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Erik Akpedonu

Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines

Erik Akpedonu (Dipl.-Ing. FH) teaches Art Appreciation and Philippine Colonial Art and Architecture at the Department of Fine Arts of the Ateneo de
Manila University. He studied Architecture at the Lippe University of Applied Sciences in Germany. Working in architectural bureaus in Germany, Ghana, and Malaysia, he participated in various construction projects in those countries and in the Middle East, involving restoration and renovation, adaptive re-use, and new construction in historic context. As Research Associate of the Ateneo`s Institute of Philippine Culture, Erik Akpedonu has been conducting extensive surveys and detailed documentations of of historic Filipino architecture in Bohol and Metro Manila as Project Manager/Director of the "Architectural Heritage of Manila, 1571-1960 Project" and the "Documenting Old Manila's Urban Structures (DOMUS) Project". As former member of the Board of Trustees of ICOMOS Philippines and Expert Heritage Consultant for the NCCA and the Intramuros Administration, he has been advising government agencies, NGOs, and private companies in the Philippines. Erik Akpedonu has published extensively on heritage, culture, urbanism, architecture, and related topics, and is co-author of 'Casa Boholana: Vintage Houses of Bohol' (2011) and 'Endangered Splendor: Manila`s Architectural Heritage, 1571-1960, Volume 1 (2021, National Book Award), both Ateneo de Manila University Press.

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