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Written by Denny Mata and Judith Torres “I like the approach of Royal and Budji because they used an aesthetic that they describe with the word—it’s a very nice word—honesty.” As the curator for three World Expo Philippine pavilions that won two gold medals and an honorable mention citation, Marian Pastor Roces was in a unique position to judge proposals for the Philippine pavilion at the World Expo 2020 Dubai.

The stakes for Expo 2020 are high because this is the first time in decades the Philippines is building a structure instead of exhibiting inside an existing building. At the insistence of the Dubai organizers, the Philippines is building on a

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