Adrian finished architecture in Asia's oldest existing university located in Manila, Philippines. As a student, he edited the country's longest-running architecture magazine and sat as board member in an architecture organization.

He currently works in the largest real estate developer company in the Philippines where he is assigned to its land-banking and urban planning department.

Aside from working on his regular studio work, he enjoys reading books over a cup of coffee or a glass of beer. His wide literary preference covers art, history, political science, business, and of course architecture.

As an architect, he is inclined in the fields of heritage conservation, environmental graphics design, urban planning, sustainability, and mobility.

Among his many other passions are multimedia arts, journalism, and travel. He spends most of his waking hours online even when he is far from home, thanks to the inventors of wireless network.