OBSOLETE zones and building codes in Cebu will not make the province a sustainable environment to live in in the coming years, a renowned urban planner said.
Architect Felino Palafox Jr. said during the One Cebu Summit last Monday that Cebu should not follow Makati because the latter is following a wrong city model that has an imbalance of job centers and housing.
There have been a lot of infrastructure projects in Cebu City recently, making it more congested, which could cause problems during the rainy season, he said.
Palafox advised government to regulate infrastructure projects according to the geographical features of each area.
Palafox, who planned the Cebu Business Park, said that during the time they designed the park, nobody believed it was possible to make it the center of Cebu. But because Colon was becoming more crowded, the developer decided to build a business park in the uptown area.
Palafox is the owner of Palafox Associates. His clients include Dubai-United Arab Emirates, Ayala Corp., Ayala Land, SM group and World Bank-funded projects.
The company has been involved in the planning of more than 11 billion square meters of land and the design and architecture of more than seven million square meters of building floor area. It has done projects in 33 countries.
With the new administration, Palafox is hoping for a better planning of the country’s infrastructure.
“We need to regulate infrastructure. Instead of having an urban sprawl which is taking up much land area, we should have vertical buildings,” said Palafox.
He pushed for a good business infrastructure master plan that would strike a balance between business and environment, as well as tourism and agriculture.
“An integrated community to live, work, play, worship and shop would be an ideal and sustainable environment to live in,” he added.
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