The Faculty
Full Time Faculty
BS Architecture (2005)
MS Environmental and Resource Management (2017)
MA Urban and Regional Planning (2020)
teaches
Architectural Design and Communication
Planning and Urban Design
Research Interests
Green Open Spaces
Publications
Ar. Ryan is one of the pioneering students of the BSA Program of UP Mindanao. He received his BS Architecture degree from UP Mindanao, MS Environmental and Resource Management from the University of Southeastern Philippines, and MS in Urban and Regional Planning from UP Mindanao.
Ar./EnP MINERVA C. ROSEL
Assistant Professor
MAURP Program Coordinator
BS Architecture (1994)
MA Urban and Regional Planning (2000)
teaches
Architectural Design
Planning and Urban Design
Research Interests
Urban Resilience
Publications
Minnie Rosel is a graduate of U.P. Diliman and has worked for private, government, and international organizations. After establishing a career in Metro Manila, she moved to Mindanao in pursuit of countryside development through knowledge process outsourcing and devoted a few years as a volunteer/consultant for the post-disaster rehabilitation of the Eastern Visayas Region. She has also substantially contributed to her professional organizations, particularly through continuing professional education and conventions. She began teaching in 2008 for Environmental Planning and Management at Miriam College and joined U.P. Mindanao in 2018.
BS Architecture (1994)
MS Environmental Sciences (2003)
PhD Architecture (2017)
teaches
Architectural Design
Planning and Urban Design
Research Interests
Informal housing and urbanism
Landscape urbanism
Socio-spatial process in the
built environment
Publications
Isidoro Malaque III (2020) ‘Interlocking Blocks in Social Construction of Housing: Collaboration of Local Government, NGO and the Urban Poor’, Proceedings of the 54th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association: imaginable futures: design thinking, and the scientific method, Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 640-649.
Isidoro Malaque III and Aprille Dawn Golimlim (2019) ‘Socio-spatial processes in the construction of low-income housing towards climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction’, Proceedings of the 53rd International Conference of the Architectural Science Association: revisiting the role of architecture for ‘surviving’ development, Roorkee, India, pp. 441-450.
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Isidoro Malaque III, Katharine Bartsch and Peter Scriver (2018) ‘Thriving in the slums: progressive development and empowerment of the urban poor to achieve secure tenure in the Philippines’, Architectural Science Review, 61(5), pp. 313-318, DOI: 10.1080/00038628.2018.1502154.
Isidoro Malaque III (2018) ‘Space syntax analysis of low-income housing in progressive urban settlements: case of Davao City, Philippines’, in P. Rajagopalan (ed.), Proceedings of the 52nd International Conference of the Architectural Science Association: engaging architectural science: meeting the challenges of higher density, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 355-362.
Isidoro Malaque III, Katharine Bartsch and Peter Scriver (2017) ‘Thriving in the slums: progressive development and empowerment of the urban poor to achieve secure tenure in the Philippines’, in L. Brotas, S. Roaf & F. Nicol (eds), Proceedings of the Passive Low Energy Architecture 2017 Edinburgh Conference: design to thrive, Edinburgh, UK, pp. 4819-4826.
Isidoro Malaque III, Katharine Bartsch and Peter Scriver (2016) ‘Modelling the evolution of housing and socio-spatial processes in low income settlements: case of Davao City, Philippines’, in J. Zuo, L. Daniel & V. Soebarto (eds), Proceedings of the 50th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association: fifty years later: revisiting the role of architectural science in design and practice, Adelaide, Australia, pp. 89-98.
Isidoro Malaque III, Katharine Bartsch and Peter Scriver (2015) ‘Learning from informal settlements: provision and incremental construction of housing for the urban poor in Davao City, Philippines’, in R.H. Crawford and A. Stephan (eds), Proceedings of the 49th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association: living and learning: research for a better built environment, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 163-172.
