NU College of Architecture Student Council

NU College of Architecture Student Council This is the official page of the National University Manila - College of Architecture, Planning, and Sustainable Built Environment

MISSION:

National University delivers quality education that molds our students into responsible and globally competitive citizens imbued with love of God, Country and Fellowmen. VISION:

To produce educated and cultured leaders with spiritual and moral values enhanced by dynamic Filipinism through quality education. QUALITY POLICY:

Guided by the philosophy of dynamic Filipinism, all the members

of National University commit to develop the students into total persons and inculcate in them, moral and spiritual values and all that is good in the Filipino by complying with the appropriate customer, regulatory and statutory, and other requirements and continually improve the effectiveness of our organization. Such improvement and effectiveness shall be measured based on the quality and timeliness of services we deliver to our students and competencies of our teaching and non-teaching employees.

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From July, 1945 its facilities have since continuously expanded and the following disciplines were added โ€“ Bachelor degrees in Chemical, Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical Engineering and Architecture and Arts. Master in Sanitery Engineering was also organized.

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The Department has a clear commitment to the fundamental qualities which create a healthy, efficient, beautiful and life-enhancing built environment: good design, sound buildings, efficient management and social responsibility. These qualities underlie all courses in all our programmes. The department is dedicated to the academic formation, creative and intellectual development, and professional preparation of each individual student,so empowering them to shoulder their future responsibilities,whether as practising professionals, academics, administrators, researchers or citizens, with confidence, sound judgment, secure knowledge, and sensitivity to the needs of the community and of the environment. Architecture is not a subject taught at high school, and for many, the meaning and essence of architecture is probably still something of a mystery.The Bachelorโ€˜s degree program in Architectural Studies is concerned with the whole of the built environment: architects are creators of the built environment, and custodians also.The responsibilities of such a dual role requires that the course curriculum in architecture gives future architects not only the skills to design buildings and plan for urban development in the modern world, but also a deep understanding of peopleโ€™s need for housing; and for buildings for a very wide range of functions and purposes. Current Dean - National University, College of Architecture
Architect Chona E. Ponce


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๐™‰๐™ ๐˜ผ๐™‡๐™๐˜ผ ๐˜ฟ๐˜ผ๐™‰๐˜พ๐™€ ๐˜ผ๐™๐˜ฟ๐™„๐™๐™„๐™Š๐™‰๐™Ž 2026 ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธStep out, find your fire, and RISE WITH ALTA! Itโ€™s time to boot up your passion, press ST...
26/08/2026

๐™‰๐™ ๐˜ผ๐™‡๐™๐˜ผ ๐˜ฟ๐˜ผ๐™‰๐˜พ๐™€ ๐˜ผ๐™๐˜ฟ๐™„๐™๐™„๐™Š๐™‰๐™Ž 2026 ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ

Step out, find your fire, and RISE WITH ALTA! Itโ€™s time to boot up your passion, press START, and hit play on your ultimate dance quest. ๐™‰๐™ ๐˜ผ๐™‡๐™๐˜ผ is officially filling our roster for the next generation of committed, passionate dancers ready to hit player 1 status and level up with us. Dance with us, unlock your full potential, and become an integral part of the team! ๐Ÿ‘พ

WHO CAN AUDITION? ๐Ÿ“ž
Officially enrolled students of National University-Manila under the College of Architecture, Planning, and Sustainable Built Environment (CAPSBE).

WHERE & WHEN?
๐Ÿ“ Venue: Rooms 205 & 206, Henry Sy Sr. Hall, NU Nazareth
๐Ÿ“… Audition Date: September 16, 2026 (Wednesday)
โฐ Time: Verification of registration forms and number claiming will start at 4:00 PM

HOW TO JOIN? ๐ŸŽฎ
Fill out the Audition Form: Register online before the deadline.
Prepare your solo piece: Ready a 1-minute dance routine in any genre along with a copy of your music.
First Round: An open-style routine taught on-site by an ALTA member.
Second Round: Performance of your prepared 1-minute solo routine.

