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Old Posted May 19, 2020, 1:34 AM
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Old Posted May 19, 2020, 3:07 PM
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What's the building at bottom left of that last shot? The one with the huge podium. Is the podium some sort of shopping center or convention center, or just a ginormous parking garage?
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Old Posted May 19, 2020, 9:51 PM
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What's the building at bottom left of that last shot? The one with the huge podium. Is the podium some sort of shopping center or convention center, or just a ginormous parking garage?
It's a mall called SM Aura, designed by Arquitectonica. It is one of the three major shopping areas in Bonifacio, along with High Street and Uptown Mall.

Interestingly enough, that mall wasn't supposed to be there, as that lot was donated to the local city government to build a new civic center. But alas, 'black magic' was quite rampart back in those days, so the biggest mall developer (SM) was able to put up that huge mall instead. It has free public access to a nice rooftop garden though!
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Old Posted May 31, 2020, 3:05 AM
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Project: The Seasons Residences
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Old Posted Jun 24, 2020, 6:53 AM
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Old Posted Jan 31, 2021, 8:55 AM
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The Spire
Location: MAKATI
Architect: Daniel Libeskind
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Park Central Towers
Location: MAKATI
Architect: SCDA
Floors: 69+58

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Ayala Triangle Gardens North Tower and Mandarin Oriental Tower
Location: MAKATI
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Old Posted Feb 1, 2021, 12:53 AM
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Old Posted Feb 3, 2021, 8:08 AM
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Old Posted Feb 4, 2021, 4:41 AM
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Wow, so much going up in Manila! Thank you for sharing!
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Old Posted Feb 10, 2021, 5:58 AM
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Wow, so much going up in Manila! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for checking it out, colemonkee! Hopefully all these projects can be finished in due time
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Old Posted Feb 10, 2021, 6:12 AM
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Thanks for the updates! Was in Metro Manila a year ago. Truly fascinating city! Seeing the progress on a few projects here that I saw in the BGC and Makati is awesome. Looking forward to a return!
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What's the public transportation system like in Manila? Are there rail lines between the nodes of highrises?
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What's the public transportation system like in Manila? Are there rail lines between the nodes of highrises?
There is unfortunately 1 commuter train line, with an expansion in the works. There used to be a pretty sophisticated rail system to my understanding, but much of it was decimated in WWII. Transit it pretty chaotic, hence Manila has some of the worst traffic in the world. (when i was there, it took almost 2 hours to travel 8 Km).

Lots of construction for expressways, but the utter construction creates an entire new traffic problem. Some of the more modern areas (BGC for example) have been laid out in a much more efficient way, but for the rest of the city, it is either jeepenies, mini vans, motorcades of coach buses, or tuk tuks/or habal habal (both are forms of motorbike taxis). Many pedestrian crossings are also long spanning sky walks or underground tunnels. What look like subway train entrances, are actually portals to a vast network of underground pedestrian subways.

To my understanding, the challenge of having a metro mass transit system is building on top of a already complicated infrastructure that is over its capacity. With 16 cities making up MM, and a population of 20 million people, getting different municipalities to work together has also proven difficult.

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Old Posted Mar 4, 2021, 12:44 AM
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What's the public transportation system like in Manila? Are there rail lines between the nodes of highrises?
The state of public transport systems in Manila metro area is generally bad, because of corruption, inadequate maintenance, overcapacity etc. People use all means of transport to get somewhere: private cars, carpools, rideshares, ferry, tuk tuks, motorbikes, trains etc

Taking trains in Metro Manila requires a lot of patience, although not entirely impossible. There are lots of security in these train stations, and everyone has to go through x-ray machines or pat downs like you'd have in an airport. Tickets are issued by e-cards and can be bought through machines or at the booth, but choosing either way will most likely require you to go through a line anyway. Trains are almost always packed. However, there are numerous efforts to extend and add more train lines.

There are currently three lines (LRT1, MRT2/Purple Line, and MRT3) plus commuter rail (PNR). Of the three, I think MRT3 is the most important and heavily used, but only by a thin margin.

-LRT1 runs mostly through the old city from north to south, currently being extended

-LRT2/Purple Line runs between Manila and the eastern suburbs, passing though numerous universities of the metro

-MRT3 runs mostly along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (most congested stretch in the metro) connects Makati CBD and Ortigas Center CBD

-PNR runs between Manila and the southern suburb of Alabang, currently being extended both north and south

*MRT 7 is currently under construction

***If you're wondering about the strange numbering system, I have no idea! haha

The metro's first below-grade subway is currently under construction. The city of Makati is also building its own subway line, and there is a monorail that will connect Makati (via MRT3's Guadalupe Station) and Bonifacio CBD
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Park Central Towers
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Old Posted Mar 17, 2021, 9:40 PM
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The Estate Makati
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MANILA | MAKATI | Movenpick Hotel & Residences | 70F | MIX
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