Darwin Belicena went to the University of the Philippines in Diliman for his undergraduate in Philosophy and moved to the Interior Design Program in 1996. He migrated to the United States in the same year where he continued his studies, obtaining and Associates Degree in Computer Aided Drafting and Design at the ITT Technical Institute in Norwood, Massachusetts. He then continued his studies unto a second degree in the same institution for Computer Networking Systems. He had been working as an Architectural designer for 9 years for various Architectural and Land Development offices in Seattle, WA; Boardman, OH; Woburn, MA; Winchester, MA; and Boston, MA. He served at the ITT Technical Institute Student Board Advisory Committee in Woburn, MA, for the development of students when they graduate and adapting to the workforce after finishing their degrees. He moved back to the Philippines in 2007 to establish what is now Arquitectos de Manila, and serves as it’s President and CEO, and Head of the Sales and Marketing Department.
