Design Blueprints for a Creative City: Architecture, Resilient Infrastructure, and Placemaking
Design Week Philippines – Iligan Edition
📅 October 17, 2025 | 2:00 PM
📍 Digital Creatives Hub Iligan & via Google Meet
Ang Design Week Philippines – Iligan Edition brings together Iligan’s brightest minds in architecture, planning, and creative innovation to envision a more sustainable and livable city.
The forum, “Design Blueprints for a Creative City: Architecture, Resilient Infrastructure, and Placemaking,” is a hybrid event that explores how design thinking, sustainable infrastructure, and cultural creativity can shape Iligan’s identity as a Creative City of the Future.
Hosted by the Digital Creatives Hub Iligan , in collaboration with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)at ang Iligan Creative Industries Development Council, the forum highlights multi-sector collaboration among government leaders, architects, planners, and innovators.
💬 Key Highlights
- Opening Remarks: Darwin J. Manubag, City Administrator and Co-Chair of the Iligan Creative Industries Council
- Messages of Support: Hon. Thomas Derrick P. Siaoat Hon. Marlene L. Young, City Councilors of Iligan
- Program Overview: Paul Hui Lagura, Head of the Center for Digital Iligan Innovation and Sustainability (CDIIS)
- Key Resource Speakers:
- ENP. Elsa M. Maquiling, City Planning and Development Office
- Arch. Karah Ong Consolacion, Former President, UAP Iligan Chapter
- Dr. Peter D. Suson, Dean, School of Interdisciplinary Studies, MSU-IIT
- Jane Marie L. Tabucan, Provincial Director, DTI Lanao del Norte
This initiative forms part of Design Week Philippines, a DTI-led celebration that champions creative industries, cultural identity, and design-led development across the country.
It reinforces Iligan’s growing role as a creative innovation hub in Northern Mindanao — one that blends heritage, sustainability, and modern urban planning to build a more inclusive city.
