ARCHITECTURE and design, like all other sectors of the economy, had come to a crossroads during the pandemic years when life as the world knew it had changed indelibly. What started as a global health crisis quickly became an economic one that challenged professionals and businessmen to rethink their ways of doing business.

The declaration of the end of Covid-19 as a global health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO) in May this year and the Philippine government following suit present another moment of transformation and moving forward.