Jun
23
2009
TAO-Pilipinas, Inc. is a SEC-registered,non-profit, non-government organization that provides technical assistance to the urban and rural poor in the planning, development and management of their communities. TAO’s Young Professionals (YP) program engages students, academics and new practitioners to initiate their involvement with poor communities.
This year we are organizing our annual project, the YP Workshop on Social Housing, which is scheduled to be held on October 2009 in Metro Manila. The YP Workshop is a 6-day capability-building program that will gather about 40 participants composed of young design professionals and students (from architecture, engineering and planning schools) and community representatives to orient them on social housing and its related issues and give them an opportunity to implement a small community project. The theme for the 2009 YP Workshop is “Wat-San in Social Housing: Improving Access to Water Supply and Sanitation for Urban Poor Communities.”
We need a logo to go along with the theme of the 2009 YP Workshop. You have the chance to be named the Official Logo Designer for the 2009 YP Workshop and obtain a sponsored slot in the 6-day program on October 2009.
The winning logo design will be used in various ways, such as in the YP E-newsletter and Website (www.ypws.tao-pilipinas.org), and in printed items and tokens for the 2009 YP Workshop. We look forward to receiving your logo design submission!
Previous YP Workshop Logo Designs:
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2005
YP Workshop Logo
by Edra Belga
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2006
YP Workshop Logo
by Amillah Rodil
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2008
YP Workshop Logo
by Angel Sales
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For the complete contest rules and guidelines, please click here.
To join the contest and register online, please follow this link
Apr
27
2009
EARN Corporation, the only company in the Philippines that manufactures OMNIBOARD (Woodwool Cement Bonded Board or WWCBB panels), is looking for two (2) part time apprentices; preferably 4th year, 5th year or under-board graduates in either Architecture or Civil Engineering. Their work will involve the following:
- Familiarization with Omniboard and Corboo (a new cement bonded board using recycled corn stalks and reinforced with bamboo shavings) products through technical documents and through periodic factory visits, project site visits and liaison with the Forest Products Research and Development Institute (FPRDI);
- Following up client requirements through sales calls, product presentations, e-mailed responses to queries;
- Technical coordination with Architects and Engineers to determine what components of their design can be translated into the Omniboard Building System;
- Day to day assistance in answering phoned in questions or inquiries regarding Omniboard properties, prices, comparative costing, availability, application and installation.
For inquiries, you may contact Architect Nestor S. David through this number 454-7592 or email info@omniboard.net .
Oct
21
2008
The YP Bookmarks are now available for purchase just in time for the holidays. The bookmark features murals painted by YP Workshop participants in 2006 and 2008. It has 7 different designs portraying the communities of Infanta, Quezon and Albay Province in Bicol.
The following are the available selling packages of the bookmark:
To view the bookmarks, please click here.
Proceeds will be used to fund TAO-Pilipinas’ Young Professionals (YP) projects for 2009. For information about the YP workshops, please go to the website www.ypws.tao-pilipinas.org. For orders, please call (63-2) 441-0998 or 436-7301. Orders can be picked up at the TAO Office, 27-A Matiyaga Street, Barangay Central, Diliman, Quezon City or additional charges shall be made for deliveries within Metro Manila.
Sep
19
2008
ANNOUNCEMENT
Registration and submission deadlines for the YP Design Challenge have been changed. Please be advised of the following revisions in the competition schedule:
Revised Schedule for Design Challenge 1: Sustainable Shelter
Registration Deadline : September 16, 2008
Submission Period : October 1-24, 2008
Results Announced : December 2008.
Revised Schedule for Design Challenge 2: Trash Transformation
Registration Deadline : October 17, 2008
Submission Period : November 3-21, 2008
Results Announced : December 2008
Revised Schedule for Design Challenge 3: Portable Playground
Registration Deadline : October 17, 2008
Submission Period : November 3-21, 2008
Results Announced : December 2008
For more information and updates about the competition, please visit the website www.ypdesignchallenge.tao-pilipinas.org or call Ms. Mai Ilagan at telephone numbers 441-0998 or 0929-6800924.
To know more about previous YP projects, please click here.
To know more about TAO-Pilipinas, please go to this link.
Sep
19
2008
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Young Professionals Program of TAO-Pilipinas is pleased to announce that the YP Files, a CD compilation which contains the documentation of the YP Program project activities for 2005-2007, is now available for download. This compilation is produced with the support from SELAVIP and includes the following:
The 2005 YP Lectures
2005 YP Workshop Report and Audio-Video Presentation
“Young Professionals and the Informal Communities:
A Collaborative Partnership in Social Housing”
The 2006 YP Lectures
2006 YP Workshop Report and Audio-Video Presentation
“Young Professionals Working Towards Sustainable Communities:
Integrating Community-based Disaster Risk Management in Social Housing”
The SABMAT Project (in collaboration with Polytechnic University of the Philippines-
College of Architecture and Fine Arts)
“Sourcebook of Alternative Building Materials and Technologies
for Social Housing Projects in the Philippines”
and the
YP E-newsletter
The YP Program would also like to thank everyone who gave their invaluable input/participation and support in the various YP activities during the past two years. We hope that all of you would continue your involvement with the YP Program in the years to come.
Click here to know more about the YP PROGRAM and the YP OTP project.
