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Amon Cali

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"Sculpting ways of Living"
Founder of @caliarchitects
Co-Founder of @caliresidences

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Black bamboo

#worldbambooday by @amoncali

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14 days ago

SCULPTING WAYS OF LIVING
How Bushidō taught us to sculpt ourselves before we sculpt the world.

Architecture is a practice of constant refinement.
We spend our lives shaping spaces, resolving details, and searching for better ways to build. But before we can refine our craft, we must refine ourselves.
Through Bushidō, we explored discipline, presence, courage, humility, and mastery, not simply as principles of the warrior, but as disciplines that can guide the architect.

Each exercise became a reminder that the architecture we create is ultimately a reflection of who we are.

We practiced a single stroke, over and over again. Not to make the movement complicated, but to make the simple precise. To quiet the mind, discipline the body, and understand that mastery is built through repetition.

Throughout the retreat, we returned to the teachings of Miyamoto Musashi, words written centuries ago, yet remarkably relevant to the discipline of the architect today. His philosophy became a quiet thread running through our reflections, training, and conversations.

The following images capture some of those moments, each accompanied by a teaching from Musashi that resonated with our journey.

Before we sculpt spaces, we sculpt ourselves.
Before we master the craft, we master the self.

— Cali Architects Retreat 2026

#Architecture #Architects #Bushido #MiyamotoMusashi #filipinoarchitects by @amoncali

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2 months ago

Normalize learning outside the classroom.

10 days in the mountains of Puerto Princesa. Arrived knowing no one. Left belonging to a community.

Building with earth, lime, bamboo, and the materials around us revealed a different way of creating. Once you learn to build with nature, the possibilities become endless.

Fall in love with the friction of improving your craft. taken in MAIA Earth VIllage - MAIA Conscious Community by @amoncali

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4 months ago

It's that szn by @amoncali

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2 years ago

Peu Brut: 08 - Baler by @amoncali

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3 years ago

Peu Brut v.2 taken in Baler, Aurora by @amoncali

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3 years ago

by @amoncali

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4 years ago

"Peu Brut: 05" - Magallanes Cavite

#brutalist_pilipinas #brutalismo by @amoncali

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4 years ago

@caliarchitects taken in Philippines by @amoncali

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5 years ago

by @amoncali

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5 years ago

taken in Baguio City by @amoncali

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5 years ago

First "Peu Brut"

@caliarchitects 🖤 taken in Philippines by @amoncali

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5 years ago