This is a travel and architecture article about the Century Spires development in Manila, The Philippines – probably the country’s most exciting residential development! Where else on earth do the renowned architect Daniel Libeskind and fashion god Georgio Armani combine? This piece of travel content writing is just one of the many article we have written for Private Air Luxury Homes Magazine, and here’s how it begins:

“Century Spire is one of the Philippines’ most exciting new residential developments. The eighth tower in the shimmering glass high-rise development that is “Century City”, it is the first building in the Philippines to be designed by the renowned architect Daniel Libeskind, as well as the first in the country to have its interior crafted by Georgio Armani. Private Air Luxury Homes Magazine spoke to Robbie Antonio, the head of the Century Spire project, to get the full story behind this groundbreaking (if rather unconventional) skyscraper.

“For me, deciding to work with Daniel [Libeskind] on this project was easy. I’d seen his other work, like the Jewish Museum in Berlin and the [MGM Mirage] CityCenter in Las Vegas, and I had met the man numerous times. I decided henceforth that he would be a great addition to the team here. He is a stellar architect who is adept at creating sculptural buildings and master plans – and is somebody who can take the lead in large projects, factoring in all the variables. And that made Daniel’s studio the natural choice for Century Spire.

What makes Century Spire particularly special is that all the architecture is glass. It is very, very uncommon for residences to have glass on all sides in the Philippines… in the apartments here, you usually see concrete buildings. It is quite awe-inspiring with the amount of glass and the amount of light. Up at the top, the glass tower blooms like a flower, with petals opening; an outstanding work of architecture. In fact, this shouldn’t be viewed as just another building, I want people to view it as a sculptural piece, as a work of art in Makati.””