2005 Metrobank Art and Design Excellence (MADE)

Mr. Duddley Diaz, a Filipino sculptor based in Italy, received this year’s Metrobank Prize for Achievement in Sculpture (MPAS), an award of distinction under the Metrobank Art and Design Excellence (MADE) Program of the Metrobank Foundation. Ambassador Rubens Fedele of Italy together with Atty. Charito Cruz, President of Cabinet Spouses Association personally awarded Diaz with a medallion and a cash prize of P 150,000 for his outstanding body of artwork and significant contributions to the development of Philippine sculpture.
 

A graduate of the University of the Philippines, College of Fine Arts, Diaz further honed his craft at the School of Sculpture of the Academia di Belle Arti in Florence. He was likewise a recipient of the Freemen Full Fellowship Grant of the Vermont Studio Center Johnson in Vermont. In his career, he has staged more than a dozen solo exhibits, both in the Philippines and abroad and has taken part in numerous local and international group exhibitions.

Among the honors Diaz has received is the Special Award for “La Madonna del Popolo”, which is part of the exhibit staged by the Cathedral of Verona in Italy, as well as a Presidential Award as Outstanding Filipino Artist Abroad.

“Fusion”: The Tan Residence
a 3-storey residential structure in Talisay City, Cebu
Architect Noel K. Tan
 

Tan's project, a 3-storey residential structure in Cebu, is a product of a synthesis between native cultural elements and responsiveness to climate conditions, between the vernacular and new ideas, between progression and conformity, and mostly, between tradition and modernity.

A graduate of the University of San Carlos, Tan’s concept and design are modern, suited for the fast-paced lifestyle but remains sensitive towards cultural and environmental factors. A first time contender in any architectural design contest, Tan plans to continually produce designs that create awareness of the fusion of architecture’s benefit to people as well as the environment. He believes that this would produce a better-built environment for people to live comfortably and securely.

The project utilizes an approach that intends to create a setting that is not only pleasing to the eyes but is also sustainable, which is achieved by the deliberate and extensive use of indigenous materials such as abaca, bamboo and rattan for natural fiber carpets, wall treatments and window coverings of hand loomed fabric.

A Fine Arts graduate at the University of Sto. Tomas, Ting’s personal preference in styling is simple and uncluttered. She likewise takes into consideration the need, location and client preference to tailor fit a design. Ting considers interpreting information and preferences and transforming it to three- dimensional ideas a great fulfillment.

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