MANILA, Philippines – Architect Felino “Jun” Palafox, Jr., principal architect, urban planner and founder of Palafox Associates, was elected president of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) for 2011. Architect Palafox is the 62nd president of MAP since its inception in 1950. He is the first architect/urban planner to be chosen MAP president.
He is a world-renowned, multi-awarded, and registered architect, environmental planner, urban planner, development consultant — educated at the Christ the King Mission Seminary, University of Santo Tomas, University of the Philippines, and Harvard. He is also registered as an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Architect and a recipient of several national and international awards.
Architect Palafox is an international associate/member of organizations like the American Institute of Architects, Urban Land Institute, Congress for the New Urbanism, American Planning Association, the International Council of Shopping Centers, and the U.S. Green Building Council. He is also the Country Representative for the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat in Chicago, USA.
He was a guest lecturer in various institutions like Harvard University in the USA, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Asian Institute of Management and the Ateneo Professional Schools; a speaker in conferences in Canada, Japan, Vietnam, China, Singapore, Germany, Spain, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
Architect Palafox founded Palafox Associates, the world-renowned architectural design and planning firm in the Philippines. For the past 21 years, he led his firm in planning of more than 11 billion square meters of land area and the design and architecture of more than seven million square meters of building floor area and in undertaking high-profile large-scale projects in 33 countries.
Through the years, he has led and managed Palafox Associates in setting the benchmark in the Philippine Planning, Architecture and Design scenes. In less than 10 years, it has emerged as a top Filipino architecture firm recognized by the London-based World Architecture Magazine. Before its 15th year, it has metamorphosed into the top Southeast Asian architecture, planning, engineering, environmental design and interior design firm and has been ranked for eight years since then (#94 in the world in 2006 – World Architecture Magazine) backed by 10 years of ISO certifications 9001 and 14001 of TUV of Germany for Quality and Environmental Management Systems. For six years in a row, BCI Asia has cited it as one of the Top Ten Architectural Firms in the Philippines.