Office of the Campus Architect

History

The Office of the Campus Architect (OCA) was created by the Board of Regents on April 29, 1994. It was one of two offices created to replace the now defunct Campus Planning, Development & Maintenance Office (CPDMO).

It is the infrastructure and physical planning delivery agency of the Diliman Campus of the University of the Philippines. The OCA views architecture, planning and engineering as service professions. As such, it believes that the successful implementation of a project resides in the congenial cooperation between OCA, the End-User and the Contractor.

Functions

  1. Assist the Chancellor develop and implement the Land Use Plan of the U.P. Diliman Campus;
  2. Rationalize the architecture of the Campus;
  3. Plan and design buildings and supervise their construction;
  4. Monitor work progress and certify work completion of private contractors;
  5. Prepare specifications, estimates and contract documents of campus construction projects.

Heads of OCA

  1. Prof. Mary Ann A. Espina
    2. Director, May 1994-January 1996
  2. Architect Raymund T. Gonzales
    3. Acting Director, January 1996-December 2000
  3. Engineer Cesar Bravo
    4. Officer-in-Charge, January-March 2001
  4. Architect Nicolo P.C. del Castillo
    5. Acting Director, Apirl 2001 to present