Famous local

architects

William Vargas Coscolluela : More on Vertical Approach.

Robinsons Commercial Complex, Pasig Alabang 400, Muntinlupa Quezon City Sports Club Centro Escolar University complex, Malolos Magellan Hotel and Resort complex, Cebu Shoemart City, Cebu and Quezon City Ayala Twin Towers, Makati Alexandra (11 buildings), Pasig One Beverly Place, Greenhills, San Juan Wackwack Twin Towers Skyland Plaza Twin Towers, Makati Atrium, Makati Galeria de Magallanes, Makati

Wackwack Twin Towers

Atrium Bldg., Makati

Robinsons Commercial Complex, Pasig

Leandro Locsin : Creating Architecture that is both modern & undeniably Filipino.
Cultural Center of the Philippines PLDT Bldg. Makati Stock Exchange NPC Center Manila Mandarin Hotel Greenbelt Square Manila Hotel Manila Intercon Hotel Benguet Center Ayala Museum Davao Insular Hotel Locsin Bldg. Philippine Plaza Hotel Church of St. Andrew Ninoy International Airport Chapel of Holy Sacrifice Phil. Intl. Convention Center Folk Arts Theater

Chapel of Holy Sacrifice

Makati Stock Exchange

ISTANA NURUL IMAN

Francisco Bobby Manosa:Architecture must respond to local conditions.The Philosophy started out w/ the Nipa Hut. Local conditions include,the climate, the materials on hand, the techniques & the budget available.
San Miguel Head Office near Megamall Coconut Palace Las Pinas Bamboo Church 14 Station LRT Metrorail Transit Our Lady of peace shrine at Edsa Moonwalk Church in Las Pinas National Eucharistic Congress Altar

Coconut Palace

The Medical City

The Pearl Farm Resort

St. Joseph Church

LRT Terminals

Gilbert Yu : A Pragmatic Approach to Architecture His famous equations : 0 + 0 + 0 = 100

First 0 = The land owner who owns property but idle & undeveloped. Second 0 = The man who has money in the bank but inflation is eroding Its real worth faster than the interest it accrues. Third 0 = The Architect w/o land and money and still considered = 0. Add up all the 0s and it =to Perfect 100 (Land Owner, The Financier & the Archt.).

Manila Stock Exchange Center Golden Bay Condominuim, Manila Chateu De Balle I and II, Ortigas & Roxas Blvd. Landmark Shopping Center, Makati Ever Gotesco Grand Central, Caloocan

28 Storey Asian Trade Center Tower, Greenhills, Ortigas Orient Pearl Plaza, Manila New City Plaza, Manila Y.E.T. Bldg., Manila Gaisano Country Mall, Cebu City SM Manila Manila Diamond Hotel

Ramon S. Licup : Good Architecture is not based on Design but on the bldgs. function. Good Architecture is not based on design but on the bldgs. function, the environment, the peoples needs, the budget, & the climate. Garden Island, N. Domingo, San Juan Rainbow Garden, Ortigas Bayview Park Plaza Hotel, Roxas Blvd. Golden Bay Condominium, Manila Princeville Condominium, Ortigas Verde De Pasadena Condominium, Ortigas Knots Realty Town House, San Juan Makati Palace San Juan Regency Pasig Tri Condominium

Felipe Mendoza : He Makes the fullest possible use of natural light & ventilation.
Batasang Pambansa Bldg. in Q.C. Development Academy of the Phil. Bldg., Pasig, Rizal RCBC Bldg., Buendia Makati, & 23 other branches PCI Bldg., T.M. Kalaw, Mla. National Library, T.M. Kalaw, Mla. Feu Hospital, Nicanor Reyes, Morayta, Mla. The Assumption School Bldg. , Antipolo Rizal Mormon Temple, Green Meadows, Q.C. San Jose Seminary Bldg. , Ateneo De Mla. University Campus, Q.C. Library & Science Center of Xavier University, Cagayan De Oro 7 New Bldgs. For the Intl. Rice Research Institute, Los Banos (1976-1991) National Government Center Constitution Hills, Q.C. Central Mindanao University, Museum Bukidnon Mariano Marcos Memorial College of Science & Technology, Batac, Ilocos Norte

National Library of the Philippines

Ceasar Homero Concio : The structure must be well oriented.

Baclaran Church Church of the Risen Lord Insular Life Building Melchor Hall, University of the Philippines, Diliman Palma Hall, University of the Philippines, Diliman

Palma Hall

Insular Life Building

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: 1. De La Salle University classical revivalist influences 2. 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: 1. Legarda Elementary School French renaissance 2. Rafael Fernandez House French renaissance and official residence of Corazon Aquino during her presidency 3. Perez-Samanillo Building art deco and modern style 4. Crystal Arcade art deco and modern style, precursor of the modern-day shopping mall 5. Perkins House also known as El Nido (The Nest), awarded first prize in Manilas 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 dictum less in more best works: 1. Quezon Institute superimposed a native touch on the art deco faade through the high-pitch roof in the central building 2. The Ever Theater the first to use glass as prominent architectural material

PABLO ANTONIO

best works: 1. Philippine National Bank 2. Manila Railroad Company 3. Far Eastern University

JUAN ARELLANO best works:

1. Legislative Building (now the National Museum) on Agrifina Circle neoclassicism 2. Post Office Building at Liwasang Bonifacio 3. 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 patterns

Metropolitan Theater

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