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| Upon graduation from college, she sought employment in order to complement her theoretical studies with practical experience. She began working with G&W Architects, Interior Design Division, as a junior designer in 1993. After a year of service, she earned a promotion as a project coordinator, handling projects for major commercial clients. 1995 was the year Cynthia took and subsequently passed the Professional Regulation Commission's Board of Architecture examination for the Specialty Board of Interior Design. By 1996, Cynthia earned a major break by working as a project coordinator with the most promising architectural and urban planning firm of the country, Palafox Associates. Unhampered by the rigid structural restrictions present in established companies, she was able to explore her creative talents to the fullest, by gaining exposure in planning and architectural residential design. By 1997, she took on the responsibility of being the interior design team officer-in-charge (OIC). The trust and support of famed Arch. Felino Palafox, Jr. allowed her to further hone her abilities in corporate, hospitality, theatre and mall interiors. She was likewise handed projects for government structures, as well as institutional facilities, such as schools, a specialty eye hospital, a health and a daycare center. In 1998, Cynthia went into part-time freelance designing, refocusing on in-depth designing of residential interiors. She nonetheless devoted half the time working as an interior design consultant for Palafox Associates. With her insatiable thirst for learning, she further ventured into the less explored aspects of the profession. She self-studied interior design material specifications drafting and project management techniques. She likewise accepted the challenge of creating a corporate image and design standards manual for Maynilad Water and Sewerage, Inc. In 2000, due to the growing needs of its client base, the interior design team of Palafox Associates diversified by taking on its very first challenge with graphic designing. Cynthia was likewise tapped to handle this project. The initial mall graphic and signage project later became a standard design service provided by the firm. In 2002, she went into full-time freelance designing, handling both residential and healthcare projects. An irresistable institutional project prompted her to again work as a design consultant, this time for Filipino architect, Edna Turay of Edna Turay and Associates, whose track record include numerous prestigious projects in Hong Kong and China. As a move to share the knowledge she has acquired through her years of design practice, she has began a worthwhile pursuit of writing her very own interior design book. PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND MEMBERSHIP: Registered Interior Designer, Philippines Associate Member, Philippine Institute of Interior Design EDUCATION: Bachelor or Arts in Interior Design Assumption College Microcadd Technologies Makati City, Philippines Quezon City, Phlippines |
| guidelines for the standardization of government and privately owned hospitals in the Philippines. What should have been a short stint with the government agency was extended, after Arch. Luis Ferrer requested her to stay and help see the project to completion. |
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| Cynthia-Celeste D. Feliciano began her interior design career as a design intern with the Department of Health, under the director of infrastructure services, Arch. Luis Ferrer. She was part of the team that composed the |