ARCHITECTURE

Presented by:
Glico Jerico
Tuesday
12/11/18
Architecture in the
Philippines
• Western architectural style
were adopted.
• Characterized as simple,
rational, and functional.
• Filipinos who studied in
American universities
introduced the neoclassic
style in building structures.
• Hoping to revive the classic
architecture, Arellano
designed a theater and
experimented it with 2
romanticism.
MANILA METROPOLITAN THEATER

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 Early 20th
CENTURY
• Tsalet (Chalet) was
introduced house made of • As business emerged a
wood and concrete growing demand for
• Steel was used in buildings commercial buildings arises
as protection for calamities
like earthquakes, etc.
• Pushback from the
traditional architectural style
• Now architects introduced
new architectural design. 4
AFTER WORLD
WAR II
• The country departed from the • Houses owned upper class were
native tradition of architecture. characterized as having huge and
• Real estate development started with large front garden.
and two-story houses were • Condominiums emerged.
introduced.
• Houses were Americanized.
• Due to decreasing land availability
and increasing population Urban
housing, multi-story tenements
and government housing projects
emerged.
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The Marcos Era
• The Marcos era had been the
“golden age” of constructions
such as; expressways, malls,
convention centers, high-rise • Eco-cultural tourism were
buildings, amusement centers, introduced. Followed by theme
etc. parks and resorts developed as
• It also comes with technological tourist spots.
advancements like elevators,
escalators, air-conditioning • Cultural heritage preservation
system and computers which is were the apple of the eye.
convenient for people.’

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San Juanico Bridge
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Vigan (bahay-bato)

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Pearl Farm Beach Resort Davao City
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While adapting architecture to the
demands of technology, architects
realize that architecture must also
be a reflection of culture and an
embodiment of art.

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THANK
YOU!
Glico
Jerico
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