WHO IS FELINO "JUN" PALAFOX???
Principal Architect
Palafox Associates

Architect FELINO “Jun” A. PALAFOX, JR., Principal Architect - Urban Planner/Founder of Palafox Associates, is the 62nd President of MAP since its inception in 1950. He is the first Architect/Urban Planner to be elected MAP President.

Architect Palafox is a world-renowned, multi-awarded architect, environmental planner, urban planner and development consultant. He was educated at the Christ the King Mission Seminary, University of Santo Tomas, University of the Philippines, and Harvard. He is registered as an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Architect and a recipient of several national and international awards.

He has been guest lecturer in various institutions like Harvard University in the USA, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Asian Institute of Management and the Ateneo Professional Schools. He has also been a speaker in conferences in the USA, Canada, Japan, Vietnam, China, Singapore, Germany, Spain, Malaysia, among others.

He is an active officer of various organizations like the American Chamber of Commerce as Chair of its Environment Committee. He is an international associate/member of organizations like the American Institute of Architects, Urban Land Institute, Congress for the New Urbanism, American Planning Association, the International Council of Shopping Centers, and the U.S. Green Building Council.

He founded Palafox Associates, the world-renowned architectural design and planning firm in the Philippines. For the past 21 years, he led his firm in the planning of more than 11 billion square meters of land area, and the design and architecture of more than 7 million square meters of building floor area; and in undertaking high-profile large-scale projects in 33 countries.

Architect Palafox led and managed his firm in setting the benchmark in the Philippine Planning, Architecture and Design scenes. In less than 10 years, it has emerged as a top Filipino architecture firm recognized by the London-based World Architecture Magazine. Before its 15th year, it has metamorphosed into the top Southeast Asian architecture, planning, engineering, environmental design and interior design firm and has been ranked for eight years since then (#94 in the world in 2006 – World Architecture Magazine) backed by ten years of ISO certifications 9001 and 14001 of TUV of Germany for Quality and Environmental Management Systems. It is the first and only Architectural, Design, and Planning firm which is ISO certified in the Philippines. He is a People of Year Awardee by People Asia in January 2011.