Isidoro Malaque III, Katharine Bartsch and Peter Scriver (2014) ‘Typology of urban households and their transition from informal to formal status’, in A. Tadeu, O. Ural, D. Ural and V. Abrantes (eds), Proceedings of the 40th International Association for Housing Science World Congress on Housing: sustainable housing construction, Funchal, Portugal.
Isidoro Malaque III (2013) ‘From informal to pirate urban settlement: a case in Davao City, Philippines’, in O. Ural, E. Pizzi and S. Croce (eds), Proceedings of the 39th International Association for Housing Science World Congress on Housing Science: changing needs, adaptive buildings, smart cities, Milan, Italy, pp. 1181-1188.
Isidoro Malaque III, Theresalina Gonzaga, Emma Viloan, Rommel Arcega, Napoleon Concepcion, Robert Summers and others (2006), ‘Assessment of shelter for the urban poor in the four local government units in Southern Mindanao, Philippines’, In O. Ural, R. Iovino, A. Frattari, F. Fascia and R. Albatici (eds), Proceedings of the 34th International Association for Housing Science World Congress on Housing Science: sustainable housing design, emphasizing urban housing, Napoli: Luciano Editore.
Isidoro Malaque III and Makoto Yokohari (2007), ‘Urbanization process and the changing agricultural landscape patterns in the urban fringe of Metro Manila, Philippines’, Environment and Urbanization, Vol 19, No 1, pp. 191-206.
Isidoro Malaque III, Theresalina Gonzaga, Emma Viloan, Rommel Arcega, Napoleon Concepcion, Robert Summers and others (2005), ‘Shelter for the urban poor in SANPASADA’, Banwa: Academic Journal of the University of the Philippines Mindanao, Vol 2, No 2, pp. 7-25.
Isidoro Malaque III, Makoto Yokohari and Kazuyuki Kobayashi (2003), ‘Identification of the changing patterns of agricultural lands in the urban fringe of Metro Manila’, Journal of the Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture Vol 66, No 5, pp. 901-904.
Minerva C. Rosel and Isidoro Malaque III (2022) 'Urban dwellers’ view on hazards and disasters; and, the COVID-19 pandemic: implications for resilient urban housing in the post-pandemic period', in P. Izadpanahi and F. Perugia (eds), Architectural Science and User Experience: How can Design Enhance the Quality of Life, 55th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association 2022, pp. 601-609, 1-2 December 2022, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.
Makoto Yokohari, Isidoro Malaque III and Kazuyuki Kobayashi (2005), ‘Identification of the decreasing processes of agricultural lands in and around Metro Manila’, Noson Keikaku Gakkai Gakujutsu Kenkyu Happyokai Yoshishu, Shinpojiumu Shiryo, pp. 43-48 (in Japanese with English abstract).
Bachelor of Interior Design (1989)
BS Architecture (1997)
Master in Information Management (2004)
PhD in Development Administration (2015)
teaches
Architectural Design
Research Interests
Housing Quality and Urban Studies
Vertical Farming
Material Development
Spatial Design Morphology and Semiotics in Architecture
Urban Landscape Quality
BS Architecture (2006)
MS Environmental and Resource Management (2014)
MA Urban and Regional Planning (2019)
teaches
Architectural Design, Communication, and Research
Building Construction and Utilities
Research Interests
Disaster Risk Management
Environmental and Urban Planning
Publications
Pre-flood Vulnerability Capacity Assessment Approach for Buildings Located in Floodplain Areas (2019)
BS Architecture (2005)
MA Urban and Regional Planning (2020)
teaches
Architectural Design and Communication
Building Utilities
Planning and Urban Design
Research Interests
Valuation of Public Spaces
Architectural Acoustics
Ar. Angelo earned his BS Architecture degree from the University of Santo Tomas and Master of Arts in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of the Philippines Mindanao. Originally from Metro Manila, he has worked as a design architect for Reyes Design + Planning + Architecture prior to joining the academe in 2014.
