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JOSE PEDRO RECIO

Principal Architect

Jose Pedro "Bong" Recio received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Architecture from the University of Santo Tomas in 1975. He began his international career in architecture with his move to Hongkong in 1976, where he joined one of Hong Kong’s long established architectural firms, Eric Cumine Associates.

In 1978, he joined another well-known architectural firm, Wong Tung International, as Design Architect and stayed on for six years. In 1984, M. Moser Associates, Ltd. invited him to join their firm with the position of Associate and was subsequently offered partnership two years later. In 1988, Mr. Recio went on his own and co-founded RECIO+CASAS, Ltd.

In 1992, he moved back to the Philippines. Since then, Mr. Recio has worked on a number of major projects in the Philippines – Shangrila in Boracay, The Cebu Temple for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and the Church of the Gesu and The New Rizal Library at the Ateneo de Manila University, among others.

In 2008, Mr. Recio established RCHITECTS, Inc. a professional architectural firm where he remains as Principal, leading a team of architects to deliver retail, residential, hospitality and institutional projects, . Notable projects include The Bellevue Resort Bohol, The San Antonio Plaza in Forbes Park Makati, and the FEU-Tech Center.

Affiliations:

Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Habitat for Humanity Philippines
Member of the United Architects of the Philippines and ASEAN Architects Registry
A Fellow of the Philippine Institute of Architects
An International Associate of the American Institute of Architects.

MARVIN JONATHAN H. YAP

Senior Design Manager

AGNES L. LOSANTAS

Project Management Team Head | Licensed Architect

Agnes holds a BS Architecture degree from the University of Sto. Tomas and a Graduate Diploma from the University of the Philippines School of Urban & Regional Planning.

With more than 25 years of experience in architecture, engineering, academe, and real estate development under her belt, she leads the Project Management Team of RCHITECTS, Inc. The team is involved from the initiation of the project with the Principal, the Designers and the Client, to the planning, execution, monitoring and control of the Design Process. Agnes attributes the conscious practice of good project management as the key to a successful project execution.

Affiliations:

Member,UAP-Greenbelt chapter
Core Group, Green AP
Secretariat committee, UAP-Green Architecture Movement (2014)
Member, Heritage Conservation Society

Jose Pedro Recio

Marvin Jonathan H. Yap

Agnes L. Losantas