Contemporary Filipino Architects and their Works

Contemporary Filipino Architects and their Works

1. Filipino Architects and Their Notable Works
History of Architecture 1-4 (Technological Institute of the Philippines)
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2. FILIPINO ARCHITECTS
+ F A M O U S W O R K S
NATIONAL ARTISTS
FOR ARCHITECTURE
( 1973 – 1976 – 1990 – 2006 – 2014 – 2018)

JUAN F. NAKPIL
(1973)


 “DEAN OF FILIPINO
ARCHITECTS”
 GAIETY & CAPITOL THEATER


QUIAPO CHURCH
MANILA CITY
BAROQUE


UP DILIMAN QUEZON HALL
QUEZON CITY
INTERNATIONAL STYLE


QUEZON INSTITUTE
QUEZON CITY
ART DECO

PABLO S. ANTONIO
(1976)


 PIONEER OF MODERN
PHILIPPINE ARCHITECTURE
 GALAXY & LIFE THEATER


FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY
MANILA CITY
ART DECO


IDEAL THEATER
MANILA CITY
ART DECO


MANILA POLO CLUB
MAKATI CITY
ART DECO

LEANDRO V. LOCSIN
(1990)

 “Creating architecture that is
both modern & undeniably
Filipino.”
 “FLOATING VOLUME”


ISTANA NURUL IMAN
B.S.B., BRUNEI
BRUNEI’S ISLAMIC & MALAY

CCP


PICC
CCP COMPLEX BUILDINGS
PASAY CITY
BRUTALISM / FLOATING VOL.

FOLK ARTS THEATER


SOFITEL PHL. PLAZA
(FOR. THE WESTIN HOTEL)



CHURCH OF HOLY SACRIFICE
UPD, QUEZON CITY
MODERN ; FIRST THIN-SHELL
CONCRETE DOME CONSTRN.



NINOY AQUINO INT’L AIRPORT
PASAY CITY



MAKATI STOCK EXCHANGE
MAKATI CITY
BRUTALISM

*NEW
AYALA MUSEUM (OLD)
MAKATI CITY
BRUTALISM
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3. ILDEFONSO P. SANTOS, JR.
(2006)

 “FATHER OF PHILIPPINE
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE”
 PARKS, PLAZAS, GARDENS &
OTHER OUTDOOR SETTINGS
NOTABLE
LANDSCAPING WORKS:

 PACO PARK
 RIZAL PARK
 CCP COMPLEX
 LOYOLA MEMORIAL PARK
 NAYONG PILIPINO
 MANILA HOTEL
 BANTAYOG NG MGA BAYANI
 CALIRAYA LAKE RESORT
 BATULAO VILLAGE CLUB



TAGAYTAY HIGHLANDS GOLF
& COUNTRY CLUB
TAGAYTAY CITY


THE ORCHARD GOLF
& COUNTRY CLUB
DASMARIÑAS, CAVITE

JOSE MARIA V. ZARAGOZA
(2014)

 PILLAR OF MODERN
ARCHITECTURE IN THE PHL
 WORKS PREDOMINATED BY
45 CHURCHES & REL. CTRS.

*NEW

SANTO DOMINGO CHURCH
QUEZON CITY
SPANISH MODERN


MERALCO BUILDING
PASIG CITY
BRAZILIAN INFLUENCED


COMM. BANK & TRUST CO.
ESCOLTA, MANILA
LATINO LINES/ BRAZILIAN INF.

FRANCISCO “BOBBY” MANOSA
(2018)

 PIONEER OF PHILIPPINE
NEOVERNACULAR ARCHT.
 “Architecture must be true to
itself, its land and its people.”
 “I only design Filipino.”


COCONUT PALACE
PASAY CITY
FILIPINO


SAN MIGUEL BUILDING
PASIG CITY
FILIPINO


OUR LADY OF PEACE SHRINE
EDSA, QUEZON CITY
FILIPINO


LANAO DEL NORTE
PROVINCIAL CAPITOL
FILIPINO
OTHER NOTABLE WORKS:

 BAMBOO ORGAN CHURCH
 14 STATIONS – LRT LINE 1
 AMANPULO RESORT
 PEARL FARM RESORT
 LA MESA WATERSHED
RESORT & ECOLOGICAL PK.
 QC CIRCLE DEVELOPMENT


FELIX ROXAS y ARROYO


 Recognized as the first practicing
Filipino architect
 Employed by the Spanish
Government as the Municipal
Architect of Manila

