Philippine Contemporary – Modern Architecture

After the world War 2

Federico Ilustre

• 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
• he passed his licensure examinations in 1937

Quezon Memorial Monument:

-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

Cesar Concio:

• first university architect of UP

• one of the architects selected by president roxas in 1947
o to study the trends in architecture and engineering to design building of the capital city
• enable him to meet Oscar Niemeyer (Brasilia building by using adjustable BRISE SOLEIL to
moderate sunlight to enter the building) manifested in Design Melchor and Palma Hall in UP
Diliman

THE CHURCH IF THE RISEN LORD

• is a protestant church
(UP DILIMAN)
• built in 1953-1954
• shape similar to
parabola
• symbolizes there are
imperfections outside
the Christian world
MELCHOR HALL, UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES (COLLEGE
OF ENGINEERING)

BACLARAN CHURCH

• Formerly known as the national shrine of our mother of the perpetual help
• Also called redemptorist church
• Capacity of 300
• Parts of the church
o Baldachin – the shrine centerpiece
o Columns and Capitals – made of giallo oro and bottecino marbles
o Curving altar rails – under the baldachin
- made of white carrara marble
o Shrine column – made of black Belgium marble, morrocan onyx and venetian mosaics
PALMA HALL, UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES, DILIMAN

• One of the first six building in UP Diliman

• Completed in 1951
• Main building
o asymmetrical structure
o divided into two wings
▪ east – four floors
▪ west – three floors
▪ imposed by central section
▪ each wing features a continuous open balcony in each floor

INSULAR LIFE BUILDING (AYALA AVE. COR. PASEO)

• built in 1962
• the first to surpass the 30-meter height restriction in the Philippines
• controversially developed in 2005
• Japanese firm – takenobu mohri architects and associates
Carlos Arguelles

• Studied in university of santo tomas

• Graduated in 1941
• Master degree – in 1946
• He served as a professor in Design at the UST College of Architecture and Fine Arts from 1954 to
1959
• American institute of architects (AIA) and the Philippines Institute of Architects (PIA)
PHILAM LIFE BUILDING

• Located in UN Avenue, Ermita

• Multi-storey reinforced concrete block
o Draped with aluminum brise-soleil
▪ Helped manipulate the
shade and shadow within
the building
▪ Control the entrance of light
to the interior without
sacrificing the external
appearance of the building
o Covered with gray-tinted, anti glare,
heat-absorbing glass curtain walls to
further reduce the heat inside
o Windows were framed by concrete
columns with heightened the over
grid of the façade
o Philam life requires all its branch to
apply this in their architecture
o The building’s sculptural entrance
was covered of molded thin shell
concrete that dramatically brings
the people to the interior lobby. The rear exit, which was in the exterior portion of the
building, is connected to the streets by the walkway designed with “a series of flower-
like concrete hyperbolic paraboloid covers
o Beyond the auditorium lobby is the transparent glass walls that brings the of the
landscaped areas in the building
• THE AUDITORIUM IS THE FIRST ONE TO BE BUILT THAT COMPLIED WITH THE ACOUSTICAL
REQUIREMENTS OF AN AUDITORIUM AFTER THE WORLD WAR II
o 780 seat auditorium
o With walls that were generously paneled with narra

INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE: LOS BANOS

MANILA HILTON(CIRCA 1970)

MANILA PAVILION HOTEL AND

CASINO (2018)

• 22- STOREY high

• The tallest building and
largest hotel(for a decade)
• Located in U.N. Avenue
• Waterfront Manila
Pavilion Hotel
• Almost Every item of
furniture or furnishing
o Made from local
materials
o Crafted by filipino
workmen
• It helped fuel to a movement for rediscovering indigeneous design and local materials
• Reviving craftmanship
• Put filipino architects on the same level as foreign ones

METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

• Built august 1963

• First branch – established in divisorial
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, ESCOLTA

• PNB was established as a government – owned banking institution on july 22, 1916
• First head office was the masonic temple along escolta, manila

THE

MAGALLANES THEATER (EDSA CORNER MAGALLANES)

• Completed in 1970
• Located at the corner of edsa at the Magallanes interchange
• Blocky-brutalist massing (like ccp)
• 50’s international style
• Another lost theater
• Demolished in the early 1990’s
Angel Nakpil

• Nephew of national artist and architect juan nakpil

• Architecture -1936- UST
• Master degree – 1940- Harvard
• Teacher – walter cropius
• Chapter member of uap which founded in 1975

PICACHE BUILDING

• One of the buildings to go beyond 30 meters

• Presently known f&c tower
NATIONAL PRESS CLUB (NPC)

• Inaugurated on December 30, 1955

• A historic monument to ideals of press freedom and unity among colleagues in the country’s
newspaper industry
• Four-storey building
• One of the first modern, earthquake – proof buildings in the country

Alfredo J. Luz

• Embraced the form and line of modernism but adapted it to the tropical climated of the
Philippines
• Used a lot of passive sun shading made from aluminum in his projects
• He often put pools and strategic clumps of foliage

INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

• Established in 1948
• Composed an asymmetrical but elegantly balanced massing of the main linear offices, a main
lawn and an elliptical conference
• Offices were single-loaded in four floors – giving the option for cross ventilation
• Elliptical auditorium – designed with a thin-shell roof

RAMON MAGSAYSAY CENTER

• Built in 1967
• 18-storey building
• Along roxas boulevard
• Pre-cast, pre-stressed concrete beams and
multiple in place floor slabs and wall panels
was adopted
• One of the first buildings to introduce the
column-free structural concept and movable
partitions
• One of the first buildings to use gypsum
boards and metal runners for its interior
dividing wall
IGLESIA NI CRISTO, CUBAO

• Carlos viola and alfredo j. luz

QUISUMBING BUILDING

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
 o Patnubay ng sining at kalingangan, 1976
o Uap likha award, 1982
o PRC outstanding architect of the year.
1982

PHILIPPINE VETERANS BANK

• The concept of a bank for veterans of world

war II was conceived in 1956, when a war
preparations agreement was signed between
japan and the Philippines
• The Philippine veterans bank was born on June
18, 1964 through Republic Act No. 3518

Gabriel Formoso

• Focused more on volumetric manipulation

o More functional and simplistic
• Residential design
o Masculine looking adobe walls and bold
line fascias
▪ Became his trademark
• Works
o La tondena building
o G.t. international tower
o Asian institute of management
o Bangko sentral ng pilipinas

G.T. INTERNATIONAL TOWER

• 3rd tallest building in the country

• Opened in 2001
• Inaugurated in 2004
• TOWER
o 10-storey vertical fin
• Considered as one of the most prestigious office
address in the country
ASIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT

THE PENINSULA HOTEL

LA TONDENA BUILDING

Leandro Locsin

• Studied music in ust

• After 2 years of liberal arts, he shifted to the school of architecture
• In 1954, 2 years after his graduation
o Designed the catholic chapel of the university of the Philippines
o He was just 27 years old
• Works includes:
o Public buildings
o Residences
o Hotels
o Commercial structures
o Churches
• Work Abroad:
o World’s largest palace in brunei
o Phil. Pavilion expo 70’ in Osaka Japan

He believe that true Philippine architecture is

“the product of two great stream culture, the oriental and occidental, seemingly so different and so
opposite”

• Seen his work

• His designs blend and unite the unique characteristics of the climate of southeast and the
traditional forms of the Philippines and produce a profound harmony in its modern building
• Known for his use of concrete, floating volume and simplistic design
• 1990 – national artist for architecture
CULTURAL CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES

FOLK ARTS THEATRE

SOFITEL PHILIPPINE PLAZA

PHILIPPINE PAVILION, OSAKA JAPAN

BENGUET CENTER (BANCO DE ORO BUILDING)

MANILA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (TERMINAL 1)

ISTANA NURUL IMAM PALACE

TANGHALANG MARIANG MAKILING

CHURCH OF SAINT ANDREW, BEL – AIR VILLAGE, MAKATI

MANOSA BROTHERS : (MANUEL, FRANCISCO AND JOSE)

SAN MIGUEL BUILDING

SULO RESTAURANT AND COCKTAIL LOUNGE

• First built in 1962, it was once again rebuilt in 1978 after it caught fire
• Foreign and local tourists were treated to local regional cuisine which became syninymius with
architectural identity of the place
• It’s architecture was markedly muslim inspired and it’s various function rooms influences from
north to southern Philippines
• The structure was brought down in 1985 to make wat for the expansion of the Makati
commercial center

Francisco Bobby Manosa

COCONUT PALACE

PEARL FARM BEACH RESORT

AMANPULO RESORT PALAWAN

MARY IMMACULATE PARISH CHURCH

LANAO DEL NORTE CAPITOL BUILDING

NATIONAL ARTIST FOR ARCHITECTURE

• Juan nakpil – 1973

o Geronimo de los reyes building
o Magsaysay building
o Rizal theater
o Capitol theater
o Captain pepe building
o Manila jockey club
o Rufino building
o Philippine village hotel
o University of the Philippines administration and university library
o Rizal house
• Pablo S. Antonio – 1976
o FEU administration and science building
o Manila polo club
o Ideal theater
o Lyric theater
o Galaxy theater
o Capital luis Gonzaga building
 o Boulevard-alhambra (now Bel-Air)Apartments
o Ramon Roces Publications Building (now Guzman Institute of Electronics)
• Leandro V. Locsin – 1990
o Istana nurul iman
o Ccp complex
o Westin hotel (Sofitel Philippine Plaza)
• ILdefonso P. Santos, Jr. - 2008
o Landscaping of rizal park
o Paco park
o Manila hotel park
• Jose Maria Zaragoza - 2014
o Meralco building pasig
o Sto. Domingo church and convent quezon city
o Metropolitan cathedral of cebu
o Villa san mibuel, Mandaluyong
• Francisco Bobby T. Manosa

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