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PHILOSOPHIES & FAMOUS WORKS OF FILIPINO ARCHTS :

1. Leandro Locsin : Creating Architecture that is both modern & undeniably Filipino.
Famous Works :
1. Cultural Center of the Philippines 11. PLDT Bldg.
2. Makati Stock Exchange
12. NPC Center
3. Manila Mandarin Hotel
13. Greenbelt Square
4. Manila Hotel
14. Manila Intercon Hotel
5. Benguet Center
15. Ayala Museum
6. Davao Insular Hotel
16. Locsin Bldg.
7. Philippine Plaza Hotel
17.Church of St. Andrew
8. Ninoy International Airport
18. Chapel of Holy Sacrifice
9. Phil. Intl. Convention Center
19. Folk Arts Theater
10. Palace of Brunei ISTANA NURUL IMAN

2. 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.
Famous Works :
1. San Miguel Head Office near Megamall
2. Coconut Palace known as Tahanang Pilipino at CCP Complex
3. Las Pinas Bamboo Church
4. 14 Station LRT Metrorail Transit
5. Our Lady of peace shrine at Edsa
6. Moonwalk Church in Las Pinas
7. National Eucharistic Congress Altar

3. 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.).
Famous works :
1. Manila Stock Exchange Center
2. Golden Bay Condominuim, Manila
3. Chateu De Balle I and II, Ortigas & Roxas Blvd.
4. Landmark Shopping Center, Makati
5. Ever Gotesco Grand Central, Caloocan
6. 28 Storey Asian Trade Center Tower, Greenhills, Ortigas
7. Orient Pearl Plaza, Manila
8. New City Plaza, Manila
9. Y.E.T. Bldg., Manila
10. Gaisano Country Mall, Cebu City
11.SM Manila
12. Manila Diamond Hotel

4. 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.
Famous works :
1. Garden Island, N. Domingo, San Juan
2. Rainbow Garden, Ortigas
3. Bayview Park Plaza Hotel, Roxas Blvd.
4. Golden Bay Condominium, Manila
5. Princeville Condominium, Ortigas
6. Verde De Pasadena Condominium, Ortigas
7. Knots Realty Town House, San Juan
8. Makati Palace
9. San Juan Regency
10. Pasig Tri Condominium

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5. Felipe Mendoza : He Makes the fullest possible use of natural light & ventallation.
Famous works :
1. Batasang Pambansa Bldg. in Q.C.
2. Development Academy of the Phil. Bldg., Pasig, Rizal
3. RCBC Bldg., Buendia Makati, & 23 other branches
4. PCI Bldg., T.M. Kalaw, Mla.
5. National Library, T.M. Kalaw, Mla.
6. Feu Hospital, Nicanor Reyes, Morayta, Mla.
7. The Assumption School Bldg. , Antipolo Rizal
8. Mormon Temple, Green Meadows, Q.C.
9. San Jose Seminary Bldg. , Ateneo De Mla. University Campus, Q.C.
10. Library & Science Center of Xavier University, Cagayan De Oro
11. 7 New Bldgs. For the Intl. Rice Research Institute, Los Banos (1976-1991)
12. National Government Center Constitution Hills, Q.C.
13. Central Mindanao University, Museum Bukidnon
14. Mariano Marcos Memorial College of Science & Technology, Batac, Ilocos Norte
15. 250 Rooms Suehiro Hotel & Safeway Market, Guam

6. William Vargas Coscolluela : More on Vertical Approach.

Famous works :
1. Robinsons Commercial Complex, Ortigas Q.C.
2. 32 Storey One Palace , San Juan, Mla.
3. 30 Storey Wackwack Twin Towers, Mandaluyong City
4. Quezon City Sports Club, E. Rodriguez, Q.C.
5. Atrium in Makati
6. 22 Hectare Tutuban Station, Divisoria

7. Ceasar Homero Concio : The structure must be well oriented.

Famous works :
1. Dilimans Palma & Melchor Hills, U.P. DILIMAN
2. U.P. College of Forestry Bldg.
3. Childrens Memorial Hospital, Q.C.

