IN Metro Manila, a curious phenomenon is unfolding in the city’s central business districts. Observing the skyline from Makati to Bonifacio Global City, one will notice it immediately: the rise of new tall buildings from luxury condominiums to towering new glass office buildings for banks and conglomerates. This new generation of towers symbolize new heights of Filipino urban aspiration, the nation’s growing economy, a statement of wealth, and increasingly, a canvas for architectural experimentation.