DEADLINE OF REGISTRATION:
โณ September 14, 2026 (Monday) at 11:59 PM

๐Ÿ”—REGISTER HERE:
https://forms.gle/F3wyZu7H7D1bcPdB8
https://forms.gle/F3wyZu7H7D1bcPdB8
https://forms.gle/F3wyZu7H7D1bcPdB8
(or scan the QR code in the graphic!)

Pubmat by: Pryncess Delos Santos
Caption by: Briana Faith Geronimo




๐ƒ๐„๐’๐ˆ๐†๐ ๐๐‘๐„๐‹๐”๐ƒ๐„; ๐“๐‡๐‘๐„๐„ ๐๐€๐“๐‡๐’, ๐Ž๐๐„ ๐…๐”๐“๐”๐‘๐„, ๐€ ๐‘๐Ž๐€๐ƒ ๐’๐‡๐Ž๐– ๐‚๐„๐‹๐„๐๐‘๐€๐“๐ˆ๐๐† ๐€๐‘๐‚๐‡๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‚๐“๐”๐‘๐„ ๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐Œ๐”๐๐ˆ๐“๐˜ ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐‚๐Ž๐‹๐‹๐€๐๐Ž๐‘๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐The future of a...
26/08/2026

๐ƒ๐„๐’๐ˆ๐†๐ ๐๐‘๐„๐‹๐”๐ƒ๐„; ๐“๐‡๐‘๐„๐„ ๐๐€๐“๐‡๐’, ๐Ž๐๐„ ๐…๐”๐“๐”๐‘๐„, ๐€ ๐‘๐Ž๐€๐ƒ ๐’๐‡๐Ž๐– ๐‚๐„๐‹๐„๐๐‘๐€๐“๐ˆ๐๐† ๐€๐‘๐‚๐‡๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‚๐“๐”๐‘๐„ ๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐Œ๐”๐๐ˆ๐“๐˜ ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐‚๐Ž๐‹๐‹๐€๐๐Ž๐‘๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐

The future of architecture is built together, and it starts here. ๐Ÿ“โœจ

The NU Manila College of Architecture, Planning, and Sustainable Built Environment successfully held its Design Caravan, bringing the architecture community closer to the country's premier design competitions.

The road show served as a pathway to discuss the ๐ฆ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ข๐œ๐ฌ, ๐ ๐จ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง behind this year's design competitions, empowering aspiring designers to understand not just "๐’‰๐’๐’˜" to compete, but "๐’˜๐’‰๐’š" we design.

This is just the prelude โ€” three paths, one future.

Padayon, future Architects!




Caption: John Rafael Dimaiwat
Photos: Ashley Panganiban, Juliana Hernandez

๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌโ€™ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ(๐ถ๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐ธ๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ-๐‘Š๐‘–๐‘›๐‘›๐‘’๐‘Ÿ)๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ: ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜‘๐˜ณ., ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ญ, & ๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜”...
23/08/2026

๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌโ€™ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ
(๐ถ๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐ธ๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ-๐‘Š๐‘–๐‘›๐‘›๐‘’๐‘Ÿ)
๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ: ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜‘๐˜ณ., ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ญ, & ๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฒ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ป
๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ: ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ณ๐˜ข ๐˜š๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ, & ๐˜๐˜ค๐˜บ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Ž๐˜ข

The Philippinesโ€™ existing literacy development is largely focused on curriculum and classroom instruction. Additionally, outdated facility design guidelines hinder learning progress by having small, rigid classrooms and sparse communal/shared facilities. Also, neglecting outdoor learning environments altogether directly limits other learning behaviors like student collaboration, experimentation, discovery, and socialization.

This project reframes a school and the barangay itself as a learning ecosystem essential for a child's development guided by John Lockeโ€™s Tabula Rasa, the idea that the mind is a blank canvas shaped entirely by environment and experience, along with the โ€œit takes a villageโ€ philosophy. It emphasizes that child-rearing is a collective effort by reframing an existing school towards a development-responsive โ€œschool-centered town approachโ€.

