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Background
The Manila Film Center is located in the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex in
Pasay, Philippines. It opened last January 1982 hosting its first international film festival, the 1982
Manila International Film Festival. It houses a 360-degree theatre, film laboratory , and film
archive center. It was built to rival the other film festivals in Cannes and Venice. The Manila Film
Center was designed by Foilan Hong and was conceptualized by Ramon M. Ignacio. It costed $25
Problem
Great ambitions were put on the design of the Manila Film Center that’s why the start of
the construction is near the target date of opening, more or less three months prior to the opening.
With this, the construction was really tight and must be rushed in order to reach the deadline. It
required 4,000 workers taking three shifts across 24 hours in order to achieve the ambitious
building. One part of the film center, which is the lobby, would need six weeks of labor just took
72 hours to complete with 1000 workers. As the building was rushed to be built there might be
inconsistency in the construction materials and some may be not that durable. This rushed
construction caused an accident to the workers 3:00 AM, November 1981, two months prior to the
opening. The accident that happened was that a scaffolding collapsed in the middle of construction.
Solution
As a solution to the accident that happened, it was rumored that to prevent delays in the
construction, the project supervisor, Betty Benitez, ordered to pour the cement into the victims.
This accident would not have happened if the construction was not rushed and was built with
proper time allotment. They should just have opt for a simpler building then expand or reconstruct
Conclusion
Projects like the film center which happened to have ambitious designs and layout needs
proper time allotment and right construction of materials. Rushing of construction may lead to
accidents to the workers or to the people going to the building. It can also weaken or lessen the
durability of the building thus can cause problem in the long run. The project supervisor or leader
does not have proper management skills as they should have anticipated the accidents or problems
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