"The Cobonpue Group will be allowed to do the interiors of NAIA 1 building with Architect (Andy) Locsin handling the architectural services, and Architect Locsin will be architect of record," Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) Secretary Joseph Abaya said in a statement read over state-run Radyo ng Bayan on Wednesday.
These designers are Kenneth Cobonpue, Royal Pineda, and Budji Layug.
"For the greeters’ area, it will still be Architect Locsin doing the conceptual design and the architect of record. The Cobonpue Group will help out in the interiors," Abaya added.
Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said the Cobonpue Group has offered their services pro bono.
The Cobonpue group initially offered their design plan for the airport in 2011.
The government has set aside P2.8 billion for the rehabilitation of NAIA Terminal 1.
Article by Interaksyon
Kenneth Cobonpue is a multi-awarded furniture designer and manufacturer from Cebu. He graduated in Industrial Design from Pratt Institute in New York with highest honors and subsequently worked in Italy and Germany. Integrating locally sourced materials with innovative handmade production procceses, Cobonpue's brand is known around the world for its unique designs and roster of clientele that include Hollywood celebrities like Brad Pitt and members of royalty.
Awards to his credit include 5 Japan Good Design Awards, the grand prize at the Singapore International Design Competition, the Design for Asia Award of Hongkong, the American Society of Interior Design Top Pick selection and the French Coup de Coeur award. Several of his designs were selected for several editions of the International Design Yearbook published in London and New York. Phaidon’s book entitled "& FORK" underscores Kenneth's position as a leader of a new movement incorporating new technologies with crafts. He has appeared on European television, countless international magazines and newspapers around the world. Various Cobonpue designs have also appeared in full-length feature films and television such as Oceans 13 and CSI.
Kenneth reveals new work each year in design shows from Paris to New York. He also speaks regularly about Southeast Asian design all over the world. In 2007, TIME magazine called him "rattans first virtuoso".
- Mr. Kenneth Cobonpue's Website
Leandro Locsin
Filipino architect, artist, and interior designer, known for his use of concrete, floating volume and simplistic design in his various projects. An avid collector, he was fond of modern painting and Chinese ceramics. He was proclaimed a National Artist of the Philippines for Architecture in 1990 by the late former President Corazon C. Aquino.
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