<< Back Forward >>
Click here to go back to Home Page
Our Scope of Services
View some of our Projects here
View some of our Major Clients Here!
Click here to view Our Firm's Background
Principal
Architect

Click here for ways to contact us!

  Principal Architect's Career History 







 
 




Dec 1993 to Present
President & Principal Architect
Gozar Planners Philippines Inc.
Private Practice - Manila Office

Nov 1990 to Dec 1995

Managing Director - Principal Designer
Gozar Planners (HK) Ltd.
Private Practice - Hong Kong Office

Jul 1984 to Nov 1990

Director of Philippine Operations - HK Office
Architects Hawaii Far East
Asian office of Architect Hawaii Ltd., Hawaii, USA

Mar 1983 to Jul 1984

Project Architect Designer - DMJM Manila Office
Daniel, Mann, Johnson, Mendenhall (DMJM)
(Main office in California, USA)

Sep 1982 to Mar 1983

Project Architect Designer - DMJM Tokyo Office
Daniel, Mann, Johnson, Mendenhall (DMJM)
(Main office in California, USA)

May 1981 to Sep 1982

Project Architect / Designer
Wong & Tung International - Hong Kong Office
(Main office in Dallas, Texas, USA)

Dec 1977 to May 1981

Project Architect / Designer
Eric Cumine Associates - Hong Kong Office
(Main office in London, UK)

Nov 1973 to Dec 1977

Associate Architect - Principal Designer
E. L. Mariano & Associates - Architects
(Manila, Philippines)

Nov 1971 to Nov 1973

Assistant Architect / Architectural Designer
C. D. Arguelles & Associates - Architects
(Manila, Philippines)

Copyright ©  2001-2007 Gozar Planners+Architects

 
 Education . . . .  










Univ. of Santo Tomas Arch or the Centuries


A Proud UST
Alumni



up to 1968

Esteban Abada High School, Metro-Manila
Graduate with honors

 

1968 to 1973
Bachelor of Science in Architecture

College of Architecture & Fine Arts
University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines

Participant :

University of Santo Tomas' s candidate to the
William
Van Allen Memorial Award International
Architectural Competition,-1973

National Institute of Architectural Education,
(NIAE) U.S.A.

Awardee:

Various Annual Architectural Design Competitions,
University of Santo Tomas, 1970 to 1973

Member:

Design Center, - Manila, Philippines

Camera Club - College of Architecture, UST

Student Catholic Action Group

Upsilon Sigma Tau Fraternity


Copyright ©  2001 - 2007 Gozar Planners+Architects
_
_
_
_
_
_



 Professional Affiliations . . . .
























Corporate Member, President-Manila Section

Philippine Institute of Architects PIA
Metro-Manila, Philippines
Director

Interior Design Association of Hong Kong IDA(HK)
Hong Kong SAR, China

Member
Architects Without Borders  (AWB/ASF)
An International Organization of Volunteer Architects, Engineers, Planners, Designers, Builders who provide their services free for emergency humanitarian work.
Associate Member

Asia Pacific Space Designers Assoc. (APSDA)
The International Federation of Interior
Architects / Interior Designers IFIA

Charter Member
Makati Builders Association MBA
Metro-Manila, Philippines

Civic Affiliations . . . .
 

Director    (1998 - 2000)

Club Sec. (2000 - 2001)

Director    (2002 - 2005)

Rotary Club of Pasay-MIA

Rotary International District 3810, Philippines
(Member since 1996)


Member

Pasay City Chamber of Commerce
Pasay City, Philippines

Director

The Association of Mindorenos
Metro-Manila, Philippines

Member

National Geographic Society
(Member since January 1, 1989)

Member since 1990

Friends of the Earth Organization
Hong Kong Chapter

Non-civic Affiliations  
Member 2003
Director 2004
The Camera Club of the Philippines
The Oldest Camera Club in Asia (1928)
Member


Director

The Architects Fishing Club
UAP Maharlika Chapter

The KPB Movement
Kabayan Para sa Bayan Movement
Copyright ©  2001 - 2007 Gozar Planners+Architects

 
  Awards  and Publications . . . .
































Award (1997)
"Outstanding Architect"
Professional Achievement Awards
Express Journal Publications

Award (1999)
"Outstanding Filipino Achiever of the Year"
(Architect / Int'l. Interior Designer)
Golden Professional Achievements - National Award
National Media Statistics Research News Publication
Publications:

Featured:
"An Architect, In his right element"
The Daily Tribune, March 25, 2001
To view publication 
Featured:
"The Wizard of 21st Century Architecture"
Business Review Philippines, January 2000
To view publication
 
Featured:
"The Art of Creating Living Spaces"
Business Review Philippines, January 2000
To view publication
Featured:
"Dimensions Magazine 1994"
Dimensions Magazine, Hong Kong
To view publication  
Featured:
"Designer's Portfolio 1992"
Dimensions Magazine, Hong Kong
To view publication  
Featured:
"Designer's Portfolio 1991"
Dimensions Magazine, Hong Kong
To view publication
Featured:
"Discovery Bay Feature - 1989"
Pace Magazine, Hong Kong
To view publication  
Copyright ©  2001 - 2007 Gozar Planners+Architects

 






























































 

 

 

 

 






Arch. Enrique P. Gozar, PIA, IDA(HK), as Managing Director established Gozar Planners (HK) Ltd. in Hong Kong in 1987 with a starting studio staff of 3 growing to a 9 man strong design office. The firm was doing a multitude of projects ranging from large master planning jobs like the Panyu Master Plan Development in China and the interior renovation and fit-out works for the "Furama-Kempinski" Hotel in Central. It also did various interior projects like the offices of Thamesway Pacific of London, the Dial Corporation of USA, the "La Boheme" and "Kublai's" restaurants among others.

