• Architecture is defined as 

the art and

science of designing buildings and
structures. A wider definition would include
within this scope the design of any built
environment, structure or object, from town
planning, urban design, and landscape
architecture to furniture and objects.
Forms of Contemporary
Architecture
Domestic Buildings and Houses
1. An apartment is a place to live that is
only part of a larger building. Usually it
is a group of rooms on one floor of a
highrise building in a city, where land is
too expensive for people to have separate
houses. An apartment that people own is
called a condominium or "condo".
2. Bahay na Bato

•It is considered to be a
residence of the wealthy.
3. barong-barong

•The houses of the landless poor that are

build on any land or area
4. Bungalow

•Refers to a one story house with a

wide front porch and large windows
Ethnic Houses
1. Bahay kubo

•It is considered as an ethnic house of

Christian peasant families living in the
lowland areas
2. Houseboat

•Basically a boat that also serves as

dwelling
3. One-and-a-half story house
•Characterized by an upper level or story
covering just a half of the lower level
4. Split-Level house
5. Tsalet
Commercial buildings
1. Market
2. Building that house banks, business
offices, and factories
Government Buildings
1. Kapitol
2. Town Hall
Public Buildings And
Structures
1. School
2. Kamalig
3. Masjid
4. Cemetery
5. Church
Movie House
Theatre
Other forms and
Structures
1. Fort Kuta
2. Light House
3. Bridge