CAPA. Architectural Design Services

20/11/2025

☑️ Proposed Dental Clinic

Location: Ventenilla Rd, Santa Barbara, Pangasinan

Where Wellness meets Design 🦷

A Contemporary design with a touch of softness. The facade and its interior combines bold linear forms with subtle curves and layered textures, creating a balanced and elegant look for a modern dental clinic.

Build your dream Dental Clinic with CAPA. Architectural Design Services

“Turning Concepts into Reality, One Structure at a Time.”

Location: Maningding, Santa Barbara, Pangasinan
Contact No: (0969) 053 0659
Email: [email protected]

06/10/2025

𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗬 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬!

Created by the UIA in 1985, World Architecture Day is celebrated each year on the first Monday of October, in parallel with the United Nations’ World Habitat Day.

The theme of the 2025 World Habitat Day will be linked to urban crisis response. Within this context, the UIA Council has chosen the theme “Design for Strength” for this year’s World Architecture Day that will be celebrated on Monday 6 October 2025.

Design for Strength

Through this theme, the UIA calls on architects around the world to look beyond short-term solutions and embrace approaches that reinforce the ability of the built environment to withstand, adapt, and be rebuilt. Architecture should do more than provide shelter; it must also support equity, continuity, and resilience, especially in times of disruption and crisis.

Key Messages:

Strength in design: Our built environment must embody durability, resilience, and cultural sensitivity to support communities.
A platform for resilience: The built environment plays an important role in protecting and rebuilding communities following human or natural disasters.
Sustainable rebuilding: Design for strength encompasses the ability to repair, restore, and adapt our built environment using environmentally responsible materials and methods.

Here are the UIA Member Sections, grouped into five regions:

Region I: Western Europe 🇪🇺
Andorra: Col.legi Oficial d'Arquitectes d'Andorra (COA)
Belgium: Conseil Supérieur des Architectes (CSA) / Hoge Raad der Architecten (HRA)
Cyprus: Cyprus Architects Association (CAA)
Denmark: Akademisk Arkitektforening (AA)
Finland: Architects’ Council of Finland (SAFA)
France: Conseil National de l'Ordre des Architectes (CNOA)
Germany: Bundesarchitektenkammer (BAK)
Greece: Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE – TCG)
Iceland: Arkitektafélag Íslands (AÍ)
Ireland: The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI)
Italy: Consiglio Nazionale Architetti, Pianificatori, Paesaggisti e Conservatori (CNAPPC)
Malta: Kamra tal-Periti
Netherlands: Bond van Nederlandse Architecten (BNA)
Norway: Norske Arkitekters Landsforbund (NAL)
Portugal: Ordem dos Arquitectos (OA)
Spain: Consejo Superior de los Colegios de Arquitectos de España (CSCAE)
Sweden: Sveriges Arkitekter
Switzerland: Société Suisse des Ingénieurs et des Architectes (SIA)
United Kingdom: The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)

Region II: Central/Eastern Europe & Middle East 🇷🇺🇸🇦
Armenia: Union of Architects of Armenia
Azerbaijan: Union of Architects of Azerbaijan
Bulgaria: Union of Architects in Bulgaria (UAB)
Croatia: Croatian Architects’ Association (CAA)
Georgia: Union of Architects of Georgia
Hungary: Hungarian Chamber of Architects (HCA)
Iran: Iranian Society of Architects (ISA)
Israel: Association of Architects and Town Planners in Israel (AATI)
Jordan: Jordan Engineers Association (Architectural Division)
Kuwait: Kuwait Society of Engineers (Architectural Division)
Lebanon: Order of Engineers and Architects of Beirut/Tripoli
Poland: Stowarzyszenie Architektow Polskich (SARP)
Romania: Ordinul Arhitectilor din Romania (OAR)
Russia: Union of Architects of Russia
Slovakia: Slovak Chamber of Architects (SKA)
Turkey: Chamber of Architects of Turkey (CAT)
Ukraine: National Union of Architects of Ukraine (NUAU)
UAE: Society of Engineers UAE (Architectural Division)

Region III: The Americas 🇺🇸🇧🇷
Argentina: Federación Argentina de Entidades de Arquitectos (FADEA)
Bolivia: Colegio de Arquitectos de Bolivia (CAB)
Brazil: Instituto de Arquitetos do Brasil (IAB)
Canada: The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC)
Chile: Colegio de Arquitectos de Chile
Colombia: Sociedad Colombiana de Arquitectos (SCA)
Cuba: Unión Nacional de Arquitectos e Ingenieros (UNAICC)
Ecuador: Colegio de Arquitectos del Ecuador (CAE)
Jamaica: Jamaican Institute of Architects (JIA)
Mexico: Federación de Colegios de Arquitectos (FCARM)
Peru: Colegio de Arquitectos del Perú (CAP)
United States of America: The American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Uruguay: Sociedad de Arquitectos del Uruguay (SAU)
Venezuela: Colegio de Arquitectos de Venezuela (CAV)

