He mostly designed his buildings in

the modernist fervor, with himself

describing his work as the
embodiment of "honesty of
conception and the principled
concern for human requirements
transcending the irrelevancies of
prejudice instinct.
Pacific Star Building
 His distinctive style, known
as Contemporary Tropical Filipino
Architecture, is a heady mixture of
seemingly incongruous elements.
Coconut lumber, rattan, shell, thatch
and even indigenous textiles are
juxtaposed with hypermodern
materials: metal, glass, concrete.

In 2009 Maosa was designated a

National Artist in Architecture.
Coconut Palace
San Miguel Corporation Building
 He is best known for designing and building
churches for the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) religious
group.

He worked in the office of Juan Nakpil after

graduating.

He was a lifelong devout Roman Catholic. He

ministered for the Our Lady of Lourdes Church
in Quezon City and was frequently invited to join
the INC but repeatedly denied the invitations due
to ideological differences.

He helped found the Philippine Institute of

Architects in 1938.
Iglesia ni Kristo Central
 In some ways a quintessential Renaissance
man.

He was determined to reconfigure western

architectural mores for a Filipino audience.

His ability to make this most monolithic of

materials appear weightless, and to elegantly
combine Western brutalism with vernacular
elements, led Locsins peers to dub him the
poet of space.
Circular Church of the Holy Sacrifice
Tanghalang Mariang Makiling
 He was a Filipino architect,
teacher and a community leader.

In 1973, he was named one of

the National Artists for
architecture, and tapped as the
Dean of Filipino Architects.
Quezon Hall- University of the Philippines
Robinsons Galleria Edsa
Maguindanao Legislative Building
SM Mall of Asia
SM Aura Premier
Philippine Arena