Richelle Rhea R. Baria

The author is a mother of three, an architect, and an assistant professor at the University of the Philippines Diliman College of Architecture, where she is taking up her PhD in Designed and Built Environment. She is currently the Urban Design Studio Laboratory Coordinator. This article is part of her research undertaking on “Beautifully Illuminated Neighborhoods: The Dialectic Relationship Between Women’s Participation in Design and the Promotion of Women’s Rights,” which is supported by the University of the Philippines Center for Women and Gender Studies, through its UPCWGS 2024 Grant