01/10/2024
๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐จ ๐๐ (ED13) is a collective of four 5th-year Architecture students from Foundation University in Dumaguete City, Philippines.
What is Estudio Damgo? Established in 2012, Estudio Damgo has completed almost 12 community projects across Negros Island. It is the first student-led, community-driven design-build program in the Philippines, focusing on sustainable design and practical construction skills for all graduating Architecture students at Foundation University.
This year, the 13th batch of Estudio Damgo will explore ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ as prototypes for sustainable people-centered urban transformation. We will ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ to reshape urban spaces in support of social, cultural, and environmental needs. By rethinking underutilized areas, ED13 aims to show how strategic co-design can enhance community life from surviving to thriving within the urban fabric.
Our primary objective is ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐, where every voice is heard, to identify and integrate community aspirations and specific needs into design solutions that are not only functional but also reflective of local values and culture. Our initiative involves ๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ฌ-๐จ๐ง, ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ-๐ฅ๐๐ community design efforts facilitated by ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ and a ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ to help build networks for long-term impact.
Estudio Damgo 13 wants to create a lasting model for sustainable and community-driven urban development. The lessons learned from our project will serve as a ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ across the region, demonstrating that ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ง ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐. Our goal is to guarantee that our efforts today will pave the way for a more equitable, inclusive, and dynamic urban future for generations to come.