{"id":239349,"date":"2019-12-06T18:53:10","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T23:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=239349"},"modified":"2019-12-06T18:53:10","modified_gmt":"2019-12-06T23:53:10","slug":"dot-lauds-mactan-cebu-airport-win-at-world-architecture-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/12\/06\/dot-lauds-mactan-cebu-airport-win-at-world-architecture-fest\/","title":{"rendered":"DOT lauds Mactan-Cebu airport win at World Architecture Fest"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Mactan Cebu International Airport (Photo<\/a>: waychen_c\/Flickr<\/a>, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— The Department of Tourism (DOT) on Friday lauded the team behind the Mactan Cebu International Airport Terminal 2 for winning the top prize in the Completed Buildings-Transport category at the World Architecture Festival in The Netherlands.<\/p>\n

The event, dubbed as the world’s largest, live, inclusive, and interactive global architectural awards program and festival is being held in Amsterdam from December 4 to 6.<\/p>\n

In some of the judges’ notes, the terminal was hailed for its “simple and elegant” structure.<\/p>\n

“This is a simple and elegant new airport that uses many locally-sourced materials. It is integrated into the local area through the development of a local hub and a landscape plan,” a note from one of the judges posted at the World Architecture Festival website read.<\/p>\n

The airport’s internal spaces was also described as “light and uncluttered and the design is capable of future extension. It is clearly popular with the local community and this established a memorable travels [sic] experiences”.<\/p>\n

The terminal was designed by the Hong Kong-based architectural firm Integrated Design Associates with support from Budji+Royal and Kenneth Cobonpue and is a project of Megawide Corp. and India’s GMR Group.<\/p>\n

“With Mactan being the second busiest international airport in the Philippines, this architecturally astounding building serves as an important gateway to the Philippines,” the DOT said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The agency agreed that among its strengths are its “simple elegance, its innovative use of both foreign and locally-sourced materials, and its oneness with its surroundings”.<\/p>\n

“The building\u2019s roof is meant to represent the ocean, while its expansive and exposed internal structure reminds one of the hull of a boat; its brightness and openness of space, deeply symbolic of the Filipinos\u2019 welcoming nature,” it added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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