8. Claude Edwin Andrews : Office bldgs. are no longer simply spaces but are now termed
Intelligent Bldgs.
Famous work :
1. 46 Storey Palladuim Summit, Mandaluyong City

9. Ceasar Yatco, & Joey Rufino chairman of URDEC Properties Corporation : Creativity
& Innovation in Real Estate.
Famous works :
1. Makati Cinema Square Tower
2. Rufino Tower, Makati
3. Golden Lion Townhouse, Mla.
4. Bel Air Place, Makati
5. Cuevas Tower Condominium, Mla.
6. Taft Office Center, Mla.
7. Crowne Place, Mla.
8. Azalean Row Center, Mla.
9. EGI- Rufino Plaza, Buendia corner. Taft Ave. , Mla

10. Ley Construction & Development Corporation:Laying the past, shaping the present, &
framing the future.Mr. Manuel & Janet Ley & Mr. Richard Hsu ( Pres. & V. Pres. )
Famous works :

1. Twin Tektite Towers, Ortigas

2. 5- Star Shangri la Hotel, Edsa Plaza

3. KP Tower Luxury Condominium, Divisoria

4. Isetann Commercial Complex, Recto
5. Gotesco Regency Twin Towers, Malate

FILIPINO ARCHITECTS 60s TO 80s

1. ANTONIO , PABLO SEBERO
FAMOUS WORKS :
a. FEU Admi, Science Bldg.7 Main Bldg.
b. Philippine National Bank
c. Manila Railroad Co.,
d. IDEAL Theater , Rizal Ave.
e. Bel Air Apartments , Roxas Blvd.
f. Manila Polo Club
g. Capt. Luis Gonzaga Bldg.,Rizal Ave., & Carriedo
h. Galaxy Theater , Rizal Ave.,

2. ARANETA , LUIS MARIA ZARAGOSA

FAMOUS WORKS:
h. Times Theater , Quezon Blvd.,Mla.
b. Manila Doctors Hospital , U.N. Ave.
C. Makati Medical Center
d. Santa Catalina College , Legarda , Mla.

3. ARELLANO , JUAN DE GUZMAN

6. BURNHAM , DANIEL HUDSON

FAMOUS WORKS:
a. Baguio City Planning
b. Burnham Park , Baguio City
c. Manila Hotel Landscapie
d. Army-Navy Club Landscapings
e Phil. General Hospital Landscape
f. Post Office Landscape

7. CALMA , LORENZO LICAD

FAMOUS WORKS:
a. Interior of Devt. Bank of the Phils., Buendia
b. Interior of Phil. Natl. Bank , Escolta, Mla
c. Interior of Silahis Hotel , Roxas Blvd.
d. Intr. of Puerto Azul & Beach Resort,Ternate, Cavite
e. Interior of Benguet Center , Mandaluyong City
f. Intr. of Mla.Midtown Ramada Hote , Pedro Gil Mla.
g. Int.of Devt. Academy of the Phils., Tagaytay City

FAMOUS WORKS:
8. CONCIO , CESAR HOMERO
a. Legislative Bldg.(Now Housing Senate & Natl.Museum FAMOUS WORKS:
b. Post Office Bldg.
a. U.P. Diliman s Palma & Melchor Halls
c. Villamor Hall at the U.P. Taft Ave.
b. Protestant Chapel & Fellowship Center , U.P.
Metropolitan Theater ( Restored by Otilio Arellano)
c. U.P College of Forestry Bldg. , Los Banos
c. Landscape of Padre Burgos Ave.
d. Insular Life ldg. , Makati
d. Landscape of Harrison Park
e. Childrens memorial Hospital , Q.c.
e. North and South Port Areas
f. Mother of Perpetual Help , Baclaran
f .Dewey Blbd. (Now roxas Blvd.)
g. Union Church of Manila
g. Malacanang Grounds
9. COSCOLLUELLA , WILLIAM VARGAS
4. ARELLANO , OTILLO A.
Famous Works
FAMOUS WORKS:
a. Robinsons commercial Complex , Pasig
a. NBI Natl. Bureau of Investigation , Taft Ave.
b. 26 Storey Ayala Twin Towers , Makati
b. Sining Kayumanggi at the Mehan Gardens c. 32 Storey One Beverly Place in Greenhills
c. Palacio del Governador , Intramuros
d. 30 Storey Wackwack Twin Towers , Mandaluyong
d. Restoration of Metropolitan Theater
e. The Atrium , Makati
e. PSBA , Aurora Blvd., Q.C.
f. Quezon City Sports Club , E. Rodriguez
f. RCBC Bldg., Buendia Ave., Makati
g. Centro Escolar Univ. Complex , Malolos , Bulacan
g. San Juan Municipal Ctr,N.Domingo St., San Juan h. SM City , North Edsa & Sm in Cebu

