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PAULO ALCAZAREN, The Philippine STAR

Paulo Alcazaren is a noted city planner and landscape architect with four decades of professional international and local experience. A Philippine Star columnist for the last 20 years, he is the recipient of several national and international awards in the design and cultural fields.

History

Revisiting Chinatown

February 10, 2024

Tourism

A night at the Pasig

January 20, 2024

Art

Inspiring a new generation

February 25, 2023

DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE

Coffee, a fire station, and a church

January 14, 2023

Travel

A Metropolis in a garden

January 7, 2023

DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE

A maroon and green 2023

December 10, 2022

DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE

A Festival of Gardens

December 3, 2022

History

A green and maroon walk

September 24, 2022

History

A weekend walk in Diliman

September 17, 2022

DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE

Bring back the green to cover the gray

July 29, 2022

Tourism

Bohol beckons

April 24, 2022

History

Modern Makati 50 years hence and going forward

March 26, 2022

History

The road from Highway 54 toward a more inclusive and safe EDSA

February 24, 2022

DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE

The three towers of Quiapo

February 19, 2022

History

Bringing back the lanai life

February 12, 2022

Women

Dolly Perez: The first lady of landscape architecture

February 5, 2022

Performing Arts

Flamenco and coconut dancing

January 22, 2022

Books

Good reads for 2022

January 17, 2022

History

The iconic Solidaridad Bookshop and other landmarks of Ermita and Malate

January 15, 2022

Books

Good reads for 2022

January 2, 2022

DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE

One big fight for 2022!

December 18, 2021

History

A maroon and green new year

December 11, 2021

History

Back to the future home

October 9, 2021

History

Memories of UP may be beautiful and yet...

August 22, 2021

History

Makati of the ’60s & ’70s

July 3, 2021

History

Where the boys are

May 29, 2021

History

Preserving heritage in Catholic schools

May 22, 2021

History

A golden university

May 8, 2021

History

Pining for Baguio

May 2, 2021

History

Landmarks of Filipino Art Deco

April 24, 2021

History

A virtual tour of 7 religious landmarks

April 18, 2021

Transportation

Reimagining the jeepney

April 10, 2021

Design

Landmark for a better world

March 12, 2021

History

A Nayon with no home

February 27, 2021

Fashion

Remembering the czar Pitoy Moreno

February 2, 2021

Local design

Wili and Doreen Fernandez by design

January 15, 2021

Style

Pajama year, pajama party

January 5, 2021

Typhoon

Flood of memories

December 18, 2020

Plants

Plantitos and plantitas of the ’60s

November 27, 2020

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

A flood of problems: 8 steps cities should take

November 13, 2020

Travel

The art of biking in Iloilo

November 13, 2020

Culture

My personal CCP

October 23, 2020

Design

Life's a beach

October 16, 2020

Hobbies

Turning pots, stones and glass into art

October 2, 2020

Inspiration

Quarantine gardens

September 8, 2020

Toys

It's a small world for these miniaturists

August 29, 2020

Toys

They shrink the world to fit their homes

August 22, 2020

DIY

Gardening in the time of quarantine

August 15, 2020

Inspiration

Quarantine gardens big and small

August 8, 2020

Inspiration

Quarantine art spaces

August 1, 2020

Inspiration

Top 12: Most novel 1-meter garden designs to inspire plantitas

July 4, 2020