Region IV: Asia and Oceania 🌏🇦🇺
Australia: Australian Institute of Architects (AIA)
Bangladesh: Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB)
China: The Architectural Society of China (ASC)
India: The Indian Institute of Architects (IIA)
Indonesia: Ikatan Arsitek Indonesia (IAI)
Japan: The Japan Institute of Architects (JIA)
Republic of Korea (South Korea): Federation of Institutes of Korean Architects (FIKA)
Malaysia: Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia (PAM)
New Zealand: New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA)
Pakistan: Institute of Architects Pakistan (IAP)
𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬: 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 (𝐔𝐀𝐏) 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
Singapore: Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA)
Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (SLIA)
Thailand: The Association of Siamese Architects (ASA)
Vietnam: Vietnam Association of Architects (VAA)

Region V: Africa 🇿🇦🇪🇬
Algeria: Ordre National des Architectes (ONA)
Cameroon: Ordre National des Architectes du Cameroun (ONAC)
Côte d'Ivoire: Ordre des Architectes de Côte d'Ivoire (OACI)
Egypt: Society of Egyptian Architects (SEA)
Ghana: Ghana Institute of Architects (GIA)
Kenya: Architectural Association of Kenya (AAK)
Morocco: Conseil National de l'Ordre des Architectes (CNOA)
Nigeria: Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA)
Senegal: Ordre des Architectes du Sénégal (OAS)
South Africa: South African Institute of Architects (SAIA)
Tunisia: Ordre des Architectes de Tunisie (OAT)
Uganda: Uganda Society of Architects (USA)
Zambia: Zambia Institute of Architects (ZIA)
Zimbabwe: Institute of Architects of Zimbabwe (IAZ)

03/10/2025

CEBU remains strong. 🇵🇭

Cebu earthquake caused by fault that had not moved for 400 years.

In a press conference, PHIVOLCS Seismological Observation and Earthquake Prediction Division Chief Dr. Winchelle Ian Sevilla stated that it was an offshore fault that had not moved in the epicentral area for at least 400 years.

The 6.9-magnitude earthquake in Bogo City, Cebu on Tuesday, leaving 63 people dead, as reported by GMA News Online around 3:00 PM today, Oct. 1, 2025.

PHIVOLCS reported 848 aftershocks since the earthquake. “Inaasahan natin na magkakaroon pa ng mga aftershocks in the next few days. Sometimes the aftershocks would last for several weeks,” PHIVOLCS director Dr. Teresito Bacolcol said. GMA News

03/10/2025

A TICKING TIMEBOMB: In the Philippines, an expected massive earthquake named “The BIG one” is predicted to cause a 7.8 magnitude earthquake. -INQ

The West Valley Fault System moves every 200-400 years.Last recorded movement was in the year 1658. -Phivolcs

The earthquake is predicted to hit Metro Manila from the West Valley Fault, which is 100 km in length (Phivolcs). Metro Manila is the capital, economic, financial, and educational center of the country. It is also the most populated region.

PHIVOLCS is estimating a death toll of around 51,500 from the Big One: 33,500 from the quake itself, and around 18,000 additional deaths from fires, along with 100,000 injured. -GMA News

PHIVOLCS also expect residential buildings, around 12% to 13% would sustain heavy damage. The 10- to 30-storey buildings around 11% heavy damage, and then 30- to 60-storey buildings, 2%. -GMA News

A TICKING TIMEBOMB: In the Philippines, an expected massive earthquake named “The BIG one” is predicted to cause a 7.8 magnitude earthquake. -INQ

The West Valley Fault System moves every 200-400 years.Last recorded movement was in the year 1658. -Phivolcs

The earthquake is predicted to hit Metro Manila from the West Valley Fault, which is 100 km in length (Phivolcs). Metro Manila is the capital, economic, financial, and educational center of the country. It is also the most populated region.

PHIVOLCS is estimating a death toll of around 51,500 from the Big One: 33,500 from the quake itself, and around 18,000 additional deaths from fires, along with 100,000 injured. -GMA News

PHIVOLCS also expect residential buildings, around 12% to 13% would sustain heavy damage. The 10- to 30-storey buildings around 11% heavy damage, and then 30- to 60-storey buildings, 2%. -GMA News

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29/09/2025

Every element in designing a structure requires critical thinking.

A well-designed building must be capable of supporting not only its physical form—be it residential, commercial, or otherwise—but also the surrounding environment. Thoughtful design enhances the quality of life and strengthens the connection between the space, its users, and the surrounding community.

💡Lighting is one of the key factors in promoting environmentally responsible design.
It influences both the functionality and atmosphere of a space, shaping the experience of users while also impacting the building’s relationship with its environment.

As architect Tadao Ando stated:

"In all my works, light is an important controlling factor."