Design Blueprints for a Creative City: Architecture, Resilient Infrastructure, and Placemaking
Design Week Philippines – Iligan Edition
📅 October 17, 2025 | 2:00 PM
📍 Digital Creatives Hub Iligan & via Google Meet
The Design Week Philippines – Iligan Edition brings together Iligan’s brightest minds in architecture, planning, and creative innovation to envision a more sustainable and livable city.
The forum, “Design Blueprints for a Creative City: Architecture, Resilient Infrastructure, and Placemaking,” is a hybrid event that explores how design thinking, sustainable infrastructure, and cultural creativity can shape Iligan’s identity as a Creative City of the Future.
Hosted by the Digital Creatives Hub Iligan, in collaboration with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Iligan Creative Industries Development Council, the forum highlights multi-sector collaboration among government leaders, architects, planners, and innovators.
💬 Key Highlights
- Opening Remarks: Darwin J. Manubag, City Administrator and Co-Chair of the Iligan Creative Industries Council
- Messages of Support: Hon. Thomas Derrick P. Siao and Hon. Marlene L. Young, City Councilors of Iligan
- Program Overview: Paul Hui Lagura, Head of the Center for Digital Iligan Innovation and Sustainability (CDIIS)
- Key Resource Speakers:
- ENP. Elsa M. Maquiling, City Planning and Development Office
- Arch. Karah Ong Consolacion, Former President, UAP Iligan Chapter
- Dr. Peter D. Suson, Dean, School of Interdisciplinary Studies, MSU-IIT
- Jane Marie L. Tabucan, Provincial Director, DTI Lanao del Norte
This initiative forms part of Design Week Philippines, a DTI-led celebration that champions creative industries, cultural identity, and design-led development across the country.
It reinforces Iligan’s growing role as a creative innovation hub in Northern Mindanao — one that blends heritage, sustainability, and modern urban planning to build a more inclusive city.
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