Ar. NORY LOYD NARVAEZ-PERNES
Assistant Professor
BS Architecture
Master of Architecture (continuing)
teaches
History, Theory, Criticism
Architectural Design
Research Interests
Architectural Heritage Studies
Publications
Nory Loyd Narvaez-Pernes earned her Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of the Philippines, Mindanao, Davao City, Philippines and her Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Southeastern Philippines, Davao City. She has been teaching since 2009 and is currently an Assistant Professor in the Architecture program of UP Mindanao.
BS Civil Engineering (2010)
MA Urban and Regional Planning (2019)
teaches
Engineering Courses
Planning and Urban Design
Research Interests
Socialized housing market and policy
Publications
Micah graduated BS in Civil Engineering at the University of Southern Mindanao (USM) in Kabacan, Cotabato. Before joining UP Mindanao in 2018, she served in various positions in the Business Development and Management Department at a real estate development company in Davao city, the last of which was as a Sr. Project Officer for a mid-cost housing project. She finished her Master of Arts in Urban and Regional Planning (MAURP) and gained her Environmental Planner license in 2019.
Ar. KRISTIN FAYE M. OLALO
Assistant Professor
BS Architecture (2015)
Master of Engineering in Urban Engineering (2021)
teaches
Architectural Design
Architectural Research
Research Interests
Circular economy
Urban resource management
Publications
Optimal Process Network for Integrated Solid Waste Management in Davao City, Philippines (2022)
Tin earned her BS Architecture degree from the University of the Philippines Mindanao and Master of Engineering in Urban Engineering degree,
specifically Environmental Engineering, from the University of Tokyo. She is a licensed architect and master plumber
Ar. SAMANTHA V. ARBOTANTE
Instructor
BS Architecture (2015)
Master of Human Settlements (2022)
teaches
History, Theory, and Criticism
Practice and Governance
Research Interests
Urban and rural Settlements
Inclusive Design
Samantha Arbotante teaches courses in Architecture history, communication, and laws. She received her architecture degree at the University of the Philippines Mindanao. A recipient of a full scholarship from VLIR-UOS, she obtained a post-graduate degree at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium and graduated cum laude. She focused on human settlements and further studied landscape urbanism with social cohesion integration. Before entering academia, Samantha worked with an architecture and urban design firm, PC Tan Architects and a construction firm in ANDC. Through these, she produced works of planning various projects while assisting in construction and management.
Ar. SHEENA MARIE R. FRANCO
Instructor
BS Architecture (2016)
Master of Architecture (continuing)
teaches
History, Theory, and Criticism
Practice and Governance
Research Interests
Cultural Heritage Conservation
Publications
Ar. Sheena earned her BS Architecture degree from the University of the Philippines Mindanao. Ar. Sheena Franco practices her profession as the principal architect and master plumber of Kuris Arkitektura. She is a certified Cultural Mapping Facilitator and a member of the Grupo Kalinangan, Inc. She also acquired a certification for Hospital Planning and Designing from the Department of Health, United Architects of the Philippines, and Council of Deans and Heads of Architecture Schools in the Philippines.
Ar. JOTHAM NORMAN P. MOLINOS
Instructor
BS Architecture (2017)
teaches
Building Construction
Building Utilities
Ar. Jotham Molinos received his Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of the Philippines Mindanao. Prior to joining the academe, he worked as a project architect for PCTan Architects & Associates, overseeing design and construction projects in Visayas and Mindanao. He teaches building laws, building construction, tropical design, and architectural communication.
Lecturers
BS Architecture Program
Ar. Tricia Leigh Sardinia-Peek
Engr. Caesar Estocado
Engr. Isaac T. Muncada
Ar. Allan A. Silvestre
Ar. Ceino Rey U. Quimintan
Urban and Regional Planning Graduate Program
Sophremiano B. Antipolo, PhD
Ar./EnP. Joseph Raymund A. Sumabal, PhD