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This section features selected articles regarding architecture and other additional stuff of interest.

RGC&A believes that sharing information through our website by way of articles of interest is a worthy and useful endeavor; particularly for visitors who are interested in a better appreciation of the architectural and planning realms. Non-professionals visiting the site are welcome to becoming more informed-- by just browsing through our choice articles.

Start with this one-- A Special Gift For You

It has been a number of years since the completion of my Masteral Thesis at the Saint Louis University. Many have constantly been asking me about my urban core pedestrianization topic and the ideas that I have espoused thereat. Remaining a strong believer in the potential of pedestrianization as a possible response to the problems that plague the Urban Core of Baguio; I have often wondered if there was a way by which my treatise could be put to further use...

After much soul-searching, I have decided that the answer was to make the contents of my Masteral "magnum opus" available for online download as a gift to my site visitors. Both the PDF 'manual' and my final PowerPoint PPT presentation files are being made available herein.

As you are given access to these, my only request is that you put them to good use-- either as reading or appreciation material; or as (I wish!) an excellent protoypical thesis reference-- for those in the academe.

The links are below. To download, right-click on an item link, then choose "Save Target As..." Please note that the files are relatively large and might take a while to download; particularly if you do not have a fast Broadband connection. Kindly just be patient.

rgchan_pedestrianization.PDF (8.8 Mb)

rgchan_pedestrianization.PPT (4.1 Mb)

If for any reason you succeed with putting my stuff to good use, I would appreciate that you let me know.

RAFFY G. CHAN, fuap, maehp

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