The Firm

The Firm

Over 48 years of resilience and reinvention

GFP Architects is an organization of architects and support staff, led by three partners whose cohesive management strategy and synergy, built a reputation for professionalism and effective collaboration with industry partners and foreign counterparts.

The firm counts among its regular and valued clients the top real estate developers and companies in the Philippines, whose world-class projects stand as a testament to the firm’s collective talents, expertise and discerning aesthetic.

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GFP Architects as a firm began with the vision of institutionalizing and building further on the legacy of Filipino Architect Gabriel Formoso’s successful personal practice, hence his initials that the company bears up to this day.

Architect Formoso started his practice in 1939 as one of the first 100 licensed architects in the Philippines. Among his designs are well-known landmark buildings in the Makati Central Business District with most surviving up to this day. These include the Asian Institute of Management building, the Bank of America–Lepanto building, and the Manila Peninsula Hotel, as well as major structures in Manila such as the Central Bank of the Philippines. 

Architect Formoso's single proprietorship practice evolved to a professional partnership with the formation of Gabriel Formoso and Partners in December 1973. In August 1979, the firm’s name was changed to GF & Partners (GFP). Architect Formoso continued to strengthen his personal career, and together with it the collective reputation of the firm. Among the most important recognition's he received was the 1979 Outstanding Architect of the Year Award from the Professional Regulation Commission, the 1977 Patnubay ng Kalinangan Award from the Commission on Arts and Culture, the 1974 Most Outstanding Alumnus Award from his alma mater University of Santo Tomas, and an Honorary Lifetime Individuals Membership from the Architectural Center Club Inc.

An 80-year epic

Leadership

Leadership

  • Annette F. Gaddi-Liganor, fuap, apec, aa, aia

    ANNETTE F. GADDI-LIGANOR, FUAP, APEC, AA,AIA

    Managing Partner

  • Xavier Antonio J. Garcia

    XAVIER ANTONIO J. GARCIA, FUAP, AA

    Partner

  • Arnulfo M. Villanueva

    ARNULFO M. VILLANUEVA, FUAP, CBP, AA, AIA

    Partner

Our Team

Our Team

Our team is composed of creative, analytical, and innovative individuals who share a passion for their work, and dedication to the architectural design profession.

Under the tutelage of the partners, every spaces are created with utmost respect to both built and natural environments. Guided by in-house disciplines such as research and development, ISO quality management system, and code review, they ensure consistency and efficiency to their craft.

Awards

Awards

World Architects Top 100

BCI Asia Awards


GFP is a member of the Philippine Green Building Council, registered to the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Standards of the International Organization for Standardization, and listed as an APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) as well as ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) architect.