ANTONIO, PABLO

Full Name: Pablo Sebero Antonio

Born: January 25, 1901
Place of Birth: Binondo, Manila
Died: June 14, 1975 (aged 74)
Occupation: Filipino architect
Awards: National Artist of the Philippines (1976)
Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards (2003)
• Style and Influence:
Modernism
The pioneer of modern Philippine Architecture

NOTABLE WORKS

Ideal Theater (1933)

Avenida Rizal, Manila
Demolished – 1970’s
First major work.

FEU Campus
West Sampaloc, Manila
• Art Deco style – 1938 to
1950
• The campus is considered
as the largest collaborative
of surviving Art Deco
architecture in Manila
 ARANETA, LUIS
Full Name: Luis Maria Zaragosa Araneta
Born: 1916
Place of Birth: Manila, Philippines
Died: 1984 (aged 68)
Occupation: Filipino architect

NOTABLE WORKS

Times Theatre
Quezon Boulevard, Quiapo
• Art Deco Style – Art Moderne
• Construction – 1939
Accomodation: 800 people

Makati Medical Center

Makati City
• Opened – May 31, 1969
• Most prominent hospital in the Philippines
 ARELLANO, JUAN
Full Name: Juan Marcos Arellano
Born: April 25, 1988
Place of Birth: Tondo, Manila, Philippines
Died: December 5, 1960 (aged 72)
Occupation: Filipino architect, Painter

NOTABLE WORKS:

Legislative Building (Congress Building)

Padre Burgos Avenue in Ermita, Manila
• Neoclassical Style
• Home to various legislative bodies of the Philippine government (1987 to 1997)
• It houses the National Art Gallery of the National Museum of the Philippines

Manila Central Post Office

Liwasang Bonifacio, Manila
• Neoclassical Style
• Construction: 1926
• Designed with Tomas Mapua
• Renovation: 1946
 ARELLANO, OTILIO
Full Name: Juan Marcos Arellano
Born: February 9, 1916
Place of Birth: San Juan, Manila, Philippines
Died: May 31, 1981 (aged 52)
Occupation: Filipino architect,

NOTABLE WORKS:

Philippine Pavilion
New York World Exhibition (1964)
• Roof form- “Salakot “, a traditional Filipino hat with wide brim

Palacio del Governador

Intramuros, Manila
• 12 storey-building
• Houses the Commission of Elections
• Historical Landmark
 ARGUELLES, CARLOS
Full Name: Carlos D. Corcuera Arguelles
Born: September 15, 1917
Place of Birth: Manila, Philippines
Died: August 9, 2008 (aged 91)
Occupation: Filipino architect,
Style and Influence:
International Style (1960`s)

NOTABLE WORKS:

Philamlife Building
Ermita, Manila
• Completed: 1962
• 20,000 sqm office space
• It was one of the first structures built in the international style of architecture

Development Bank of the Philippines

Makati City
• Headquarters
• Founded: 1935
• Finance and insurance industry
 : CONCIO, CESAR
Full Name: Cesar Homerio Concio Sr.
Born: November 30, 1907
Place of Birth:
Died: April 27, 2003 (aged 96)
Occupation: Filipino architect,
Firm: Concio Cesar H & Associates

NOTABLE WORKS

University of the Philippines, Palma Hall

Diliman, Quezon City
• Asymmetrical structure inspired by international style and Filipino design expression
• One of the first buildings in UP
• Named after Rafael Palma - president of the university (1923 -1933)
The heart of UP Diliman

Insular Life Building

Makati City
• Completed: 1962
• Curving façade entirely covered by narrow vertical aluminum
• Renovated: 2005 by Japanese firm
 COSCOLLUELA, WILLIAM
Full Name: William Vargas Coscolluela
Occupation: Filipino architect,
Firm: WV Coscolluela & Associates
Awards:
• Recipient of the President’s Gold
• Medal for Architecture 1956-1957
• Recipient of the Gold Medal of Merit Award from Philippine Institute of
Architects (PIA) – 1997
• Awardee for Architecture Diwa ng Lahi at Patnubay ng mga Sining at
Kalinangan Araw ng Maynila – 1997
• Gawad Gintong Likha from the Architectural Archives Philippines 2005
• Vertical Transportation in Architecture Award 2005
• International Patron’s Award – BCI Asia Top 10 Award – March 2007
• BCI Asia Top 10 2009 Award

NOTABLE WORKS:

Ayala Twin Towers

Ayala Avenue, Makati City
• 26 Storey – apartment
• Construction: 2000

SM City North Edsa

Quezon City
• Opened: 1985
• 120,000 square meters
• Largest shopping mall in the Philippines
Third largest mall in the world
 DE CASTRO, CRESENCIANO
Full Name: Cresenciano De Castro
Born:
Place of Birth:
Died:
Occupation: Filipino architect,
Career: He graduated in University of Santo Tomas in
1950 and passed the Architect’s Licensure Exam on the
same year – Third highest rating

