EQUIPAJE, Ruth Marie I.

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UST, Embassy of Denmark bring urban design expert Jan Gehl through webinar on livable cities

Equipaje of Architecture talks about significance of public open spaces

World Architecture Day was commemorated by the Guam USA chapter…

Equipaje of Architecture attends European Summer School in Classic Architecture in Sweden

UST Graduate School and College of Architecture faculty member Asst.…

Asst. Prof. Ruth Marie I. Equipaje, MSRDPM, MSc OXON

College of Architecture | Research Center for Culture, Arts, and the Humanities

riequipaje@ust.edu.ph | ruth.equipaje@gmail.com

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Academic Qualifications

Degrees

Master of Science in Sustainable Urban Development (University of Oxford – Oxford, England)
Master of Science in Regional Development Planning (University of the Philippines – Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines)
Bachelor of Science in Architecture (University of Santo Tomas – Manila, Philippines)
Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning (University of the Philippines – Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines)

Research Highlights

Research Interests

Sustainability: Public Spaces, Walkability, Mobility, Sustainable Cities
Resiliency: Climate Change Adaptation
Smart Architecture

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Courses Handled

Major Recognitions

Paul Harris Award, Rotary International, 2013
Quezon Leadership Award, University of Santo Tomas – Manila, Philippines, 2000

Professional Activities

Chapter Chair, International Network for Traditional Building Architecture and Urbanism (INTBAU) Philippines (2013 – present)
Founding Member, Alliance for Safe and Sustainable Resilient Environments (ASSURE)
Member, Philippine Institute of Environmental Planners (PIEP)
Vice-President, United Architects of the Philippines – Manila Atelier (2016-2017)

Selected Publications

Role of Public Space in Sustainable Urban Development

Resilient-Designed Community Structures and Facilities for Vulnerable Coastal Cities: Lessons Learned from Indonesia and the Philippines (Forthcoming)
The Influence of Local Extreme Weather Conditions to the Urban Form and Walkability of World Cities: A Case Study of the Central Business District of Singapore (Oxford)
Development of an approach to sustainable resettlement for the IDPs in conflict-affected areas of Central Mindanao : a case study of a tri-people community in Pikit, North Cotabato and Datu Paglas, Maguindanao (Manila and Dortmund)

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