*OLD
SANTO DOMINGO CHURCH
INTRAMUROS, MANILA
GOTHIC


AYUNTAMIENTO DE MANILA
INTRAMUROS, MANILA
NEOCLASSICAL


SAN IGNACIO CHURCH
INTRAMUROS, MANILA
NEOCLASSICAL
AMERICAN COLONIAL
PERIOD ARCHITECTS
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4. JUAN M. ARELLANO


 One of the first four pensionados
in architecture sent to US
 Worked under Frederick Law
Olmstead Jr. & William Parsons


METROPOLITAN THEATER
MANILA CITY
ART DECO


NATIONAL MUSEUM
(LEGISLATIVE BUILDING)
MANILA CITY
NEOCLASSICAL

*W/ TOMÁS MAPÚA

POST OFFICE BUILDING
MANILA CITY
NEOCLASSICAL


RIZAL MEMORIAL STADIUM
MANILA CITY
ART DECO
OTHER NOTABLE WORKS:

 CEBU PROVINCIAL CAPITOL
 NEGROS PROV. CAPITOL
 SUPREME COURT
 JONES BRIDGE
 VILLAMOR HALL, UP-MNL
 LANDSCAPING OF THE FF:
o PADRE BURGOS AVE.
o HARRISON PARK
o ROXAS BOULEVARD
o NORTH & SOUTH
PORT AREAS
o MALACAÑANG GROUNDS

ARCADIO ARELLANO


 Worked under Gov. W.H. Taft as
his private consulting architect
 Brother of Juan Arellano


GOTA DE LECHE BUILDING
SAMPALOC, MANILA
ITALIAN RENAISSANCE


MAUSOLEUM OF THE
VETERANS OF REVOLUTION
MANILA CITY
NEOCLASSICAL


BAHAY NAKPIL-BAUTISTA
QUIAPO, MANILA
BAHAY NA BATO

ANTONIO TOLEDO


 One of the first four pensionados
in architecture sent to US
 One of the first 10 Filipino
licensed architects


MANILA CITY HALL
NEOCLASSICAL


DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM
RIZAL PARK, MANILA
NEOCLASSICAL


LEYTE PROVINCIAL CAPITOL
NEOCLASSICAL

CARLOS BARETTO


 The first pensionado in
architecture sent to US
 Second licensed Filipino architect


MANILA CARNIVAL
ART DECO

TOMÁS B. MAPÚA


 First registered & licensed
Filipino architect
 One of the first four pensionados
in architecture sent to US


ST. LA SALLE HALL – DLSU
TAFT AVE., MANILA
NEOCLASSICAL


CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY
MENDIOLA., MANILA



ADUANA DE ILOILO
ILOILO CITY
NEOCLASSICAL
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5. ANDRES LUNA DE SAN PEDRO


 Son of the painter Juan Luna
 Assigned as the city architect of
Manila from 1920-1924

*First air-conditioned bldg. in PH

CRYSTAL ARCADE BUILDING
ESCOLTA, MANILA
ART DECO


LEGARDA ELEM. SCHOOL
SAMPALOC, MANILA
VICTORIAN STYLE


FIRST UNITED BUILDING
ESCOLTA, MANILA
ART DECO

FERNANDO H. OCAMPO


 Also a civil engineer
 Second generation of Filipino
architects


MANILA CATHEDRAL
INTRAMUROS, MANILA
NEO-ROMANESQUE

*W/ ANDRES LUNA D.S.P.

REGINA BUILDING
ESCOLTA, MANILA
NEOCLASSICAL BEAUX-ARTS


CALVO BUILDING
ESCOLTA, MANILA
BEAUX-ARTS

WILLIAM E. PARSONS
(AMERICAN)


 Architect & city planner



MANILA HOTEL
RIZAL PARK, MANILA
CALIFORNIA MISSION STYLE


PACO RAILWAY STATION
PACO, MANILA
NEOCLASSICAL


PHILIPPINE GEN. HOSPITAL
TAFT AVE., MANILA
NEOCLASSICAL

DANIEL H. BURNHAM
(AMERICAN)


 Architect & urban planner

NOTABLE WORKS:

 MANILA CITY PLAN
 BAGUIO CITY PLAN
 BURNHAM PARK
 MANILA HOTEL LANDSCAPE
 P.G.H. LANDSCAPE
 POST OFFICE LANDSCAPE
 ARMY-NAVY CLUB
LANDSCAPE

