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Gateway Square
The Gateway Square is a transit oriented, mixed-use superblock development located within the Araneta City complex in Cubao, Quezon City. The development was developed by the Araneta City, Inc. (ACI), a subsidiary of the Araneta Group. Located in the central part of the complex, the development stands across the Farmers Plaza mall, the Farmers Market, the Araneta City Cyberpark complex, the Fiesta Carnival, the New Frontier Theater, and the Aurora Tower. The complex occupies the buildings around the Smart Araneta Coliseum and the Gateway Malls, and combines malls, offices, hotels, a sports arena and parking spaces all interconnected within a single space, while having additional leisure amenities placed within the complex, such as cinemas, restaurants, rooftop gardens, and convention and event spaces, as well as an art museum, a bowling alley, a church, a rooftop bar, and a supermarket. Construction of the complex began in October 2002 with the groundbreaking of the Gatewa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contemporary Architecture
Contemporary architecture is the architecture of the 21st century. No single style is dominant. Contemporary architects work in several different styles, from postmodernism, high-tech architecture and new references and interpretations of traditional architecture like New Classical architecture and neo-vernacular architecture. to highly conceptual forms and designs, resembling sculpture on an enormous scale. Some of these styles and approaches make use of very advanced technology and modern building materials, such as tube structures which allow construction of buildings that are taller, lighter and stronger than those in the 20th century, while others prioritize the use of natural and ecological materials like stone, wood and lime. One technology that is common to all forms of contemporary architecture is the use of new techniques of computer-aided design, which allow buildings to be designed and modeled on computers in three dimensions, and constructed with more precision an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Araneta City Bus Port
The Araneta City Bus Port (ACBP), also styled Araneta City Busport, is a bus station in Quezon City, Philippines. The bus station is currently one of two bus terminals in the Araneta City business district that link Metro Manila with the Provinces of the Philippines, provinces in the country, including cities in the Luzon Archipelago via the Philippine Nautical Highway System. Built and completed in 2017 as the modern alternative to, and eventual replacement for, the adjacent Araneta City Bus Terminal, the oldest integrated bus terminal in Metro Manila, in operation since 1993, and is also a hub for buses servicing the Bicol Region. The busport is used by inter-city and provincial bus lines. The terminal is connected to the LRT Line 2 (Metro Manila), LRT Line 2 and MRT Line 3 (Metro Manila), MRT Line 3 by a network of elevated walkways and mall connections. Location The Araneta City Bus Port is located along General Romulo Avenue on the eastern side of Araneta City within th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felino Palafox
Felino "Jun" Albano Palafox, Jr. is a Filipino architect and urban planner. He is the Principal Architect-Urban Planner and Founder of Palafox Associates. Palafox also serves as a member of the board of directors iAsian Terminals, Inc from 2009 to present, chaired professional and civic organisations such as PIEP, MAPRoster of MAP Presidentmap.org.ph/ref> and Rotary Club of Manila. Personal life Palafox received a classical secondary education from Christ the King seminary when he was 13.Congratulation Arch. Felino Palafox; Gusi Prize Winner 2011worldclass-filipino.blogspot.com He obtained his bachelor's degree in Architecture from University of Santo TomasArchitect celebrates past, designs for future, Philippine Daily InquireInquirer.net/ref> in 1972 and two years later, in 1974, he obtained his master's degree in Environmental Planning at the UP Diliman through a scholarship grant by United Nations Development Program (UNDP). In 2003, he graduated in Advanced Management Deve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Skating Rink
An ice rink (or ice skating rink) is a frozen body of water or an artificial sheet of ice where people can ice skate or play winter sports. Ice rinks are also used for exhibitions, contests and ice shows. The growth and increasing popularity of ice skating during the 1800s marked a rise in the deliberate construction of ice rinks in numerous areas of the world. The word "rink" is a word of Scottish origin meaning "course", used to describe the ice surface used in the sport of curling, but was kept in use once the winter team sport of ice hockey became established. There are two types of ice rinks in prevalent use today: natural ice rinks, where freezing occurs from cold ambient temperatures, and artificial ice rinks (or mechanically frozen), where a coolant produces cold temperatures underneath the water body (on which the game is played), causing the water body to freeze and then stay frozen. There are also synthetic ice rinks where skating surfaces are made out of plastics. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowling Alley
A bowling alley (also known as a bowling center, bowling lounge, bowling arena, or historically bowling club) is a facility where the sport of bowling is played. It can be a dedicated facility or part of another, such as a clubhouse or dwelling house. History By the late 1830s in New York City, the Knickerbocker Hotel's bowling alley had opened, with three lanes. Instead of wood, this indoor alley used clay for the bowling lane. By 1850, there were more than 400 bowling alleys in New York City, which earned it the title "bowling capital of North America". Because early versions of bowling were difficult and there were concerns about gambling, the sport faltered. Several cities in the United States regulated bowling due to its association with gambling. In the late 19th century, bowling was revived in many U.S. cities. Alleys were often located in saloon basements and provided a place for working-class men to meet, socialize, and drink alcohol. Bars were and still are a principa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multiplex (movie Theater)
