They call it a piece of Hawaii in the Philippines. But indeed, the Mount Malarayat Golf and Country Club in Lipa, Batangas offers some of the best views of Philippine landscape architecture at its finest. I was lucky to spend a relaxing day enjoying the serene views of a well-landscaped golf course amidst the backdrop of Mount Malarayat. Such a conducive place for a meeting that would otherwise have been quite exhausting if not for the great view from the function room.It turns out, the landscape architects were led by none other than National Artist for Architecture, Ildefonso P. Santos and Associates as well as Pesons, Dimanlig, Aleta, Alcazaren (PDAA) Partners whom I believe are professors of landscape architecture at the University of the Philippines.
I hope we get more of the Philippines landscaped by professionals!
Hey Indy, thanks for dropping by!
ReplyDeleteAnd to my anonymous friend, if there's something I pity about those who have nothing good to say, it's that karma gets to them. Hope to see you at a function soon! Bwahaha!
the construction of that golf course destroyed the ecosystem of Mt. Malarayat. And the corporation earns from it. It's really disturbing more than serene if you think about it.
ReplyDeleteHi there! Did the golf course reach the mountain? Anyway, I don't have the facts. Maybe you could contact their landscape architects about it.
ReplyDeleteuhmmm.. been there many times..
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