POST-WAR PERIOD
ARCHITECTS

FEDERICO ILUSTRE


 Worked as draftsman for
Juan Nakpil
 Worked for Bureau of Public
Works


QUEZON MEMORIAL SHRINE
QUEZON CITY
ART DECO


OLD G.S.I.S. BUILDING
MANILA CITY
NEOCLASSICAL + MODERN


NATIONAL PLANETARIUM
MANILA CITY

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6. CESAR H. CONCIO


 Third generation of
Filipino architects
 Chief architect of the
UP Diliman Campus


INSULAR LIFE BUILDING
MAKATI CITY
ART DECO


CHURCH OF THE RISEN LORD
UP-D, QUEZON CITY
INTERNATIONAL STYLE

PALMA & MELCHOR HALL
UP-D, QUEZON CITY
INTERNATIONAL STYLE

OTHER:
BACLARAN CHURCH
PARAÑAQUE CITY

ANGEL E. NAKPIL



 Third generation of
Filipino architects
 Nephew of Juan Nakpil



NATIONAL PRESS CLUB
INTRAMUROS, MANILA




PLDT - FORMER HEAD OFFICE
MAKATI CITY


*Considered as the first skyscraper
in the Philippines

PICACHE BUILDING
QUIAPO, MANILA

OTILIO A. ARELLANO


 Son of Arcadio Arellano;
nephew of Juan Arellano
 Represented Philippines in some
international expositions


NBI BUILDING
TAFT AVE., MANILA



PALACIO DEL GOBERNADOR
INTRAMUROS, MANILA
ROMAN


PHILIPPINE PAVILION (1964)
NEW YORK WORLD EXHIBITION
“SALAKOT”

FELIPE M. MENDOZA


 Third generation of
Filipino architects
 Also a physical planner


BATASANG PAMBANSA
BATASAN HILLS, QUEZON CITY
BRUTALISM


CHURCH OF THE
LATTER DAY SAINTS
QUEZON CITY
MODERN SIX-SPIRE DESIGN


PHILIPPINE VETERANS BANK
INTRAMUROS, MANILA


GABRIEL P. FORMOSO


 Third generation of
Filipino architects
 Most popular architect of posh
Makati village residences


BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS
MANILA CITY
BRUTALISM


PACIFIC STAR BUILDING
MAKATI CITY
SPANISH INSPIRED


MANILA PENINSULA HOTEL
MAKATI CITY
BRUTALISM
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7. CARLOS D. ARGUELLES


 Leading proponent of
“International Style”
architecture in the Philippines
in the 1960s



ABS-CBN BROADCASTING CENTER
QUEZON CITY
NEO-MODERN


PHILAM LIFE BUILDING
MANILA CITY
INTERNATIONAL STYLE


MANILA PAVILION HOTEL
(FOR. “MANILA HILTON”)
MANILA CITY

CARLOS A. SANTOS-VIOLA


 Known for designing churches for
Iglesia ni Cristo (INC)
 Worked in the office of
Juan Nakpil


IGLESIA NI CRISTO
CUBAO, QUEZON CITY
NEO-GOTHIC


INC CENTRAL TEMPLE
DILIMAN, QUEZON CITY
NEO-GOTHIC


ERMITA CHURCH
(NUESTRA SEÑORA DE GUIA)
MODERN

ANTONIO S. SINDIONG

 Pioneer in designing high-rise
buildings in the Philippines


NOTABLE WORKS:
 THE RITZ TOWERS
 PACIFIC PLAZA CONDO.
 THE METROBANK PLAZA
 ALI MALL II
 MORMON TEMPLE, Q.C.



HARRISON PLAZA
MALATE, MANILA



SM MEGAMALL
MANDALUYONG CITY
(W/ ARQUITECTONICA)


FARMERS PLAZA
CUBAO, QUEZON CITY


JORGE Y. RAMOS



NOTABLE WORKS:
 ZAMBOANGA INT’L. AIRPORT
 ZAMBOANGA CONV. CTR.