A multiplex is a movie theater complex with multiple screens or auditoriums within a single complex. They are usually housed in a specially designed building. Sometimes, an existing venue undergoes a renovation where the existing auditoriums are split into smaller ones, or more auditoriums are added in an extension or expansion of the building. The largest of these complexes can sit thousands of people and are sometimes referred to as a megaplex. The difference between a multiplex and a megaplex is related to the number of screens, but the dividing line is not well-defined. Some say that 16 screens and stadium seating make a megaplex, while others say that at least 24 screens are required. Megaplex theaters may have stadium seating or normal seating, and may have other amenities often not found at smaller movie theaters; multiplex theatres often feature regular seating. The Kinepolis-Madrid megaplex in Spain, owned by the Belgian Kinepolis Group, is the largest movie theater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Araneta Center–Cubao Station (Line 2)
Araneta Center–Cubao station may refer to: * Araneta Center–Cubao station (LRT) Araneta Center–Cubao station is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 2 (LRT-2) system in Cubao, Quezon City. It is named after the old name of Araneta City, a mixed-use development. The station is the eigh ..., a station on the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 2 (Line 2) * Araneta Center–Cubao station (MRT), a station on the Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3 (Line 3) {{Station disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gateway Mall (Araneta Center)
Gateway Mall is a shopping mall in the Araneta City in Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines. Owned and operated by the Araneta City, Inc. (ACI, Inc.), a subsidiary of the Araneta Group, the mall was completed in 2004 and currently has of total floor area, making the mall one of largest in the Philippines. The Gateway Mall also currently sits on the northern area of the Araneta City, located at the northern end of the Araneta Coliseum and attracts over 220,000 shoppers daily, due to its close proximity to transport terminals and train stations. The Gateway Mall underwent an expansion project which was completed in 2023 named the Gateway Mall 2, located along the western side of the Araneta Coliseum. The expansion will feature a variety of shops, restaurants and leisure amenities and also includes the Ibis Styles Araneta City within the development. History and planning The Gateway Mall was once known as the "Millenium Mall" project, a planned 7-storey mall adjacent to the Aran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smart Araneta Coliseum
The Araneta Coliseum, also currently known by naming rights sponsorship as Smart Araneta Coliseum, is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena that is part of the Araneta City in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines. Nicknamed "the Big Dome", it is one of the largest indoor arenas in Asia, and one of the largest clear span domes in the world. The dome measures approximately making it the largest dome in Asia from its opening in 1960 until 2001 when it was surpassed by the Ōita Stadium in Japan with a dome measuring . The Smart Araneta Coliseum is mostly used for indoor sports such as basketball. It is a main venue of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The Big Dome is also used for other sports and events such as boxing, cockfighting, local and international concerts, circuses, religious gatherings, and beauty pageants. History In 1952, J. Amado Araneta, a member of the Araneta family, purchased from Radio Corporation of America (RCA) of land in Cubao which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurora Tower (Cubao)
The Aurora Tower is a 22-storey mixed-use, high-rise tower located along Aurora Boulevard, in the Araneta City complex in Quezon City. The tower serves as the former headquarters of the Araneta Group and also houses Isetann Department Store and Supermarket within the tower's retail and underground sections. Location The Aurora Tower is located in the northern area of the Araneta City and sits along Aurora Boulevard, and is also situated along General Malvar and General Aguinaldo Avenues. The tower is located beside the Manhattan Parkway of the Manhattan Gardens complex and is also across the New Frontier Theater. The tower is also close to the Gateway Office Building, the Gateway Malls 1 and 2, and the Araneta Center-Cubao LRT Station. History The Aurora Tower began construction in the early 1980s and was eventually completed in 1984. The tower got its namesake after Aurora Boulevard, a major road located within the northern side of the tower, and is owned and developed by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Frontier Theater
The New Frontier Theater, known as the Kia Theatre between 2015 and 2018, is a multi-purpose theater and events hall in Araneta City in Cubao, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. The theater first opened on May 27, 1967, and primarily served as a multi-purpose theater and is also blended as a movie theater and a skating rink. The theater current has a 2,325 seating capacity, and is used for a variety of events, ranging from performing and visual arts, local and international concerts, and fan meet-up gatherings. History First opening The theater first opened on May 27, 1967 as the New Frontier Cinema-Theater and was considered to be the biggest theater in the Philippines, having a 3,500 seating capacity. The theater was influenced by the Radio City Music Hall, and also had an ice skating rink and a roller skating rink, which opened in 1968 and had a capacity of 900 skaters. The skating rink catered to numerous customers, ranging from the masses to elite members of influential ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Araneta City Cyberpark
The Araneta City Cyberpark is a PEZA certified office development located within the Araneta City in Cubao, Quezon City. Located along the southern part of the mixed-use commercial development, the office complex is currently undergoing a ₱20 billion redevelopment under a new master plan, consisting of five green office towers, retail spaces, and an outdoor park. ACI Inc. serves as the owner and developer of the project The ongoing development currently includes 2 towers completed, and one tower topped off nearing completion, with a total of of office space completed as of January 2021. The office complex is designed by ASYA Design. The redevelopment project is part of the Araneta City Master Plan. History First Master Plan (2007-2008) The Araneta City Cyberpark is part of the Araneta City master plan unveiled in 2000, and was rolled out in 2002, situated in an property along Gen. Aguinaldo, Gen. Araneta, and Gen. McArthur Avenues, primarily for Business Process Outsou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
