Llyan Oliver Fernandez Austria is a Filipino architect and YouTube content creator.[1] He is best known for his Pinoy Architect reaction videos which gained prominence during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the Philippines.[2]
| Llyan Oliver Austria | ||||||||||
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| Born | Llyan Oliver Fernandez Austria | |||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | |||||||||
| Education | Saint Louis University | |||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Architect, vlogger | |||||||||
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| Also known as | Llyan Austria Oliver Austria | |||||||||
| Years active | 2017-present | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 2.52 million (June 2024) | |||||||||
| Total views | 134 million (June 2024) | |||||||||
| Associated acts | Slater Young Wil Dasovich | |||||||||
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Last updated: June 7, 2024 | ||||||||||
Education
editAustria graduated with an architecture course from Saint Louis University in Baguio. In 2016, Austria was ranked fifth in the Architect Licensure Examination (ALE) with an average score of 81.50%.[3]
YouTube career
editIn 2017, he started creating YouTube tutorials and architecture-related content under the name Llyan Austria, mostly spoken in English.[4]
During the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the Philippines, his Pinoy Architect reaction videos, which is mostly spoken in Filipino, uploaded in his second channel Oliver Austria gained increasing popularity after reacting to house tours of Lloyd Cadena, Mimiyuuuh, Slater Young, Team Kramer (Doug and Cheska Kramer and family), and Ivana Alawi.[5] Due to his reaction videos, his channel suddenly reached one million subscribers on YouTube last August 16, 2020.[4]
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Note | Result | Ref |
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| 2020 | CICP Spotlight Awards | Innovator of the Year | Credited as "Oliver Austria." | Won | [6] |
References
edit- ^ Yuzon, Ysabel Y. (13 August 2020). "Llyan Austria Ranked 5th in the Architect Licensure Exam Despite Being 'Delayed'". Candy Magazine. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ Gomez, Jerome (27 August 2020). "Millions of guys are watching this Pinoy architect for the construction tips and Tito jokes". ANCx. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "UST grad tops Architect Board Exams". ABS-CBN News. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ a b Madarang, Catalina Ricci S. (8 October 2020). "Into virtual house tours? This 'Pinoy architect' vlogger gives informative twist". Interaksyon. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ Chua, Johannes (18 August 2020). "Who is Llyan Oliver Austria, and why you shouldーor shouldn'tーlisten to him". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ Castillo, Jonathan (5 November 2020). "BaiCon InFest: The First and Biggest Virtual Gathering of Creators in the Country". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved November 17, 2020.