NOTABLE WORKS

Philippine Science High School

Diliman, Quezon City
• Operated: 1964
• 75,000 square meter lot

Philippine Nuclear Research Institute

Commonwealth Avenue
• An arc-shaped nuclear laboratory building
• The first nuclear research laboratory in the Philippines
 FORMOSO, GABRIEL
Career:

• 1950’s to 1960’s – Most popular architect of the

residence in Makati villages
• Planning and working committee – Pamantasan ng
Lungsod ng Maynila
Firm: GF and Partners
Awards:
• Public Cultural Heritage Awards (1973)
• Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan (1977)
• PRC Outstanding Architect of the Year (1979)
• UAP Likha Awards (1990)

NOTABLE WORKS
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)
Manila, Philippines
• Established: July 3, 1993
• Headquarters

Asian Institute of Management

Makati City, Metro Manila
• Founded: 1968
• The campus consists of fully air-conditioned buildings that house the academic, administrative, and dormitory
facilities.
 ILUSTRE, FEDERICO
Born: 1912

Died: 1989 (77)

Occupation: Filipino Architect, Bureau of Public Works

NOTABLE WORKS:

Quezon Memorial Shrine

Quezon City
• Constructed: 1978
• 66-meter trylon monument
• The monument’s three columns and angels bowed in grief, holding sampaguita wreaths, represent Luzon,
Visayas, and Mindanao.
Dedicated to Manuel L. Quezon.

Quirino Grandstand
Rizal Park, Manila
• Opened: 1949
• Independence Grandstand – former name
• Capacity: 10, 000
• Originally, it was neoclassical designed by Juan Arellano
• Currently, renovated simpler with some Art Deco influence
 LOCSIN, LEANDRO
Full Name: Leandro Locsin
Born: August 15, 1928
Place of Birth: Silay, Negros Occidental
Died: November 15, 1994 (aged 66)
Occupation: Filipino architect, Interior Designer, Artist
Firm: L.V Locsin & Partners
Award: National Artist of the Philippines for Architecture
(1960)
Style & Influence: Use of concrete, floating volume and
simplistic design

NOTABLE WORKS

Cultural Center of the Philippines

Manila, Philippines
• Founded: September 1966
• The façade is dominated by a two-storey travertine block suspended 12 meters (39 ft) high by deep
concave cantilevers on three sides
• The rest of the structure is clad in concrete, textured by crushed seashells originally found on the
reclamation site

Philippine International Convention Center

Pasay, Metro Manila
• Construction: 1974
• Completed: 1976
• Inagaurated: September 5, 1976
• Renovated: 1996
• Floor Area: More than 70,000 sqm
• Arch’l style: Brutalism
 LUNA DE SAN PEDRO, ANDRES
Born: September 9, 1887
Place of Birth: Paris, France
Died: 1952 (age 64)
Occupation: Filipino architect
Award: Gold Medal of Merit as the First Architect of
Philippine Institute of Architects
Style & Influence: Modern, Revival

NOTABLE WORKS

Malacañang Palace
San Miguel, Manila
The official residence and principal workplace
of the President of the Philippines.
Spanish colonial and Neo-classical style

St. Vincent de Paul Parish

San Marcelino, Manila
• 1833 – originally built as a chapel
• 1912 – built a concrete church
• 2010 - renovation
 MANOSA, FRANCISCO
Born: February 4, 1931
Place of Birth: Manila Philippines
Died: 1952 (age 64)
Occupation: Filipino architect
Style & Influence: Filipino Inspired Designs

NOTABLE WORKS

The Coconut Palace (1978)

Ang Tahanang Pilipino
• It is made of several types of Philippine hardwood, coconut shells, and a specially engineered coconut lumber
known as Imelda Madera.
• The palace is shaped like an octagon
• The roof is shaped like a traditional Filipino salakot or hat.
• The palace celebrates the coconut as the ultimate “Tree of Life”.

