Ian Fulgar is an architect in the Philippines motivated by metamodern architecture, property developments, and future technology.
Welcome! Please see below Ian Fulgar CV and Profile.
Architecture
Architect John Ian Lee Fulgar studied and graduated from the University of the Philippines College of Architecture and gained experience working with diversified LEED and Greenmark mixed development mega-projects with worldwide industry consultants such as Skidmore Owings & Merrill of New York, Arup, Meinhardt, Cicada, Wilson Associates, and Davis Langdon & Seah. He is the principal architect of Fulgar Architects, an architectural, engineering, and technology studio in the Philippines helping real estate developers, property owners, and business enterprises plan and design unique and future ideas for hotels, resorts, museums, offices, and condominium towers, commercial and mixed-use township developments with a flavor for the meta-modern in the next Philippine architecture.
One of the premium minds of the architectural arena today, Ian Fulgar questions conventional approaches and invites the unique in each project venture. He had been featured in various publications from magazines to newspapers as well as regularly contributes content or articles about future trends in the industry to the Property Section of the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Ian Fulgar is also the founder of PhilBIG or Philippine Building Industry Guild, a dynamic community of builders and investors exploring mutual opportunities and ventures in construction, real estate projects, and property development. PhilBIG provides opportunities for building industry suppliers and manufacturers to promote their technology and services to an integrated pool of building industry consultants, enthusiasts, investors, and traders.
Technology
With over twelve-year experience in software technology developing both front-end UI and server-side systems, Ian easily leverages a wide variety of parametric building information modeling technologies for design making, energy analysis, 3D software, and related architectural simulations. In addition to training and speaking at seminars and workshops about technology influences on design industries, he manages Metamodern Architect, a blogsite providing fellow architects and designers a resource for theories, techniques, tips, and technology discussions.
Fine Arts
Ian’s enduring love for the fine arts inspires him to continually explore various doctrines and fundamentals in art and design making from traditional subjects to canons of radical constructivism in paintings and other mediums of expression. He investigates criticisms and theories in contemporary art and is currently pursuing graduate studies in the College of Fine Arts at the University of the Philippines – Diliman. Ian’s works could be found in various gallery exhibits and locations across the globe or viewed at Fulgar Studio.
Ian Fulgar CV & Recognitions
Certifications
U.S. Green Building Council LEED Accredited Professional with Specialty in Building Design and Construction (2012)
U.S. Green Building Council LEED Green Associate (2012)
Certification Course in BIM Management, BCA Academy Singapore (2012)
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012 Certified Professional (2011)
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012 Certified Associate (2011)
Certificate of Building Technology, University of the Philippines (2010)
Awards and Recognition
Speaker and Panelist, Philippine Shopping Malls Summit, Sheraton Manila Hotel (2019)
Cover Feature, The Philippine Star, Lifestyle Section, February 2, “Post-modern is Out, It’s Time To Go Meta” (2019)
Cover Feature, The Manila Standard, Sunday Business, February 3, “Filipino Architect Introduces Metamodern Building Designs” (2019)
Speaker, United Architect of the Philippines-Fort Bonifacio Chapter, Bonifacio Global City on “Business Architecture: Ways of small business to compete in a big business world” (2018)
Cover Feature, D+C Design and Construction Magazine April to June, “Architect Ian Fulgar and the Fusion of Art, Architecture, and Technology” (2017)
Speaker, Puja Academy and the Ministry of Development Training Center, Negara Brunei Darussalam on “BIM and Parametric Design Fundamentals” (2016)
Speaker, Upgrade: A Workshop by the United Architects of the Philippines Student Auxiliary, the University of the Philippines on “Visual and Verbal Presentation Technique and Parametric Design” (2016)
Speaker, 40th United Architects of the Philippines National Convention on “Technology and the Business of Design” (2014)
Participant, Singapore Building and Construction Authority Skilled Builder and BIM Competition (2012)
Philip Recto Design Excellence Award (2011)
Participant, “Thymotecture” Entry for Evolo 2012 Skyscraper Competition International (2011)
Session Speaker, 16th IVETA-CPSC International Conference on “Education for Sustainable Development in TVET” (2011)
Speaker, Seminar, and Workshop on Results-based Monitoring and Evaluation on “Communications and Information Technology in Monitoring and Research” (2010)
Speaker, A Four-Series Workshop on Research and Thesis Writing on “Information and Technology in Research” (2010)
Professional Memberships
Founder, Philippine Building Industry Guild or PhilBIG (2015 to present)
Member, 2011 to present
Senior Board Member
United Architects of the Philippines (UAP) Fort Bonifacio Chapter
Member, 2012 to 2014
Professional Development Committee Member, 2012 to 2014
University of the Philippines Alumni Association Singapore
Education
GRADUATE:
Masters in Fine Arts (Candidate)
The University of the Philippines – Diliman
TERTIARY:
Bachelor of Science in Architecture
The University of the Philippines – Diliman
SECONDARY:
Philippine Science High School
Main Campus, Agham Road, Quezon City
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