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Architect Gerard Joson finished his Bachelors Degree in Architecture in 2003 and graduated Cum Laude from the University of the Philippines Diliman.  He also  holds a Masters Degree in Architecture from the Architectural Association School London UK. He is currently a professor at the College of Architecture in University of the Philippines Diliman and awarded as the Grand Prize Winner of Metrobank's MADE Design in 2015 with his competition entry 'Sibol'.

Could we be seeing the eclipse of modernism, as its former hegemonic style is obscured by a radical global architectural style called Parametricism?  How different is this from parametrics? With the shifting from mass production to mass customization, we now bear witness to the evolution of a style so alien to many of us. Gone are the days when computers were merely transcoders of our physical reality but instead our realm is starting to transmogrify with multi-agent computational systems, mathematical algorithms and robotic fabrications. 
 
The post information age is rapidly creeping into the world of architecture; will this save the profession from obsolescence or completely eradicate it? This polarizing topic brings about questions of relevancy to the design discipline. 
 
How does the Filipino architect fare in this realm?  Are we capable of compelling ourselves radically towards this direction, if only to run alongside this shift?  What edge do those among us who have started to practice it have over those who have no idea about it?