The expansion of Bonifacio High Street
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Bonifacio Global City two years ago.
Bonifacio Global City is one of my favourite places in Metro Manila. It's the last bastion of hope for me (from an urban planner's point of view). Here the developers have a chance to start with a clean canvas and lay out a plan for a city of the future that'll hopefully be beautiful and efficient. It's all happening so fast there. The skyline is changing everytime I visit. I remember the Furnitalia building was the only landmark in one of the sites. Now I can barely see it amidst all the tall high rises.
The planners and developers say they have a commitment to keep public art a priority in Bonifacio Global City. I know they have an arts foundation there - though I'm not yet familiar with their plans. For now, I'm still impressed with the art installations that exist - Contreras, Pilapil, Yuson etc. I was even once interviewed about how I value public art and open spaces. Here it is:
Bonifacio High Street's public art. And no, I am not their spokesperson or ambassador. When I like something, I just say it...
Two weeks ago I was invited to host the groundbreaking ceremony of the extension of Bonifacio High Street. It's going to be called Bonifacio High Street Central. It'll take on where the current BHS left off. More open spaces, low-rise buildings, boutique-type shopping. And more art. Yay! Furthermore... there will be an awesome, state of the art Mind Museum! Perfect for kids, students, tourists.
I hosted the launch of Bonifacio High Street Central.
Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation (FBDC) officials, from left to right: John Tan - FBDC Director, Fernando Zobel de Ayala - FBDC Vice Chairman (and Chairman of Ayala Land), Lani Cayetano - Mayor of Taguig city, Butch Campos - FBDC Chairman, Al Santos - FBDC Vice Chairman and Tony Aquino - FBDC President (and President of Ayala Land)
I am excited about the Mind Museum. It'll be a completely homegrown venture, with consultants from top science museums from around the world I'm pretty sure. I am reminded of our recent vacation. We went to the Ontario Science Centre (haven't been since I was in high school). It was built in the 1960's in what was then modern style. Lovely concrete architecture! Huge space! It was fun to see what used to be cutting edge technology like laser, holograms, etc. It was pretty groundbreaking then. Ofcourse now you can buy laser lights in a tiangge. But it was still very cool. And the kids enjoyed it.
Here are some photos from the Ontario Science Centre...
Giant bubble screen that projects your portrait made of water and bubbles.
This mini construction site where they got to lay "bricks" and put "tiles" on the roof.
How tornadoes happen
Beautiful tiny blue frog that's really poisonous.
Massive concrete 60's architecture that was constructed down a steep ravine.
I think any kind of museum is great for kids - especially these ones that are interactive. Ofcourse I had to answer questions every two minutes. My kids love asking Why? Why? Though I know sometimes it can get irritating, I always try to remind myself that it is a good thing they ask a lot of questions. It shows that they're smart and they want to dig deeper and understand more. Unfortunately Mommy and Daddy sometimes don't have all the answers... particularly science-related ones. Haha. So it was great to brush up on science education with them. It was a good journey back to my childhood when I used to go there. I'm so excited that soon, Filipino kids will have access to their own Mind Museum.
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Bonifacio Global City two years ago.
Bonifacio Global City is one of my favourite places in Metro Manila. It's the last bastion of hope for me (from an urban planner's point of view). Here the developers have a chance to start with a clean canvas and lay out a plan for a city of the future that'll hopefully be beautiful and efficient. It's all happening so fast there. The skyline is changing everytime I visit. I remember the Furnitalia building was the only landmark in one of the sites. Now I can barely see it amidst all the tall high rises.
The planners and developers say they have a commitment to keep public art a priority in Bonifacio Global City. I know they have an arts foundation there - though I'm not yet familiar with their plans. For now, I'm still impressed with the art installations that exist - Contreras, Pilapil, Yuson etc. I was even once interviewed about how I value public art and open spaces. Here it is:
Bonifacio High Street's public art. And no, I am not their spokesperson or ambassador. When I like something, I just say it...
Two weeks ago I was invited to host the groundbreaking ceremony of the extension of Bonifacio High Street. It's going to be called Bonifacio High Street Central. It'll take on where the current BHS left off. More open spaces, low-rise buildings, boutique-type shopping. And more art. Yay! Furthermore... there will be an awesome, state of the art Mind Museum! Perfect for kids, students, tourists.
I hosted the launch of Bonifacio High Street Central.
Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation (FBDC) officials, from left to right: John Tan - FBDC Director, Fernando Zobel de Ayala - FBDC Vice Chairman (and Chairman of Ayala Land), Lani Cayetano - Mayor of Taguig city, Butch Campos - FBDC Chairman, Al Santos - FBDC Vice Chairman and Tony Aquino - FBDC President (and President of Ayala Land)
I am excited about the Mind Museum. It'll be a completely homegrown venture, with consultants from top science museums from around the world I'm pretty sure. I am reminded of our recent vacation. We went to the Ontario Science Centre (haven't been since I was in high school). It was built in the 1960's in what was then modern style. Lovely concrete architecture! Huge space! It was fun to see what used to be cutting edge technology like laser, holograms, etc. It was pretty groundbreaking then. Ofcourse now you can buy laser lights in a tiangge. But it was still very cool. And the kids enjoyed it.
Here are some photos from the Ontario Science Centre...
Giant bubble screen that projects your portrait made of water and bubbles.
This mini construction site where they got to lay "bricks" and put "tiles" on the roof.
How tornadoes happen
Beautiful tiny blue frog that's really poisonous.
Massive concrete 60's architecture that was constructed down a steep ravine.
I think any kind of museum is great for kids - especially these ones that are interactive. Ofcourse I had to answer questions every two minutes. My kids love asking Why? Why? Though I know sometimes it can get irritating, I always try to remind myself that it is a good thing they ask a lot of questions. It shows that they're smart and they want to dig deeper and understand more. Unfortunately Mommy and Daddy sometimes don't have all the answers... particularly science-related ones. Haha. So it was great to brush up on science education with them. It was a good journey back to my childhood when I used to go there. I'm so excited that soon, Filipino kids will have access to their own Mind Museum.
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