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Ar. Juan Marcos Arellano y de Guzman


Profile:
Born: April 25, 1888
Birthplace: Tondo, Manila
Died: December 5, 1960
Nationality: Filipino
Design Style: Neo Classic and Art Deco
Spouse(s): Naty Ocampo
Parent(s): Luis C. Arellano 
Bartola de Guzmán

Bibliography:

Ar. Juan Marcos de Guzmán Arellano was a Filipino painter and architect, best
known as the architect of Manila’s Metropolitan Theater, the Manila Post Office
Building, Jones Bridge and the development of Quezon City. He was born into a
cultured, artistic family then Juan attended the Ateneo Municipal and graduated in
1908. His first interest was reportedly painting and he trained under Lorenzo Guerrero,
the “Ermita Master,” Toribio Antillon, and Fabian de la Rosa. Arellano went to the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1911 and then transferred to Drexel to finish
his bachelor’s degree in Architecture. He was trained in the Beaux Arts and
subsequently went to work for George B. Post & Sons in New York City, where he met
and collaborated with Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr.

1) CEBU PROVINCIAL CAPITOL


The Cebu Provincial Capitol is the seat of the provincial
government of Cebu in the Philippines. Located at the
north end of Osmeña Boulevard in Cebu City, it was
designed by Juan M. Arellano, a Filipino architect best
known for the Manila Metropolitan Theater (1935), the
Legislative Building (1926; now the National Museum of
the Philippines), and the Manila Central Post Office (1926). Its architectural style is
neoclassicism, art deco.

2) CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH


The Central United Methodist Church is the
first Protestant church in the Philippines, located along
T.M. Kalaw Street, Ermita, Manila. Founded on 5 March
1899 during the American Occupation, it was originally
named Central Methodist Episcopal Church. Its
architectural style is gothic.

3) EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES, MANILA


The Embassy of the United States of America to
the Philippines is situated in the Chancery Building of the
Manila American Embassy along Roxas Boulevard
(formerly Dewey Boulevard) in Ermita, Manila. The
Embassy has been representing the United States
Government since the Philippines was granted
independence on July 4, 1946. The Federal
Modern style chancery, designed by Juan M. de Guzman
Arellano and completed in 1940, was initially the residence and offices of the U.S. High
Commissioner.

4) GOTA DE LECHE BUILDING


The Gota de Leche Building is a heritage site located
in Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines. It was designated as an
Important Cultural Property by the National Museum of the
Philippines in August 2014. Its architectural style is Italian
Renaissance.

5) WILLIAM A. JONES MEMORIAL BRIDGE


The William A. Jones Memorial Bridge, commonly known as the Jones Bridge, is an
arched girder bridge that spans the Pasig River in the City of Manila, Philippines. It is
named after the United States legislator William Atkinson Jones, who served as the
chairman of the U.S. Insular Affairs House Committee which had previously exercised
jurisdiction over the Philippines and the principal author of the Jones Law that gave the
country legislative autonomy from the United States. Originally designed by Filipino
architect Juan M. Arellano using Neoclassical architecture, the first incarnation of the
bridge features three arches resting on two heavy piers, adorned by faux-stone and
concrete ornaments, as well as four sculptures on concrete plinths allegorically
representing motherhood and nationhood.
6) MANILA CENTRAL POST OFFICE
The Manila Central Post Office, often called the Post Office
Building, is the main postal office of Manila, which also
serves as the home of the Philippine Postal Corporation.  It
is located along the riverbanks in Lawton, Ermita and lies
at the northern end of Liwasang Bonifacio. The original
building was designed by Juan M. Arellano and Tomás
Mapúa in neoclassical style.

7) MANILA METROPOLITAN THEATER


The Manila Metropolitan Theater or MET is an art deco
building in Manila, designed by Filipino architect Juan M.
Arellano. It was inaugurated on December 10, 1931, with a
capacity of 1670 (846 orchestra, 116 in the lodge, and 708
in the balcony). In 1978, a restoration of the theater was
initiated by the then Governor of Metro Manila Imelda
Marcos which was headed by Otilio, the nephew of Juan
Arellano.

8) NATIONAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS


The National Museum of Fine Arts (Filipino: Pambansang
Museo ng Sining), formerly known as the National Art
Gallery, is an art museum in Manila, Philippines. It is
located on Padre Burgos Avenue across from the National
Museum of Anthropology in the eastern side of Rizal Park.
It is a neoclassical building that was built in 1921 and
originally served to house the various legislative bodies of
the Philippine government. 
9) NEGROS MUSEUM
The Negros Museum is a privately owned provincial
museum situated in the Negros Occidental Provincial
Capitol Complex in Bacolod City, Philippines. The structure
was built in 1925 as the Provincial Agriculture Building. Its
architectural style is Neoclassical and Art Deco.

10) OLD ILOILO CITY HALL


The University of the Philippines Visayas Main Building,
also sometimes referred to as the Old Iloilo City Hall, is a
historic building in Iloilo City which currently serves as the
primary building of the Iloilo City campus of the University
of the Philippines (UP) Visayas. The building was made in
the neo-classical design. The law and order bronze male
statues present in the building's facade was made by
Italian sculptor Francesco Riccardo Monti.

11) RIZAL MEMORIAL BASEBALL STADIUM


The Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium is
a baseball stadium located inside the Rizal Memorial
Sports Complex in Manila, Philippines with a seating
capacity of 10,000. It is considered to be an Art Deco
architectural design that incorporated streamlines and
simpler lines, flat surfaces and rounded edges. The design
represented stability and modernity.[8] The complex, built
under the supervision of architect Juan Arellano, started construction in 1927.

12) RIZAL MEMORIAL COLISEUM


Juan Arellano was the architect responsible for the design
of the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex including the Rizal
Memorial Coliseum. The Rizal Memorial Coliseum exhibits
an Art Deco style architecture, particularly Streamline
Moderne. It is is an indoor arena located inside the Rizal
Memorial Sports Complex in Manila, Philippines with a
capacity of the coliseum is 6,100.
13) RIZAL MEMORIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
The design of the three-story building was created by the
Manila-based architect Juan Marcos Arellano, who was
also responsible with the design and construction of the
Cebu Provincial Capitol. It featured the iconic sculpture of
Rizal with an open book flanked with two children. Its
architectural style is neoclassical architecture.

14) RIZAL MEMORIAL STADIUM


The Rizal Memorial Track and Football Stadium (or simply
known as the Rizal Memorial Stadium since it is the main
stadium within the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex) is
the national stadium of the Philippines. Juan Arellano was
the architect responsible for the design of the Rizal
Memorial Sports Complex including the Rizal Memorial
Coliseum. The Rizal Memorial Coliseum exhibits an Art
Deco style architecture, particularly Streamline Moderne.

15) QUIRINO GRANDSTAND


The Quirino Grandstand, formerly known as
the Independence Grandstand, is a grandstand located
at Rizal Park, Manila, Philippines. It is the site of many
important political, religious and cultural events, principally
because of the size of the grandstand and the surrounding
open area. With a budget of P 120,000, architect Juan
Arellano designed a grand Independence Grandstand in
ornate Neo-classic style with an incorporation of a triumphal arch with two “wings” that
shaded the main galleries.
16) OLD JARO MUNICIPAL HALL
The Old Jaro Municipal Hall is a heritage building which
previously served as the seat of government of the former
city of Jaro in Iloilo province. Juan Arellano is the architect
of the Art deco building. The historic building is 2-storeys high, made from a mix of
concrete, and has a footprint of less than 100 square meters (1,100 sq ft).

17) OLD COTOBATO CITY HALL MUSEUM


The Old Cotabato City Hall Museum is a city museum
fronting Rizal Park Plaza in Cotabato City, Philippines. The
structure was built in 1940s as the Municipal Hall of former
Municipality of Cotabato also served as the visitors
information center. Its architectural style is Malay, Neo
Vernacular.

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