By Jacque De Borja, Preview PH The real estate developer’s home in Manila now houses a museum of his own portraits. Real estate developer, Robbie Antonio of Century Properties, was featured in Vanity Fair U.S.‘s July 2013 issue—for what, you ask? He revealed that his new home in Manila, designed by renowned architect Rem Koolhas, will feature works of internationally-known artists such…
By MAC MACAPENDEG, GMA News Six months from Christmas, the local edition of “Town & Country” magazine has made a list (and presumably checked it twice) of the top single men in the country—and leading the pack is none other than the Bachelor-In-Chief, President Benigno Aquino III. It’s a no-brainer; not only is Aquino the…
by The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – As luxury real estate consumers standards become higher, developers and investors are likewise doing their best to stand out. One sure fire way to do this, says Century Properties managing director Robbie Antonio, is to innovate through differentiation. In a roundtable discussion at the recent Wall Street Journal…
He has collaborated with a sea of name-droppable luminaries including architectural legend IM Pei, design extraordinaire Philippe Starck, and the Trumps, Hiltons and Missonis. But these days, the name making waves is that of his own — Robbie Antonio.Like business partners Donald Jr, Ivanka and Eric Trump, with whom he recently launched Trump Tower Manila,…
By: Maurice Arcache, Philippine Daily Inquirer The 2013 Fila Polo Cup at the Manila Polo Club in Forbes Park was more colorful than ever because of its unique theme, “Brazilian Carnival!” By 6 p.m. there was more glitz than ever before, dahlings. Superbly hosted by handsome Fila endorser Fabio Ide, the affair had endless entertainment by…
By Deni Rose M. Afinidad-Bernardo This Starck-designed chair has a Philippine monkey-eating eagle sculpture for a headrest. For a design giant to notice the Philippines must be a dream come true, something a Filipino real estate developer just turned into a reality.French genius Philippe Starck, considered as the world’s most influential designer, heavily incorporates Filipino…
by The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – Century Properties Group formally unveiled recently its much-awaited residential development in collaboration with yoo, the design company founded by the world’s most celebrated living designer Philippe Starck, and international property entrepreneur John Hitchcox. The new Century Properties project called Acqua Iguazu is the first residential tower in the…
by Zinnia B. Dela Peña , The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – Upscale real estate developer Century Properties Inc. will put up a P3-billion, 53-story designer residential building within Century City, an integrated community along Kalayaan Avenue in Makati City. In a statement, Century Properties said it has tapped Versace, one of the world’s leading international fashion…
By Erin Massey, Multifamily Executive The legendary Peis sign on for a Manhattan project. For two Manhattan-based developers, The Centurion condominium project has been a waking dream. Their ardor stems from convincing legendary architect I.M. Pei and his son L.C. (Sandi) Pei to design it as their first ground-up, residential condominium building. “I sometimes pinched myself…