TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE

PHILIPPINES
HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE 4

POST-WAR PERIOD
REPORTED BY:
BERDON, JANNE LOUISE T.
SERRA, LAURENT
LAGUNA, ROSELYN
QUINIONES KENNETH
 The devastation brought by the last world war II,
coupled by economic exigencies gave away to the
extention of slowly emerging architectural concept
to detach from the bondage of traditional forms.
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• ¨ In 1946, the independent
Philippines expressed its
identity by implementing
Modernism through the
utilization of reinforced concrete,
steel and glass, the
predominance of cubic forms,
geometric shapes and Cartesian
grids, and the absense of
applied decoration.
• ¨ In 1947 a corps of architects
and engineers were tasked to
study the modern US and Latin
American capitals and formulate
a master plan for Manila.
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Federico Ilustre, consulting
architect from the 1950’s to
1970’s, worked on the building
at the Elliptical Road in Q.C.
• He started his career as a
draftsman for Juan Nakpil.
• He graduated from Mapua
Institute of Technology.
Federico Ilustre
• He passed his licensure
examinations in 1937
 The centerpiece is the 65-
meter high Art Deco
Quezon Memorial
Monument, composed of 3
pylons topped by winged
figures representing the 3
island groups.

Quezon Memorial
Monument
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• ¨ The 1950’s and
60’s staple
architectural
element were the
brise-soleil, glass
walls, pierced
screens, and thin
concrete shells.
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• The post-war doctrine was “form follows function”
professed by the “3rd generation” architects, namely,
Cesar Concio, Angel Nakpil, Alfredo Luz, Otillo
Arellano,Felipe Mendoza, Gabriel Formoso and
Carlos Arguelles.
• "Form follows function" is a principle associated with
modernist architecture and industrial design in the
20th century. The principle is that the shape of a
building or object should be primarily based upon its
intended function or purpose.
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• Cesar Homero Concio, Sr.
November 30, 1907- April 27, 2003
• First University Architect of the
University of the Philippines. When
the University transferred to
Diliman from Padre Faura in the
late 1940’s, Cesar Concio was
tasked to continue what Louis Croft
has started.
• He is also one of the architects
selected by President Roxas in
1947 to study the trends in
Architecture and Engineering to Cesar Concio
design the buildings of the Capital
City, especially in his position as
the chief architect of the UP
Diliman Campus.
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Melchor Hall, University The Church of the Risen Lord

of the Philippines, located at the University of the
Diliman Philippines, Diliman, Quezon
City
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• Angel E. Nakpil
• ( February 20 1914 - November 2
1980 ) was a leading Filipino
architect.
• Nephew of architect and national
artist of the Philippines Juan Nakpil.
• He graduated from the UST in 1931.
• Harvard-trained architect.
• He served as the City Planning
Commissioner of Manila during the
Angel E. Nakpil post-war reconstruction years, from
1947 - 1949.
• He was a charter member of the
United Architects of the Philippines,
which was founded in 1975.
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•
The Nationa Press Club building
was inaugurated on December 30,
1955 with President Magsaysay as
sponsor, along with several cabinet
members and other government
officials and other donors.
The NPC building became a historic
monument to the ideals of press
freedom and unity among
colleagues in the country's
newspaper industry
It was designed by Architect Angel
E. Nakpil and was constructed by
Alberto T. Abaya.
National Press Club
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• Alfredo J. Luz
• brother of National Artist for
Sculpture Arturo J. Luz.
• AJ Luz was at the cutting edge
of Philippine modernism in the
late ’50s and early ’60s.
• His body of work includes the
Menzi Building on Ayala
Avenue, the Amon Trading
building on Buendia, the L & S
Building on Roxas Blvd., Dewey
Blvd., Manila, and the Fil-Oil
Refinery Service Building in Alfredo J. Luz
Limay, Bataan.
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World Health Organization

located at U.N ave. Manila
Quisumbing Building
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• Otillo Arellano
• Born in Manila on 1916
• He is the son of Arcadio Arellano and the nephew
of Juan Arellano.
• He rose into the Architectural Profession during the
50s to 60s, becoming the one of the architects
representing the Philippines in some International
Expositions.
• He was also chosen by Imelda Marcos to restore
the Metropolitan Theater.
• Awards
Otillo Arellano Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan, 1970
PRC Outstanding Architect of the Year, 1977
Buildings
National Bureau of Investigations
Philippine Pavilion 1964, New York
POST WAR PERIOD

National Bureau of Investigation

(Philippines)
Formed November 13, 1936
Headquarters Taft Avenue, Ermita,
Manila, Philippines
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• Felipe Mendoza
• also an Physical Planner
• He formed a partnership with Gabino de
Leon and Homero Ingles but formed his
own architectural firm in 1951.
• AWARDS
Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan, 1976
UAP Likha Award, 1982
PRC Outstanding Architect of the Year,
1982
Buildings
Batasang Pambansa
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints Felipe M. Mendoza
Development Academy of the Philippines
Philippine Veterans Bank.
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Philippine Veterans Bank in Manila

The concept of a bank for veterans of World

War II was conceived in 1956, when a war
reparations agreement was signed between
Japan and the Philippines.
the Philippine Veterans Bank was born on
June 18, 1963 through Republic Act No. 3518.
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• Gabriel Formoso
• started his career in the 1950’s and by
the 1960’s, he was already successful
and became the most popular architect of
the residences of the posh Makati
villages.
• he was also one of the people selected in
1963 to the planning and working
committee for the future Pamantasan ng
Lungsod ng Maynila.
• AWARDS
Gabriel Formoso PRC Outstanding Architect of the Year,
1979
Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan, 1977
Republic Cultural Heritage Awards, 1973
United Architects of the Philippines Likha
Award, 1990.
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Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

La Tondena Building
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• Carlos Arguelles
• He studied abroad,
• He served as a professor in
Design at the UST College of
Architecture and Fine Arts.
• Appointment as Dean of the
UST College of Architecture
and Fine Arts from 1954 to
1959.
• American Institute of
Architects(AIA) and the
Philippine Institute of
Carlos Arguelles Architects(PIA).
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Philam Life Building International Rice

U.N Ave. St. Ermita Research Institute (IRRI)
Manila IN Los banos
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• The 1950’s also witnessed Space
Age aesthetics and Soft
modernism, which experimented
with the sculptural plasticity of
poured concrete to come up with
soft and sinuous organic forms
with the use of thin shell
technology. Examples are: Church o f Holy sacrifice
• Space Age- Victor Tiotuycos’s UP
International Center and Jose
Zaragoza’s Union Church
• Soft Modernism: Church of the Holy
Sacrifice, and Phil Atomic Research
Center Jose maria Zaragosa union
church
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• In the 1950’s the height of
buildings was limited to 30 meters
by law. With the amendment of
Manila ordinance No. 4131, a high-
rise fever redefined Manila’s
skyline:
• Angel Nakpil’s 12-storey Picache
Building, considered as the 1st
skyscraper in the Phils.
• Cesar Concio’s Insular Life Building,
the 1st office building to surpass the
old 30-meter height restriction