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About Now: 2026 ASEAN Architectural Festival
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Architecture of Care, Culture, and Collective Futures
Learn our THREE CORE PILLARS
Intramuros, City of Manila, Philippines
October 2-4, 2026
1
DAY
CARE
Explores resilience, agency, and scale.
How do we negotiate the futures of our cities across differing needs and finite resources?
it asks:
2
DAY
CULTURE
Examines identity, memory, and plurality.
How can architecture hold shared memory without fixing it into a static image?
it asks:
3
DAY
COLLECTIVE FUTURES
Explores resilience, agency, and scale.
What is owed to a building and its people after the ribbon-cutting?
it asks:
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THE PLATFORMS
How You Participate
MAP
Intramuros, Manila
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Centro de Turismo
Foro de Intramuros
Bamboo Gardens
Pasig River Esplanade
Casa Manila
ANTHOLOGY RAW
SHELTER DIALOGUES + LIVING ANTHOLOGY
ANTHOLOGY TALKS
GROUND WORKS
GROUND WORKS
Plaza de Roma
Information Center
The Manila Cathedral
Landmark
The Book Stop Project
Landmark
General Luna Street
Main Street
GROUND WORKS
NAVIGATE FESTIVAL EVENTS
Anthology Talks
Talk Series / Lecture
Foro de Intramuros
OBJECTIVE
FORMAT
To move beyond the "portfolio lecture" into a substantive exchange of ideas.
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Shelter Dialogues
Panel Discussion
Centro de Turismo
OBJECTIVE
FORMAT
To test architectural ideas against the lived reality of governance, economy, and everyday life.
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Anthology RAW
Open Forum
Casa Manila
OBJECTIVE
FORMAT
To expose architecture at its most vulnerable and encourage rigorous, non-hierarchical debate.
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Ground Works
Exhibit
Plaza de Roma, Pasig River Esplanade; Bamboo Gardens
OBJECTIVE
FORMAT
To render the manifesto’s abstract responsibilities tangible through material and public use.
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Living Anthology
Interactive Exhibit
Centro de Turismo
OBJECTIVE
FORMAT
A 27m linear "Loom" that records and clusters the festival’s dialogue in real-time.
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THE ANTHOLOGY FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE
CELEBRATING ARCHITECTURE
10
YEARS
7
FESTIVALS
20,000+
PARTICIPANTS
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
INTRAMUROS ADMINISTRATION
Ar. William Ti, Jr.
Anthology Festival Founder
William Ti, Jr. founded Anthology Festival in 2016 with the goal of creating meaningful engagement among architects, industry professionals, and the wider public. Beyond fostering dialogue, he is a dedicated advocate for urban progress, using design and research to explore innovative approaches to sustainable, inclusive, and vibrant cities.
Through the festival, William champions projects and ideas that bridge professional practice with public experience, demonstrating how architecture can shape the way we live, interact, and imagine the future of our urban environments.
OTHER LINKS
Anthology Festival is an annual three day event that showcases architecture and design within the Philippines and the Southeast Asian region. The festival serves as a platform to bring together various practitioners and stakeholders to increase awareness about the relevance of architecture and design in our urban societies.
Previous Speakers
2016-2021
16
EXHIBITS
7
PAVILIONS
Immersive Follies
2020 Exhibition
One of Anthology Festival's exhibits that launched pavilions as designed by participating architectural and design firms.
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WTA preparing for the exhibit
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PANEL DISCUSSIONS
21
LECTURES
17
WORKSHOPS
18
COMPETITIONS
Live remote videography
WTA starting the live stream
WTA during the festival
Live remote videography
The Festival Onliine
During the height of COVID-19, Anthology Festival adapted to the challenges by shifting to digital and hybrid formats, continuing to foster dialogue within the architecture and design community despite restrictions.
The End of Year Show
The End of Year Show is dedicated to showcasing the exceptional talents of Philippines architecture graduates.
This eagerly anticipated event highlights the finest achievements of graduating batch presenting an extraordinary architectural exhibit and an engaging thesis competition.