First on the First! DWCC Team bags Gold in A+D: Architectural Documentary Film Festival

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Word College of Calapan (DWCC) UGNAY team, composed of five (5) Architecture students and two (2) The DWCC Gazette journalists, received gold award by the United Architects of the Philippines (UAP) Center for Filipino Architecture in the first-ever conducted Architectural Documentary Film Festival Competition at the UAP Headquarters, Quezon City, December 7.

The team was composed of Karl Bryan Chavez, who served as the director of the film, together with Giulianne Alessandra Logmao from the School of Education (SoE) who served as the scriptwriter, Emmanuel Jack Torreliza as editor, Jan Pius Fetisanan as narrator, Chris John Paul Del Mundo, Reimher Umali, John Ville Fetizanan, and Val Joenick Paculto as videographers. They were accompanied by their adviser, Arch. Kirby Mercado.

Their entry “UGNAY: Arkitektura at Buhay” was a 5-minute film focusing on how the heritage buildings in the small town of Pola, Oriental Mindoro connect to the history and current lives of its owners. It featured the ancestral houses structured in the municipality that remain steadfast despite the different atrocities during the past decades.

A+D was a newly launched project of the UAP Center for Filipino Architecture in partnership with UAP Regional District B1 and UAP Commission on Education, as part of the 1st Philippine Architectural Festival in connection with the celebration of the National Architecture Week 2022, which aims to promote the creative docedmentation of existing buildings in the country.

Going beyond the typical visual designs, this year’s theme has revolved around ‘Architecture for Well-Being’ which showcased how the buildings’ spatial features can