Pinoy architect bags 3rd place in Bangkok exhibition
A Filipino architect brought recognition to
the Philippines after bagging the third place in an Asia-Pacific exhibition in
Thailand, the Department of Foreign Affairs said over the weekend.
The DFA said Allan Jay Quesada won third place at the launching of the
“Learning to Live Together” Asia-Pacific Exhibition last Sept. 17.
"Quesada hails from La Union and finished BS Architecture at the Pamantasan
ng Lungsod ng Maynila. He is currently working as an architect for DSFN
Architects, an architectural design firm based in Makati," it said.
The "Learning to Live Together" exhibition
was organized by UNESCO Bangkok and Haier Group China Global Business
Organization at Bangkok Art and Culture Center.
Other winners
included Alland Dharmawan and Masyudi Firmasyah of Indonesia, who placed first
and fourth respectively.
Siddhant Mohanty from India won second place but was not present during the
launching, the DFA said.
Winners were chosen from among 200 entries from Bangladesh, Cambodia.
India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and the Philippines.
The tilt was organized within the framework of UNESCO’s program on
“learning to live together.”
It featured the top 30 submission of photos, drawings and other images to a
regional competition, reflecting the perspective of youth in the Asia-Pacific
region on learning to live together.
The event, which runs from September until Sept. 22, will coincide with the
International Peace Day on September 21, the theme of which is education and
peace. — ELR, GMA News
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