On school grounds, the project mainly applies 8 design strategies centered on child development theory, along with the spatial aspects of formal, transitional, communal, and open spaces. This supports the existing learning facility and improves the learning experience of students inside. Expanding outwardly, paths in the barangay for the โ€œschool-centered learning networkโ€ are shaped by the existing nodes of community churches, sari-sari stores, farmlands, playgrounds, and housing. Treating every path as a childโ€™s journey to learn in different ways.

๐€๐๐“๐‡๐Ž๐‹๐Ž๐†๐˜ ๐ฑ ๐”๐€๐ ๐–๐€๐ƒ ๐ฑ ๐€๐‘๐‚๐‡๐ˆ๐๐„๐—๐“Get ready Nationalians for design competitions showcasing architecture student's ideas an...
22/08/2026

๐€๐๐“๐‡๐Ž๐‹๐Ž๐†๐˜ ๐ฑ ๐”๐€๐ ๐–๐€๐ƒ ๐ฑ ๐€๐‘๐‚๐‡๐ˆ๐๐„๐—๐“

Get ready Nationalians for design competitions showcasing architecture student's ideas and creativity come to life!

Join us at the ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ซ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข-๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐‡๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐”-๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐š this ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” from ๐Ÿ—:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐€๐Œ - ๐Ÿ“:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐๐Œ.

See you there!๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ›๏ธ



๐๐ˆ๐๐Ž๐˜ ๐€๐๐”๐ˆ๐๐Ž ๐ƒ๐€๐˜ ๐ŸŽ—๏ธToday, ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” (๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ), we honor Ninoy Aquinoโ€™s courage and sacrifice for the nation. This n...
21/08/2026

๐๐ˆ๐๐Ž๐˜ ๐€๐๐”๐ˆ๐๐Ž ๐ƒ๐€๐˜ ๐ŸŽ—๏ธ

Today, ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” (๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ), we honor Ninoy Aquinoโ€™s courage and sacrifice for the nation. This non-working holiday reminds us of his lasting legacy and devotion to the Philippines. Ninoy Aquino Day is celebrated every year to commemorate his martyrdom in 1983, a turning point that awakened the Filipino spirit and paved the way for the restoration of democracy.

May his life continue to inspire us to serve with love, integrity, and dedication to our people and country as we strive to illuminate our potentials.




Caption: Janessa Balingit
Pubmat: Diana De Jesus

๐€๐๐ˆ๐’๐Ž ๐€๐‘๐Š-๐„-๐“๐„๐Š๐“๐Ž: ๐„๐—๐“๐„๐๐ƒ๐„๐ƒ ๐’๐‚๐‡๐„๐ƒ๐”๐‹๐„ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐ˆ๐ƒ ๐๐‘๐ˆ๐๐“๐ˆ๐๐†, ๐•๐€๐‹๐ˆ๐ƒ๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐, ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐ˆ๐ƒ ๐‹๐€๐‚๐„ ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐’๐“๐‘๐ˆ๐๐”๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐In consideration of the recent...
19/08/2026

๐€๐๐ˆ๐’๐Ž ๐€๐‘๐Š-๐„-๐“๐„๐Š๐“๐Ž: ๐„๐—๐“๐„๐๐ƒ๐„๐ƒ ๐’๐‚๐‡๐„๐ƒ๐”๐‹๐„ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐ˆ๐ƒ ๐๐‘๐ˆ๐๐“๐ˆ๐๐†, ๐•๐€๐‹๐ˆ๐ƒ๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐, ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐ˆ๐ƒ ๐‹๐€๐‚๐„ ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐’๐“๐‘๐ˆ๐๐”๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐

In consideration of the recent class suspensions, the schedules for ID Printing and Validation and ID Lace Distribution have been extended to provide students with additional time to complete the required processes.

Students are advised to refer to the updated schedules and guidelines provided in the official announcement.