5. ARGUELLES , CARLOS D.

10. DE CASTRO , CRESENCIANO CRUZ

FAMOUS WORKS:
Famous works
a. Ateneo de Manila Campus, Loyola Heights , Q.C.
a. Shoemart Bldgs. In Manila
Philam Life Building , U.N. Ave.
b. Mindanao State University Bldg., Marawi City
c. Manila Pavilion (former Mla.Hilton )U.N.Ave., Mla. c. Central Luzon State University Bldgs, Nueva Ecija
d. Holiday Inn , Roxas Blvd.
d. Natl. Science Devt. Bldg. Complex , Taguig Mla.
e. Philippine Natl. Bank , Escolta Mla.
e. Atomic Research Center Complex ,Q.C
f. Development Bank of the Phil. ,Makati
f. Asian Devt.Bank ( Now Dept.of Foreign Affairs,P.C.)
g. Chronicle Broadcasting Network Studio , Q.C.
g. Colgate Palmolive Phils. ,Inc.
h. 600 Units Philam Life Homes , Q.C.
h. Proj.in,Guam, Taipei,Taiwan Vietnam & Saudi
11. LOCSIN LEANDRO VALENCIA
20. PEREZ , DOLLY QUIMBO
FAMOUS WORKS :
FAMOUS WORKS:
a.Holy Sacrifice Chapel , U.P. Diliman Campus
a. Childrens Park in UP , Diliman
b.Cultural Cener of the Philippines 1969
b. Taal Vista Lodge in Tagaytay
c.Folk Arts Center 1974
c. Meralco Compound , Pasig
d.PHILCITE 1976
d. Libingan ng mga bayani , Fort Bonifacio , Mkti
e.PICC 1976
e. Manila Polo Club , Mkti
f. Phil. Plaza Hotel 1976
f. Mirador Shrine , Baguio City
g.Hyatt Regency Hotel , Roxas Blvd.
g. Gateway Business park , Cavite

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h.Makati Stock Exchange Bldg. 1971

21. ROXAS , FELIX ARROYO
i. Ayala Museum , Makati 1974
FAMOUS WORKS :
j.Mandarin Oriental Hotel , Makati 1976
a. Renovation of Sto. Domingo Church
k.Ninoy Aquino International Airport 1979
b. Jesuit Church of San Ignacio , Intramuros
l. National Arts Center , Makiling , Los Banos 1976 c. Reconstructed Parish Church of Bacoor Cavite
m.Istana Nurul Iman ( Palalce of Sultan of Brunei )
d. Dominican Church , England 1750
12. LUNA de SAN PEDRO , ANDRES
22. RUANO , ROQUE
FAMOUS WORKS :
FAMOUS WORKS
a. Legarda Elementary School
a. UST Main bldg
b. Malacanang Palalce , San Miguel , Mla.
b. Dominican College , Lingayen
c. San Vicente de Paul Chapel , Sn Marcelino ,Mla.
c. Church of our lady of Manaoag
13. MANOSA , FRANCISCO TRONQUED
d. Sta. Teresita Church , Yokohama , Japan
FAMOUS WORKS:
23. SANTOS , ILDEFONSO PAEZ
a.San Miguel Corporation Head Office,Mandaluyong
FAMOUS WORKS:
b.Tahanang Filipino at the CCP Complex Roxas blvd. a. Batulao Village Club , Batangas
c.Shrine of Our Lady Queen of Peace , EDSA
b .Caliraya Lake Resort , Laguna
d.Mary Imaculate Parish Church, Las Pinas , Rizal
c. Eternal Gardens , Caloocan City
e .Quezon Memorial Circle , Q.C.
d. Loyola Memorial Park , Mla., & Paranaque
f. Landscaping of Corregidor Island
e. Rizal Park , Manila
14. MAPUA , TOMAS BAUTISTA
24. SANTOS VIOLA , CARLOS ANTONIO
FAMOUS WORKS:
FAMOUS WORKS
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a. Iglesia ni Cristo Structures
De la Salle university Bldgs., Taft
b. Our Lady of Lourdes , Q.C.
Nurses home at the PGH.,Taft
c. Franciscan Church of Singalong , Mandaluyong
J.Mapua Memorial hall , Intramuros
d. Nuestra Senora de Guia , Ermita , Mla.
15. MENDOZA , FELIPE MARCELINO
25. SINDIONG , ANTONIO
FAMOUS WORKS:
FAMOUS WORKS
Batasang Pambansa Bldgs., Q.C.
a. SM Megamall , Mandaluyong
Devt. Academy of the Phils. , pages
b. Harrison Plaza Shopping Ctr. Manila
RCBC Bldg., 23 Branches
c. Farmers Plaza Shopping Center , Cubao
d.PCI Bank T.M. Kalaw , Mla.
d. ALI MALL II , Cubao
e.Far Eastern University Hospital , Morayta , Mla.
e. 43- Storey Pacific Plaza Condominium , Mkti
g.San Jose Seminary Bldg., Ateneo de Mla.Univ.Q.C. f. 28 Storey La Metropole Condominium , Makati
h.Asumption School bldgs., Antipolo , Rizal
g. 22- Storey Metro Bank Plaza , Makati
i. Mormon Temple , Green Meadows , Q.C.
h. 20- Storey Cebu Plaza , Hotel , Cebu
j. Bldgs., at the Rice Research institute , Los Banos 26.TOLEDO , ANTONIO MANALAC
k.Glorietta , San Fernando , Pampanga
FAMOUS WORKS:
l. 250 Room Suehiro Hotel , GUAM
a. Phil. Normal School Womens Dormitory
m.Safeway Supermarket , U.S.A.
( together with William Parsons)
16. NAKPIL , ANGEL E. SANCHO
b. Manila City Hall
FAMOUS WORKS:
c. Department of Tourism
a. Natl. press Club Bldg., Magallanes Drive , Mla.
d. Department of Finance
b. Former Head Office of PLDT , Makati
e. UP Padre Faura Campus
c. Picache Bldg.Plaza Miranda Qpo.(1st HighRise Bldg)f. UP University Library , Padre Faura
d. Lopez Museum Bldg., Pasay
17. NAKPIL , JUAN FELIPE de JESUS
19. PARSONS , WILLIAM E.
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FAMOUS WORKS:

