i felt a sudden surge of thrill and excitement when i saw display boards in array in the finster lobby that day. and i couldn’t help but lose a grasp in the middle of my throat when i realized just what it was.
it was an architecture exhibit. it showcased the best of the archi students’ theses for the year. most of the thesis projects were visions of buildings of modern designs suiting the needs of the local metro. and as a dabawenyo, i marveled at the creative building ideas actually conceptualized to fit the davao map.
for one, there was a model of a theatre, grounded from a futuristic concept, but infused with an ethnic touch. The theatre was called the Teatro Dabawenyo (what a name we could be proud of!). It has a transluscent roof made from patches of overlapping equilaterals of glass of different sizes radiating outward in a doming fashion. A rendering of the design at night shows a magnificent view of the building, where a gleeming light crowns the whole structure. it was a wonder.
Another visionary project that caught my attention was an S-shaped skyscraper which seemed to follow a balancing of forces. half of the building was black, the other was white. on one side is water, on the other side is a garden. It used steel, glass, wood, and concrete, but these were creatively blended to create an anti-stressing picture that many of the buildings lack. it was actually one of the attention grabbers of the exhibit. and it might have been so, because, solely from its elegant facade, one can guess that the building could amount to billions if built.
Other designs in the exhibit include therapy centers, study stations, convention complexes, and entertainment venues. Some are good, the rest are wonderful.
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