Through the lens of a Filipino-American immigrant, ‘Under the Sun’ is an investigation of Filipino to immigrant pipeline as a part of Filipino Diaspora.

This 5th year architectural thesis studies the historical events that contributed to shared experience of Filipinos and possible triggers of immigration to pose a new system of government infrastructure not just in the way of form and presentation but implementation and design process.

This thesis is split into two parts. The first, a project resulting from the study on how architecture functions as monuments and symbols. This project operates in the context of Philippine State architecture and its relationship to the Filipino people, through the urban fabric of Batasan Hills and the Philippines House of Representatives the Batasang Pambansa.

The second part is an investigation on a new system of implementing Information Communication Technology career centers that can relieve the pace of urbanization and address the country’s high national risk index. Done by means of design strategies that make shifting programs adaptable and resilient in the face of harsh climates. In addition to a design process driven by community involvement that hopes to offer community agency in reclaiming what is “Filipino Architecture”.

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