News & Milestones.
Groundbreakings, inaugurations, partnerships and news from PoCo.
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Supporting The Next Generation Of Architects
PoCo announced scholarship support for graduating architecture students at De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde. The grants covered full tuition and miscellaneous fees for selected students, helping them complete their final year of study.
Reported by PhilSTAR Property in November 2020, the initiative formed part of a four-year scholarship programme running through 2024 and reflected the practice’s commitment to mentorship and architectural education.
Read the article at PhilSTAR Property ↗Press & Mentions
Space Syntax At UST
UST reported on Leandro Poco’s space syntax presentation at its October 2024 architecture research clinic, connecting spatial analysis with design practice.
Read at University of Santo Tomas ↗WalterMart Silang Opens
Daily Tribune’s opening coverage identifies Leandro Poco of LA PoCo Architects among the inauguration participants.
Read at Daily Tribune ↗WalterMart The Junction Opens In Novaliches
BusinessMirror covered the opening of WalterMart’s 37th mall, with Leonardo Poco named among the ribbon-cutting participants.
Read at BusinessMirror ↗
Architecture And Planning In The Time Of Coronavirus—What’s Next?
A conversation with Leandro Poco and Lawrence Carlos on neighbourhoods, mobility and how architecture and planning could respond to the pandemic.
Read at BluPrint ↗Writing & Ideas
Architecture Education Should Adapt To The Realities Of The Profession
On widening architectural education and career pathways to reflect the realities of practice. First published in BluPrint’s 2015 special issue.
Read at BluPrint ↗Post-Pandemic Deconstruction
An essay on the relationship between public wellbeing, real-estate economics and the design of healthier built environments.
Read at BluPrint ↗(Euclidean) Planning Is Dead. Long Live Urbanism.
A case for connected neighbourhoods, mixed uses and living locally as alternatives to fragmented, single-use urban development.
Read at BluPrint ↗Follow The Practice
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