The firm branched out to Manila in 1993, establishing Gozar Planners Philippines Inc. and thereafter has been active in the local scene executing projects for large developers and banks like Metrobank, Global Bank, PSBank, East West Bank and major local residential, townhouse and office condominium developers. These are exemplified by completed projects like the Ocean Tower in Roxas Blvd., the PSBank Tower in Buendia, the Metrobank Center in Ortigas Ave. and many renovation projects for these banks. The firm completed the new Duty Free - "Fiesta Shopping Center at the NAIA Airport and is the project design director and interior architects for the G.T. International Tower in Ayala Ave.- a 45 story office building designed in NY by KPF Architects.



Arch. Gozar established the HK firm originally to provide in-house design service, to the architectural firm of Architects Hawaii, Far East in HK for it's architectural and interior design projects all over Asia. This appointment has brought Mr. Gozar plenty of work experience for large scale and specialized projects while he was consultant to this firm. He has traveled extensively in China, The Philippines, Korea, Japan, Okinawa, Taiwan, Singapore and as far as Mauritius, near South Africa mainly for hotel projects and large scale master planning jobs. Among the hotels designed and managed by Mr. Gozar are; the Furama Hotel in Dalian, China, and the Ramada Renaissance Hotel in Guilin, China, the interior design of the Rainbow Hotel and the Forum (i.e. Intercontinental) Hotel both in Shenzhen, and the architectural and interior design of the famed Shanghai Swan Hotel. Aside from the hotel projects designed and administered by Mr. Gozar are large scale master planning jobs like the 20 year Master Plan for the Sheraton Okinawa Hotel in Seoul, Korea . Another is the proposed Hainan World Trade Center for the Suzuki Co. of Japan, the 10 year planning for the Kenny Hill Residential Development in Malaysia, the American Club in Singapore, the Irabu Marina and Resort Development in Irabu, Japan.

His appointment has also provided him with a wealth of on-hand management experience in managing these projects from feasibility studies to design development and up the to project construction stage. Projects he saw completed whilst in HK are the expansion and renovations works for the Discovery Bay Golf & Country Club and the Residents Club , both in Discovery Bay, Lantao Island, Hong Kong. Also a 33 unit Luxury Village Housing development in Shatin, the prestigious Prudential Bldg.- a mixed commercial/office building in HK and various residential, and commercial interiors. Prior to joining Architects Hawaii, Mr. Gozar has been in the employment of reputable firms like DMJM International, then the largest US architectural and engineering firm with offices worldwide. He was assigned to its Tokyo and Manila offices doing specialized and classified military design projects. Among them the Nuclear Shelters for the US Military machine, the Mobile Missile Tracking Facility & Stations in various locations in Japan, the Naval Exchange (now "Duty Free Phils.") in Subic, and the Mac Terminal (Airport) Extension and the Aerospace Branch in Clark Air Base, Pampanga.

He went to Hong Kong in Dec. 1977 where he was invited by the architectural firm of Eric Cumine Associates, by then the largest practice in HK. He was assigned as team leader and design architect for the Marco Polo Hotel and the Prince Hotel in the "Harbour City" complex. He was principal graphics designer the whole "Harbour City" development. He also did the planning for the "Harbour City" Sports Center and a luxury apartment building in Barker Rd. Hong Kong.

After completing three full years, he then joined the offices of Wong Tung International, a Texas, USA based American- Chinese firm in HK. In this practice he has been involved mainly in the development of the Discovery Bay project- a large "resort type" residential project for a planned community of 5,000 families. It has hotel, commercial, institutional, transport and public amenity development within. Mr. Gozar's primary involvement was the design and supervision of the Outer Ring Luxury Houses in Phase 1 and the Discovery Bay Golf Club development; a 24 hour, 27 hole International Class Golf Course designed by Robert Trent Jones II.

Mr. Gozar started his professional practice in the Philippines where he was, in 1974 an Associate Architect of the architectural firm of E.L. Mariano & Associates . Whilst there he co-designed the Bank of the Philippine Islands headquarters in Ayala Ave., and it's 17 branches all over the Philippines, the first Ayala parking building in Ayala Center, the IRRI Staff Housing and several office and commercial buildings at various locations in the Philippines and one in Dubai. He was project architect for the PCARR Master Plan, an International Rice Research Institutes' center for studies with indoor and outdoor laboratories and office buildings in Makiling, Los Baños, Laguna.

While in the same employment, he acted as design consultant to the firms of American Architects and Engineers Phils. (AAEP) and Overseas Architects and Engineers Phils. (OAEP) on the proposed "Jalecor" Resort Master Plan and "Jalecor" Warehousing Facility and the redevelopment and extension to the "Army Navy Club" in Luneta, Manila. Prior to all these and during his final years in college he has worked (while studying in night classes) for the architectural practice of C.D. Arguelles and Associates, then a large architectural firm famous for their works like the Philamlife Building, the Ayala Center's Quad Theater and the Manila Hilton Hotel project.

Copyright ©  2001 - 2007 Gozar Planners+Architects