Bahay Kubo Mansion (2008)

• 3 posts or "haligi“
• 5 one-inch coconut shell doors
• 2 storey
• A "silong“
• Muslim room
• Sala and master's bedroom with fish pond
 MAPUA, TOMAS
Born: December 21, 1888
Place of Birth: Binondo Manila Philippines
Died: December 22 1965 (age 65)
Occupation: Filipino architect, Educator, Businessman
Style & Influence: The first registered Architect of the
Philippines

NOTABLE WORKS

St. La Salle Hall

De La Salle University, 2401
Taft Avenue Malate, Manila, Philippines
Classroom, office, chapel and convent space
H-shaped 4 storey structure built in Neoclassical style
Completed: 1924
Renovated: 1948

Manila Central Post Office

Liwasang Bonifacio, Manila
• Neoclassical Style
• Construction: 1926
• Designed with Juan Arellano
• Renovation: 1946
 MENDOZA, FELIPE
Born: December 21, 1888
Place of Birth: Binondo Manila Philippines
Died: December 22 1965 (age 65)
Occupation: Filipino architect, Physical Planner
Awards:
• Patnubay at Sining ng Kalinangan (1976)
• UAP Likha Award (1982)
• PRC Outstanding Architect of the Year (1982)

NOTABLE WORKS

Batasang Pambansa Complex

Quezon City
• Completed: 1978
• Headquarters of the House of Representatives of the Philippines

Development Academy of the Philippines

Pasig City, Metro Manila
• generate pioneering, value-adding, synergistic ideas, concepts, principles, techniques and technologies
addressing development problems of local, national and international significance;
 NAPKIL, ANGEL
Full Name: Angelo E. Sancho Napkil
Born: February 20, 1914
Place of Birth: Binondo Manila Philippines
Died: November 2 1980 (age 66)
Occupation: Filipino architect, City Planning Commissioner
of Manila (1947-1949)
Awards:
• Patnubay at Sining ng Kalinangan (1976)
• UAP Likha Award (1982)
• PRC Outstanding Architect of the Year (1982)

NOTABLE WORKS

National Press Club Building

Magallanes Drive, Manila
Headquarters
Offices and facilities is in a 5,184.7 sqm property

Lopez Museum and Library

Pasay City
Founded: 1960 by Eugenio Lopez Sr.

Designed by Nakpil – 1985 before

moving in Benpress Building
 NAPKIL, ANGEL
Full Name: Juan Felipe De Jesus Napkil
Born: May 26, 1899
Place of Birth: Quiapo Manila Philippines
Died: May 7, 1986 (age 86)
Occupation: Filipino architect, Teacher
Awards:
• National Artist for Architecture 1973

Known as Dean of filipino Architects

NOTABLE WORKS
Rizal Shrine
Calamba, Laguna
• 2 storey mansion with a separate building
with museum and an audio-visual room
• Spanish-Colonial style house – Bahay na Bato
• Material: Stones, Bricks, and Wood
• Renovated: 1949

University of the Philippines,

Administration Building, Quezon Hall
• Neoclassical Style
• The home of the Oblation
• It is the front-most building of the university from the University Avenue.
• It houses many of the administrative offices for the entire university.
 OCAMPO, FERNANDO
Full Name: Fernando Hizon Ocampo
Born: August 7 1987
Place of Birth: San Fernando Pampanga
Died: 1984 (age 87)
Occupation: Filipino architect, Civil Engineer

NOTABLE WORKS

Manila Cathedral
Manila, Philippines
• Minor Basilica and Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
• Neo-Romanesque Style
• Completed: 1958
Renovation: 2014

Regina Building
Binondo, Manila
• Neoclassical Beaux-arts
• Completed: 1915
• Previously known as Roxas Building
• Currently 4 storey building
 ROXAS, FELIX
Full Name: Felix Roxas y Arroyo Sr
Born: 1820
Occupation: Filipino architect, Civil Engineer

NOTABLE WORKS

Sto. Domingo Church

Quezon City
• Spanish-Modern Style
• Renovated by Ocampo: 1863
• Completed: 1954
• Height : 25 m (82 ft)
• Floor area: 3,300 m2 (36,000 sq ft)
Materials: Concrete

San Ignacio Church

Intramuros, Manila
• Completed: 1899
• former Parish church
• Currently reconstructed from ruins to serve as museum
 SANTOS-VIOLA, CARLOS
Full Name: Carlos Antonio Santos-Viola
Born: April 8 1922
Place of Birth: San Miguel, Bulacan
Died: 1984 (age 87)
Occupation: Filipino architect,

NOTABLE WORKS

Iglesia ni Cristo
Cubao, Quezon City
Completed: 1954
Neo-Gothic and Art-Deco style
It was made from Galvanized Iron for
Roofing and Wood for the Entire Structure
Capacity: 1, 000 people

Iglesia ni Cristo Central Temple

Commonwealth Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
• Completed: 1984
• It is the biggest place of worship in the country
• Capacity: 7,000 people
Republic of the Philippines

SAMAR STATE UNIVERSITY

Catbalogan City, Samar

COLLEGE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY

BS ARCHITECTURE

RESEARCH NO. 003

FILIPINO ARCHITECTS

Submitted by:

GEAN LESTER BANTILAN

BSArch 5A

Submitted to:

IDr. Aleli Amparado, piid

Instructor