Biography of filipino architects

The architecture of the Philippines, reflects the country’s complex cultural identity. Colonized first by Spain, then Japan and finally America, Filipinos joke that they spent 400 years in a convent, five in a prison camp and 45 in Hollywood.

This complexity finds its creative expression in the work of these six post-war architects, whose vision captured a country’s history while looking to the region’s future.

Leandro Locsin

Leandro Locsin (1928-1994) was in some ways a quintessential Renaissance man.

A brilliant architect, interior designer, artist and classically trained pianist, Locsin was also a keen art collector, amassing a sizable collection of fine Chinese art and ceramics during his lifetime.

Biography of filipino architects

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It is for his buildings, however, that he is remembered. From airport terminals to memorial chapels, arts centers to stock exchange structures, Locsin left his mark on the urban landscape of the Philippines. Locsin was determined to reconfigure western architectural mores for a Fili