Bespoke building

"If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be meetings."

~Dave Barry, American humor columnist

CITY DAILY PHOTO THEME DAY: SQUARES • The windows of the Rockwell Business Center in Pasig City are made up of myriad panes of square glass. Even the pattern on its facade has squares.

The Rockwell Business Center was especially made for IT-based businesses. Which probably means that most of its tenants are call centers and business process outsourcing companies.

Fishy reflections

"I'd rather be a big fish in a specialized pond than a little, little fish in a more generalized big pond."

~Leonard Lauder, Chairman Emeritus of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc

Big, lovely koi in the pond at the center of the little park at Rockwell Business Center. Reflected in the water on the right side is the building which I posted for the May 1 City Daily Photo theme day.

Safety net

"Every act of construction is an act of destruction."

~Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), Spanish artist

Yet another building is being constructed in the Rockwell Business Center, and the paths around it are protected by nets on steel frames. They're downright ugly, but much better than having a hammer or something fall on one's head.

Hanging out with the boys

"Cats have it all—admiration, an endless sleep,
and company only when they want it."

~Rod McKuen, American poet, songwriter, composer, and singer

A street cat hanging out with three young men at the Starbucks in Rockwell Business Center (see previous post).

In the trenches

The Law School and Graduate School of Business of the Ateneo de Manila University are located in Rockwell Center in Makati City. Though other cities have been competing aggressively during the past decade to get companies to relocate their headquarters by offering big tax breaks, Makati is still considered the premiere financial and commercial center of Metro Manila. Hence the location of the two schools, both of which offer continuing education courses for professionals. Its little palm-shaded brick building provides a visual respite from the glass towers which surround it.

Urban or rural, natural or man-made, take a sightseeing tour of our world's diverse scenery!

A wave of glass

This is the PHINMA Plaza in Rockwell Center in Makati City, owned by the PHINMA Group, a holding company with investments in property development, construction products, education, energy, finance and business process outsourcing.



When I posted a photo of the headquarters of Nestlé Philippines back in June 2009, PHINMA Plaza was peeking beside it and I thought that the building was round. It turns out that only the facade is curved and the rest of the building has flat surfaces.



It took me almost a year to finally visit Rockwell Center again and fulfill your request, but VP, this one's for you.