The document discusses several influential Filipino masters of architecture and their notable works. Tomas Mapua was the first registered architect in the Philippines and established the Mapua Institute of Technology. Andres Luna de San Pedro designed several buildings in the French Renaissance and Art Deco styles. Juan Nakpil was the first architect to be named a National Artist and incorporated native elements into his Art Deco designs. Leandro Locsin was known for his modernist and minimalist designs, creating many iconic structures including the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
The document discusses several influential Filipino masters of architecture and their notable works. Tomas Mapua was the first registered architect in the Philippines and established the Mapua Institute of Technology. Andres Luna de San Pedro designed several buildings in the French Renaissance and Art Deco styles. Juan Nakpil was the first architect to be named a National Artist and incorporated native elements into his Art Deco designs. Leandro Locsin was known for his modernist and minimalist designs, creating many iconic structures including the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
The document discusses several influential Filipino masters of architecture and their notable works. Tomas Mapua was the first registered architect in the Philippines and established the Mapua Institute of Technology. Andres Luna de San Pedro designed several buildings in the French Renaissance and Art Deco styles. Juan Nakpil was the first architect to be named a National Artist and incorporated native elements into his Art Deco designs. Leandro Locsin was known for his modernist and minimalist designs, creating many iconic structures including the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
The document discusses several influential Filipino masters of architecture and their notable works. Tomas Mapua was the first registered architect in the Philippines and established the Mapua Institute of Technology. Andres Luna de San Pedro designed several buildings in the French Renaissance and Art Deco styles. Juan Nakpil was the first architect to be named a National Artist and incorporated native elements into his Art Deco designs. Leandro Locsin was known for his modernist and minimalist designs, creating many iconic structures including the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
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Filipino Masters of Architecture
Tomas Mapua his most enduring contribution is the Mapua institute of Technology, which is the oldest architectural school in the country
the first registered architect in the Philippines and worked with the Bureau of Public Works
best works:
o De La Salle University – classical revivalist influences
o Nurses’ Home at the Philippine General Hospital compound – Italian renaissance
Andres Luna de San Pedro
the son of the great Filipino painter Juan Luna
best works:
o Legarda Elementary School – French renaissance
o Rafael Fernandez House – French renaissance and official residence of Corazon Aquino during her presidency
o Perez-Samanillo Building – art deco and modern style
o Crystal Arcade – art deco and modern style, precursor of the modern-day shopping mall
o Perkin’s House – also known as “El Nido” (The Nest), awarded first prize in Manila’s 1925 House Beautiful Contest
Juan Nakpil the first architect to be conferred the National Artist award in 1973 for “… his outstanding talents and services in creating edifices, both private and public, that are conceptually well designed and conscientiously executed”
o Quezon Institute – superimposed a native touch on the art deco façade through the high- pitch roof in the central building
o The Ever Theater – the first to use glass as prominent architectural material
Pablo Antonio best works:
o Philippine National Bank
o Manila Railroad Company
o Far Eastern University
Leandro Locsin the poet of space, known for his lyrical articulation of space as defined by stark modernity, spatial purity, expansive strength, distinct outlines and straightforward geometry
he produced 71 residences, 81 buildings and sultanate palace
best works:
o University of the Philippines Catholic Chapel
o Andrew Church in Bel-Air, Makati
o Cultural Center of the Philippines
o Philippines International Convention Center
o Folk Arts Theater
o National Arts Center on Mt. Makiling
o Ninoy Aquino International Airport terminal Tower One in Ayala
o Mandarin Hotel
most impressive work:
o Istana Nurul Iman (Palace of Religious Light) – the palace of the Sultan of Brunei, which reinterprets traditional Islamic Southeast Asian motifs based on a modernist idiom
Francisco Maňosa best work:
o Tahanang Filipino (Coconut Palace) – a luxurious guesthouse at the CCP Complex. It
showcased a double roof reminiscent of the salakot (a wide brimmed hat) and swing- out (naka-tukod) window borrowed from the bahay kubo
Juan Arellano best works:
o Legislative Building (now the National Museum) on Agrifina Circle – neoclassicism
o Post Office Building at Liwasang Bonifacio
o Metropolitan Theater – colorist art deco, considered as the zenith of Art Deco aesthetics in the Philippines, exterior and interior exhibit locally mediated approaches such as detailing : tropical fruits and flora motifs, bamboo banister railings, carved banana and mango ceiling relief, and Batik mosaic pattern
