Arch. Richard Garcia

Innovative & Role Model Vice President
Visionary Architecture Inc.

Visionarch’s Vice President, Richard Garcia, is an ASEAN Architect with specialization in commercial mixed-use projects. Among the shopping mall projects he handled are the Ayala Malls Feliz in Pasig, Ayala Malls Capitol Central in Bacolod, and SM Lanang in Davao. At present, he supervises the design of the Common Station Atrium in North Avenue, Quezon City. Richard started in Visionarch in 1993 and rose through the ranks, first as project manager, and later as division head and associate at the age of 23. An indefatigable mentor whose career spans 25 years, he likes to keep things informal in the workplace, knowing the weight of responsibility that comes with working on high-value projects. An advocate of sustainability, he led the design of Texas Instruments’ headquarters in Baguio, the first LEED-certified building in the country, and the Johnson and Johnson GFS building in Parañaque, a LEED Gold building. Richard brings years of leadership experience to the United Architects of the Philippines, serving in various capacities before his election as Chancellor of the College of Fellows. A graduate of the University of Santo Tomas, Richard holds professional licenses in architecture and landscape architecture.