Architect Cathy Saldaña shares her perspective on pushing inclusive architecture both in design and practice while designing sustainable built environments.
The core roles of architects involve designing and planning the buildings and spaces that surround us. Beyond these, however, architects also have bigger roles in shaping society. Their designs can affect how we live as individuals or as a community. It is crucial for architects to understand the needs of every user to create built environments that can improve the quality of life.
Architect Cathy Saldaña, President, CEO, and Founder of PDP Architects and Project Design Plus Architecture Management Corporation, believes that it is her calling to be an architect. Since she was a student, she has always been inclined in creative activities, from sketching to decorating their family home. “There was just a lot of boundless creativity that it all seemed architecture was the next formal poetry I would pursue,” Saldaña shares as BluPrint interviews her in one of her projects–the Puey Quiñones Atelier.
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