Thank you for your patience, understanding, and cooperation. ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›


๐€๐๐ˆ๐’๐Ž ๐€๐‘๐Š-๐„-๐“๐„๐Š๐“๐Ž: ๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐…๐“ ๐“๐Ž ๐‘๐’๐‹In accordance with ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐‚๐ข๐ซ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐๐จ. ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ and in consideration of the continued effe...
19/08/2026

๐€๐๐ˆ๐’๐Ž ๐€๐‘๐Š-๐„-๐“๐„๐Š๐“๐Ž: ๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐…๐“ ๐“๐Ž ๐‘๐’๐‹

In accordance with ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐‚๐ข๐ซ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐๐จ. ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ and in consideration of the continued effects of the enhanced Southwest Monsoon, Shift to Remote Synchronous Learning (RSL) arrangements shall be implemented for classes on ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”.

Students are advised to coordinate with their respective instructors and stay updated regarding their class arrangements and learning activities.

Please remain safe and guided.


๐€๐๐ˆ๐’๐Ž ๐€๐‘๐Š-๐„-๐“๐„๐Š๐“๐Ž: ๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐…๐“ ๐“๐Ž ๐‘๐’๐‹Following the recommendation of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Counc...
18/08/2026

๐€๐๐ˆ๐’๐Ž ๐€๐‘๐Š-๐„-๐“๐„๐Š๐“๐Ž: ๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐…๐“ ๐“๐Ž ๐‘๐’๐‹

Following the recommendation of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), and in anticipation of continued heavy rainfall associated with the enhanced Southwest Monsoon, classes will shift to Remote Synchronous Learning (RSL) tomorrow, August 19, 2026.

Students are advised to monitor official announcements from the university and their respective instructors for further updates.

As we navigate the weather together, please prioritize your safety and well-being. Stay indoors whenever possible, keep yourselves and your loved ones safe, and avoid unnecessary travel during heavy rainfall.

Take care, stay safe, and keep dry, Ark-E-Tektos!


๐€๐๐ˆ๐’๐Ž ๐€๐‘๐Š-๐„-๐“๐„๐Š๐“๐Ž: ๐‘๐„๐’๐‚๐‡๐„๐ƒ๐”๐‹๐„๐ƒ ๐Œ๐ˆ๐ƒ๐“๐„๐‘๐Œ ๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„๐’ In consideration of the recent student petitions and the series of class su...
18/08/2026

๐€๐๐ˆ๐’๐Ž ๐€๐‘๐Š-๐„-๐“๐„๐Š๐“๐Ž: ๐‘๐„๐’๐‚๐‡๐„๐ƒ๐”๐‹๐„๐ƒ ๐Œ๐ˆ๐ƒ๐“๐„๐‘๐Œ ๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„๐’

In consideration of the recent student petitions and the series of class suspensions, the ๐Œ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ ๐ก๐š๐ฌ ๐›๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž๐ to give students ample time to prepare while prioritizing their safety and well-being.

Midterm Period: ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿโ€“๐Ÿ“, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”
Last Day for Encoding of Midterm Grades: ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ–, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

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๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐š๐ง ๐š๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ž๐ซ? ๐“๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ข๐๐ž๐š๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง ๐ˆ๐Œ๐๐€๐‚๐“ ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ›๏ธApplications are officially open for s...
17/08/2026

๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐š๐ง ๐š๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ž๐ซ? ๐“๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ข๐๐ž๐š๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง ๐ˆ๐Œ๐๐€๐‚๐“ ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ›๏ธ

Applications are officially open for students who are passionate about architectural design and eager to showcase their creativity through our external design competitions.

The ๐๐” ๐‚๐€๐๐’๐๐„ ๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ provides an opportunity for aspiring designers to collaborate and develop innovative design concepts that represent the college in various competitions beyond the university.

๐‘๐„๐๐‘๐„๐’๐„๐๐“, ๐‚๐‘๐„๐€๐“๐„, ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐๐„๐“๐„.

๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ž:
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