Robbie Antonio divides opinion both in his native Philippines and around the world due to his attempts to make property development ‘sexy’ – with mixed success. The rich-lister shuns the expectations of his profession, enlisting the power of celebrity and recognition to flip property his own way. Robbie’s personal antics also raise eyebrows among those watching, including enlisting Rem Koolhaas to build his personal home and filling it with a series of 35 commissioned portraits by the likes of Damien Hirst, Takashi Murakami, and Marina Abramovic. Robbie courts the leading players in the worlds of finance, property, architecture, and art to stoke the marketing machine of his family business, Century Properties.
