Philippine LA History Flashcards
Projects of Juan Arellano and others
Layout grounds, & gardens / Malacanang palace grounds / Luneta / UP Philippines
Serafin de Lara
Graduate at MAPUA, & Topnotcher in Architecture
Acknowledged as LA
Honorable mention in Int’l Design @ 1939 for a Memorial to Jose Marti, the Nat’l Hero of Cuba
Worked with Guillermo Tolentino on Bonifacio Monument at Caloocan
American L. Archt. Louis Croft
Assist establishing National Parks at Phil. such as New Capitol of QC (Masterplan) and revisions of Burnham Park
Manila Polo Club grounds is also his work with Pablo Antonio Sr.
January, 1963
First generation of LA’s and was led by Dolores Quimbo-Perez, followed by
Jess Sison, and IP Santos
Dolly Perez
Annointed to renovate Luneta by Eva Macapagal, first lady and later continued by late Doror Valencia, and was assisted by LA Earn Villavicencio
1964
Few practitioners formed PALA
1985
Started Masters Degree program at Tropical LA at UP
First Licensure Exam given by Specialty board for LA
Projects of Dolly Perez, and IP Santos
Westin hotel, the Mandarin, Int’l, Intercontinental, Phil. Village, Sheraton
1977
Enough number of practitioners to form official PALA
9 Pioneers
IP: Pres
Dolly: VP
IP Santos’ Individual Projects/Award
San Miguel Head Office Complex
Puerto Azul Resort
Taikoo Shing Project in HK
Claymore Hills Condo in SG
Won Int’l award for his HK work
Cliff Peronilla’s Projects
Benguet Center
LA Firm at mid-70’s: Arcube Associates’ Members
Manuel Aleta, and Horacio Dimanlig
PDAA built in early 80’s
Members: Former Arcube Assoc. + Carlito Pesons and Paulo Alcazaren
EDSA Revolution time
Half dozen (6) Offices and more/less 50 active members of PALA
Dolly Perez’ Atelier
Total Design Associates
Members:
Dicky Altavas
Philip Lorenzana
Socorro Tan
First Harvard graduate in LA
1983
Registration of LA in PRC
127 Licensed LA’s
early 80’s-90’s PDAA has Regional Offices abroad
Countries:
Singapore
Malaysia
Well-known LA firms during PDAA times (competing with)
Belt Collins
Aspinwall-Clouston
IP Santos’ Prestigious Foreign Projects
Guam
SG
HK
90’s Firm: Espina and Associates
Members:
Zenaida Galingan
Mary Anne Espina
PDAA and IPSA
expanded to Vietnam
PDAA AWARDS
ventured to India, and Myanmar while continuing still in SG, Malaysia, and Indonesia
Won in Kuala Lumpur as Best Condo Grounds@ 1992
Won 2 awards in SG as 1998 and 1999 SILA Professional Awards
PDAA PROJECTS
Rockwell Landscape Master Plan
Site Sales, and
Residential Enclave, and
Number of other High-Profile Projects
CTAA
Efren Aurelio
First National Convention held last June 1999
Participants from: US Malaysia SG HK
GOAL:
To rise 500 new members in the next 5 years
Phil. Heritage shared with various countries
Latin America Mexico Peru Uruguay Colombia Argentina
Law of Indies:
Influenced Phil. Towns and Cities’ Church and Plaza
1904
Daniel Burnham’s arrival at Phil. with assistant Pierce Anderson to design Manila and Baguio
Implementation of Burnham’s plan
by William Parsons
Carlos Barreto
went to Drexler Inst., Philadelphia @ 1907
First Filipino to graduate from American School with degree in Architecture
Juan Arellano
graduated @ 1911 with degree in Landscape Architecture
Antonio Toledo and Tomas Mapua
after graduate, joined Barreto, and Mapua in DPWH
1918
Supervised the Division of Arch. of the BPW
Legislative Bldg. (Nat’l Museum)
Juan Arellano
Jones Bridge
Juan Arellano