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Bianca Weeko Martin

“This is the first time I'm starting a project that I have control over and can actually see what the end product will be. I've had a string of really amazing mentors, I have to say that, but I have always been more focused on their vision and finding ways to support it. And obviously, they’ve contributed to how I can navigate this world of moving autonomously and definitively now, but I feel like this very moment is the first time I'm like, wow, I'm pretty aligned with my purpose.”


I'm a writer and researcher, trained in architecture and raised on the internet, grounded by drawing (as a lifelong, inconclusive process) and the love of my family, friends, and ancestors. This year, I published my first book on Manila's contemporary architecture which has led to many current preoccupations including a small book tour (which I love to overdramatize) and a collaborative research project on alternative publishing and the Filipino diaspora. It has also given me steadily increasing agility within the fields of architecture, design, and public art, where I am consulting and writing strategically. I am always mentally preparing for my next scuba diving trip.

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