Architect and Urban Planner Felino “Jun” Palafox, Jr. has 48 years of experience in architecture and 46 years in planning. He was educated in Christ the King Seminary, University of Santo Tomas, University of the Philippines, and Harvard University. Architect Palafox has lectured in more than 20 countries. He has travelled and observed more than 1,000 cities in 79 countries and territories. He founded, leads, and manages Palafox Associates / Palafox Architecture, which has already completed more than 1,600 projects in 40 countries. Among his many awards, Forbes Asia Magazine cited him as one of their 48 Heroes of Philanthropy in Asia. In 2017, he was awarded by the JCI Senate as one of the three Top Outstanding Filipinos. He was recognized by the Professional Regulatory Commission as the 2019 Outstanding Professional of the Year in the field of Environmental Planning. He led Palafox Associates to be the first Filipino architectural firm cited in the World’s Top 500 Architectural Firms of the World Architecture Magazine. In 2006, Palafox held the distinction of being the only Southeast Asian firm in the Top 100.