Quezon Institute Administration , E. Rodriguez a. Baguio Plan together w/ Daniel Burnham

Quiapo Church
b. Phil. General Hospital
Rufino Bdg. Ayala Ave.
c. Philippine Normal Schoo & Womens Dormitory
Commercial bank & Trust Bldg. Quezon Blvd. d. Manila Hotel , Roxas Blvd
18. OCAMPO , FERNANDO HIZON
e. Army-Navy Club , Roxas Blvd.
FAMOUS WORKS:
f. YMCA Bldg.
a. Manila Metropolitan Cathedral
g. First UP Bldg., 1 Taft and Padre Faura
b. Cathl. of Immaculate Concepcion , San Fernando , Pampanga
c. Church of Our lady of Most Holy Rosary, Angeles City
d. Central Seminary Bldg. U.S.T. Campus

PHILIPPINE CHURCHES

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1. MANILA CATHEDRAL Plaza Roma, Intramuros, Manila
The seat of the Catholic Archdiocese of Manila is presently the 6th cathedral to rise on the site since 1581.
Previous structures were destroyed by typhoons, earthquakes, fire, and the last war. It was rebuilt on the second
half of the 1950s through the efforts of Architect Fernando Ocampo and Archbishop Rufino J. Santos.
2. SAN AGUSTIN CHURCH , Gen. Luna cor. Real Street, Intramuros, Manila
The oldest stone church in Metro Manila dates back to 1571. An intricately carved door opens to the church. Of great
interest are the Baroque pulpit, molave choir stalls, and an 18th century pipe organ.

3. SAN SEBASTIAN CHURCH Plaza del Carmen, Quiapo, Manila

This small jewel-box church is the first all-steel church in the Philippines and in Asia; and the second in the world.
Design for the church was finished in 1883 and was prefabricated in Belgium. The completely knocked-down church
was shipped backed to the Philippines in 6 ships.
4. OUR LADY OF PEACE AND GOOD VOYAGE Antilopo, Rizal
Antipolo is known to be the home of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage.
5. BACLAYON CHURCH Baclayon town, Bohol
Located 6 km fr the city proper.The church is the oldest stone church in the country, built by the Jesuits in 1595.
6. DAUIS CHURCH Dauis town, Bohol
Located 3 kilometers from the city proper. This is one of Bohols beautiful churches, which has retained its Spanish
architecture although it has a semi-modern faade.
7. LOBOC CHURCH Loboc town
Located 24 kilometers from Tagbilaran City. The second oldest church in Bohol, built in 1608, with a three-storey
convent.
8. LOON CHURCH Loon town
Located 25 kilometers from the city proper. The crowning glory of the Recollect churches in bohol.
9 . PAOAY CHURCH Laoag, Ilocos Norte This fortress-like church is probably the most popular in this area.
10. BAGUIO CATHEDRAL Baguio City
Rising above the city skyline are the pinkish hues of the Baguio Cathedral. The cathedral is but one of religious
landmarks which dot the city. There is the Bell Temple, north of the city the Maryhurst Seminary with its brilliant
gardens, and Lourdes Grotto with its 252 steps to heaven.
11. SHRINE OF THE NUESTRA SEORA DE MANAOAG Pangasinan
The shrine of Nuestra Senora of "Apo Baket" is situated atop the hill. The shrine is known all over the Philippines.
Devotees frequent the church especially on Saturdays and Sundays..
12. BARASOAIN CHURCH Malolos, Bulacan
The seat of the Revolutionary Congress where the First Filipino Constitution was drafted and ratified.

13. DARAGA CATHOLIC CHURCH Albay

Built in 1773 by Franciscan missionaries. This is highly prized by art enthusiasts because of its rich baroque
architecture. Its very huge structure is considered above-standard.