBE (formerly CAFA), who made every student feel at ease in the midst of war-Dean Jocelyn A. Rivera-Lutap. She...
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Clarise Nicole Monteagudo
Mar 14, 20233 min read
Ar. Aida: One of the First Who Opened the Doors
It was no secret that architecture used to be a male-dominated field. This is why, in this women’s month, it is of utmost importance to...
Monika C. Aldecoa
Mar 7, 20231 min read
The First Female Architect in the Family
Taking Architecture was not the first choice Ar. Gene A. Mella. The love for Math desired her to take Civil Engineering; however, she...
Clarise Nicole Monteagudo
Jan 24, 20232 min read
Mitsukoshi Mall: Pearl of the Orient meets Land of the Rising Sun
Filipinos are not strangers to Japan by any means. Be it through anime, music, food, style, or culture, anyone who keeps up with the...
Monika C. Aldecoa
Jan 17, 20232 min read
Solar Panels Breakthrough
Every month electricity prices rise, and it's a pain in the neck for consumers, from P9.9472/kWh last November 2022 to P10.2769/kWh this...
Monika Racellyn C. Aldecoa
Jan 10, 20233 min read
Move, Give Way! New Organizations Are On The Way.
This school year, 2021-2022, CADBE welcomed the freshest teams: Aspiring Women Architects of the Philippines (AWAP) and Environmental...
Ruth Marie Caparas
Jan 3, 20234 min read
Drama & Architecture:5 Movie Recommendations about Architecture
“If it’s a good movie, the sound could go off and the audience would still have a pretty clear idea of what was going on.” -Alfred...
Clarise Nicole Monteagudo
Dec 27, 20222 min read
Spending Holidays with CADBE
“A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you’ve been taking.” – Earl Wilson For students with lots of requirements,...
Jeremiah Borela
Dec 20, 20223 min read
Tuloy Po Kayo! – 3 Architecturally Stunning Places to Visit in 2023
“Wag kang pumayag na ang pahinga mo na lang ay Rest In Peace.” The aforementioned quote is from ‘Work is Life PH,’ and it could not be...
Monika C. Aldecoa
Dec 13, 20222 min read
Midterms Palang Ito?
A whirlwind of requirements struck this time of the year. Some CADBE students have finished, and some have not yet been done. Seeing...
Clarise Nicole Monteagudo
Dec 6, 20222 min read
Skyscraper, where the sky embraces the earth
Life imitates art—a famous philosophy that intrigued even Oscar Wilde. Imagine a home that is never closed off, where the indoors look...
Ruth Marie Caparas
Nov 23, 20222 min read
Take A Break CADBEshies!
“Taking a break can lead to breakthroughs.” ― Russell Eric Dobda There will be a few months before we go through the stressful weeks...
Criselda Tesoro
Oct 28, 20222 min read
"CONGRATULATIONS MGA ISKOLAR NG EDUKASYONG DOSE PESOS, YOU'VE MADE IT!"-Ar./ENP. Ronnie Yumang
Yesterday, 27th of October 2022, the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) CADBE Batch 2022 graduates and audiences warmly...
Alcestis Meredith Andal
Sep 23, 20224 min read
Ang Mamatay Nang Dahil Sa’yo
Pride, aside from love of the country, has a place in our roots. We take pride in all things Filipino, as the locals call it ‘Pinoy...
Ruth Marie Caparas
Aug 11, 20223 min read
Fine Art, Fine Controversy
“The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of the same intensity,” Alberto Giacometti said. An art is like a...
Jeremiah Borela
Aug 11, 20226 min read
Transcending Limits: A Closer Look to Campus Journalism
When I was in elementary, I only viewed campus journalism in a competitive light. I was in it for a fun time, but not for a long time. I...
John Manuel Canopio
May 6, 20224 min read
Picturing Tomorrow: Architect’s Role in Championing Climate Change
“It’s now or never if we want to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Without immediate and deep emissions reductions across all...
Alcestis Meredith Andal
Mar 25, 20225 min read
Concepts for Life: Stand vs. Stigma
As Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love...
Jeremiah Borela
Mar 25, 20224 min read
Man Does Not Live by Bread Alone, but with Butter and Triumph:
Jonathan Artificio Tops 2021’s Estilo De Vida E-Design Version "There are only 5 slots given per year for students to enter so when it...
Lei Jorielle Soria
Mar 18, 20223 min read
Her Stories Untold: Forgotten Filipinas Who Ruled Philippine Design
Men have dominated the architecture field for as long as we know. In history, it was always men who immediately comes to mind when...
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