PHILIPPINE HEART CENTER
EAST AVE., QUEZON CITY
BRUTALISM


GSIS COMPLEX
PASAY CITY
BRUTALISM



THE GOLDEN MOSQUE
(MASJID AL-DAHAB)
QUIAPO, MANILA

ROQUE RUANO


 A Spanish priest-civil engineer
 UST Main Building – the first
earthquake-shock resistant
building in Asia



UST MAIN BUILDING
ESPAÑA, MANILA
RENAISSANCE REVIVAL

FROILAN L. HONG


 Expertise in Housing &
Community Planning
 Introduced “Forensic
Architecture” in the Philippine
architecture scene


MANILA FILM CENTER
CCP COMPLEX, PASAY
BRUTALISM
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8. ALFREDO J. LUZ


NOTABLE WORKS:
 WORLD HEALTH ORG. – U.N.
AVENUE, MANILA
 IRRI (w/ Carlos Arguelles)


RAMON MAGSAYSAY CENTER
MALATE, MANILA
BRUTALISM

LUIS MARIA ARANETA


 Design was heavily influenced by
the clean lines of the 1960s
 “visual concept for healing
the sick”
NOTABLE WORKS:

 TIMES THEATER
QUIAPO, MANILA

 MANILA DOCTOR’S HOSP.
U.N. AVENUE, MANILA

 MAKATI MEDICAL CENTER

 SANTA CATALINA COLLEGE
LEGARDA, MANILA

 BOTANICA BOIE BUILDING
ESCOLTA, MANILA

CRESENCIANO DE CASTRO



 Known for his design of buildings
that have scientific and
technological uses like PNRI and
the Philippine Science HS
NOTABLE WORKS:

 SHOEMART BUILDINGS
MANILA

 ASIAN DEV’T BANK
(NOW : DFA BUILDING)
ROXAS BLVD., MANILA

 MINDANAO STATE UNIV.
MARAWI CITY

 PHILIPPINE NUCLEAR
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
DILIMAN, QUEZON CITY

DOLLY QUIMBO-PEREZ



 First female landscape architect
in the Philippines
 “Mother of Landscape
Architecture”
NOTABLE
LANDSCAPING WORKS:

 LIBINGAN NG MGA BAYANI
FORT BONIFACIO, TAGUIG

 CHILDREN’S PARK
UP-D, QUEZON CITY

 MERALCO COMPOUND
ORTIGAS, PASIG CITY

 MANILA POLO CLUB
MAKATI CITY

LORENZO “LOR” CALMA



 Founding partner of the
Philippine School of Interior
Design (PSID)
NOTABLE INTERIOR WORKS:

 DEV’T BANK OF THE PHILS.
BUENDIA, MAKATI

 PHIL. NATIONAL BANK
ESCOLTA, MANILA

 SILAHIS HOTEL
ROXAS BLVD., MANILA

 BENGUET CENTER
MANDALUYONG CITY

 MIDTOWN RAMADA HOTEL
MANILA CITY

RECIO + CASAS
(JOSE PEDRO “BONG” RECIO
& CARMELO “MELOY” CASAS)



 Known for the high-rise
residential buildings they
designed

NOTABLE WORKS:

 CHURCH OF GESU
ADMU, QUEZON CITY

 THE MANOR
CAMP JOHN HAY, BAGUIO

 LKG TOWER - MAKATI
(W/ KOHN PEDERSEN FOX)

 PACIFIC TOWERS PLAZA
BGC, TAGUIG CITY

WILLIAM V. COSCOLLUELA



 One of the pillars of Philippine
architecture; practiced for over
50 years


PHILAM LIFE TOWER
MAKATI CITY
(w/ Skidmore, Owings & Merill)


RCBC PLAZA
MAKATI CITY
(w/ Skidmore, Owings & Merill)
OTHER NOTABLE WORKS:

 TUTUBAN CENTER CMPLX.
DIVISORIA, MANILA

 ROBINSONS COMM. CMPLX.
ORTIGAS, PASIG CITY

 AYALA TWIN TOWERS
MAKATI CITY

 WACK WACK TWIN TOWERS
MANDALUYONG CITY

 THE ATRIUM
MAKATI CITY

FELINO A. PALAFOX JR.



 An architect & urban planner
 Worked as a Senior Architect &
Planner for the Dubai gov’t.
NOTABLE WORKS:

 ROCKWELL CENTER
MAKATI CITY

 FORBES TOWER
MAKATI CITY

 MANILA CLUP & ZONING

 PASIG RIVER
REHABILITATION PLAN

 MAKATI STREETSCAPES

GENARO PALACIOS
(SPANISH)


 Spanish architect of the only all-
steel church in the Philippines


SAN SEBASTIAN CHURCH
QUIAPO, MANILA
Neo-Gothic/ Gothic Revival


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