post-war modernity

pictures of buildings

Post-modernism (Manila)

GSIS Building (Federico Illustre)

Post-modernism

Quezon City Assembly Hall (Ruperto Cecilio Gaite)

Post-modernism; brise-soleil (Pasig)

Rizal Provincial Capitol (Ruperto Cecilio Gaite)

Futuristic; space-like; no columns; made of concrete (quezon city)

Philippine Atomic Research Center (Cresenciano De Castro)

Futuristic; space-like; once hosted the greatest boxing match; previously the biggest dome we have (quezon city)

Araneta Coliseum (Dominador Lugtu)

modernism; escolta

Commercial Bank and Trust (Jose Maria Zaragoza)

Futuristic; le corbusian principles of modernism (Quezon City)

Artemio Reyes Residence (Marcos C. De Guzman)

skyscraper; one of the earliest skyscraper with 12 Floors (Quiapo, Manila)

Picache Building (Angel Nakpil)

skyscraper; the building code had to be revised for max. building height for this building. (makati)

Insular Life Building (Cesar Concio)

skyscraper; made of natural stone (sandstone); brutalist (Manila)

Ramon Magsaysay Center (Alfredo Luz)

skyscraper; roxas boulevard

ADB Building (Cresenciano De Castro)

tropical regionalism; brise-soleil (Manila)

UST Faculty of Engineering (Julio Rocha)

tropical regionalism

Philam-Life Auditorium (Carlos Arguelles)

tropical regionalism; chancery

US Embassy Office Building (Alfred Aydellot)

tropical regionalism

Department of Agriculture

tropical regionalism

San Miguel Corp. (Manosa Brothers and I.P. Santos)

tropical regionalism

Asian Institute of Management (Gabriel Formoso)

neo vernacular; ny world fair in 1964

Philippine Pavilion (Otillo Arellano)

neo vernacular; plan; design concept: bahay kubo

LRT Stations (Francisco Manosa)

neo vernacular; used in a postcard

Max’s Restaurant (Francisco Fajardo)

neo vernacular

Sulo Hotel (Manosa Brothers)

neo vernacular; suburban design; single-storey abodes

bungalow

former capital (civic/gov’t center)

Quezon City