Contemporary Philippine Architecture and Innovations

Flashcards covering the key architects, famous structures, and architectural innovations in contemporary Philippine history based on the lecture transcript.

Contemporary Architecture

A form of construction that embodies various building designs stemming from a wide range of influences, cuts away from modern architecture by including eco-friendly features and embracing creativity.

Juan Nakpil

A pioneer and innovator in Philippine architecture named a National Artist in $1973$ who believed in architecture that works with local climate and seismological conditions.

Philippine Architects Society

The organization founded by Juan Nakpil in $1933$, now known as the Philippine Institute of Architects.

Pablo Antonio

One of the first exponents of modernist architecture in the Philippines, conferred as a National Artist in $1976$ and known for basic designs grounded in simplicity and austerity.

Leandro Locsin

An architect and artist proclaimed National Artist of the Philippines for Architecture in $1990$ whose substantial contribution is the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

Floating Volume

The signature style of Leandro Locsin, seen in the National Theatre, which gives the appearance of weightlessness to monolithic concrete structures.

Poet of Space

The nickname given to Leandro Locsin by his peers due to his ability to elegantly combine Western brutalism with vernacular elements.

Ildefonso P. Santos, Jr.

Recognized as a National Artist in $2006$, he pioneered the practice of landscape architecture in the Philippines.

Father of Philippine Landscape Architecture

The title bestowed upon Ildefonso P. Santos, Jr. for his four decades of work in parks, plazas, and gardens.

Paco Park

A former Spanish cemetery and Japanese ammunitions store revitalized by Ildefonso P. Santos into a national park in $1966$.

Francisco ‘Bobby’ Mañosa

A National Artist for Architecture in $2018$ who was a leading voice for uniquely-Filipino designs and incorporated indigenous materials into his works.

Contemporary Tropical Filipino Architecture

The distinctive style of Francisco Mañosa that mixes indigenous elements like coconut lumber and rattan with hypermodern materials like glass and concrete.

Coconut Palace

A structure at the Cultural Center of the Philippines complex that typifies Mañosa’s style, featuring a coconut gourd roof and pineapple fiber bedcovers.

San Miguel Corporation Building

Designed by the Mañosa brothers and Ildefonso P. Santos in $1996$, its unique design is inspired by the Banaue rice terraces.

Mactan Cebu International Airport - Terminal 2

A structure completed in $2018$ designed by Integrated Design Associates (IDA) and Winston Shu in collaboration with Filipino designers like Kenneth Cobonpue.

Grand Hyatt Manila

The tallest building in the Philippines, completed in $2018$ and designed by Wong & Ouyang along with Casas Architects.

New Clark City Aquatics Centre

A facility designed by Budji + Royal Architecture + Design primarily for the South East Asian Games $2019$.

Iloilo Convention Centre

A state-of-the-art facility inaugurated in $2019$, designed by Ilonggo architect William Coscolluela.

PBCom Tower

The Philippine Bank of Communications building designed by Skidmore, Owings, & Merill LLP and completed in $2000$.

The Gramercy Residences

A residential building completed in $2013$ that exemplifies the architecture of deconstruction with its asymmetric geometries.

The Net Park

A $48$-story green and sustainable corporate tower developed by Charlie Rufino and designed by Chad Oppenheim.

Mother of All Asia-Tower of Peace

A concrete and steel monument dedicated to the Virgin Mary designed by Eduardo Castrillo, set to be the tallest such structure in the world.

Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Masjid

Also known as the Grand Mosque of Cotabato, it was designed by Felino Palafox and is the largest mosque in the Philippines.

Post-Modernism

An architectural style that adapted a populist aesthetic language influence by classic architecture, characterized by garish colors and a return to ornament.

Tower on the Podium

A formula predominantly adapted for commercial towers where a tall structure is divided into vertical segments: podium, shaft, and crown.

Cast Iron

A building material containing $2.0\%$ to $4.5\%$ carbon and $0.5\%$ to $3\%$ silicon, useful for its relatively low melting temperature.

Reinforced Concrete

A composite material where low tensile strength and ductility are counteracted by the inclusion of reinforcement having higher tensile strength.

Ferrocement

A construction system using reinforced mortar applied over an armature of metal mesh or thin steel rods like rebar.

Post and Lintel

A building system, also called a trabeated system, where strong horizontal elements are held up by strong vertical elements.

Cantilever

A rigid structural element anchored only at one end to a support from which it is protruding.

Truss System

A structure consisting of two-force members only, organized so the assemblage behaves as a single object.

Arch

A curved structure that spans a space and may support weight; a continuous version of this is called a vault.

Dome

An architectural element resembling the upper half of a sphere that exerts equal thrust in all directions.

Shell Structures

Lightweight constructions using thin-shell elements also referred to as plate and shell structures.

Photovoltaic (PV) Module

A packaged, connected assembly of typically $6 \times 10$ solar cells.

Biomorphic Architecture

The use of naturally occurring patterns or shapes reminiscent of nature and living organisms as an artistic and functional design element.

Green Architecture

A design movement generated to fight climate change by minimizing negative impacts on human health and the environment.

Deconstruction

A style characterized by controlled fragmentation, non-linear design processes, and orchestrated chaos.

Araneta Coliseum

A megastructure constructed from $1957$ to $1959$, designed by Architect Dominador Lacson Lugtu.

Philam Life Building-Manila

Built in $1961$ and designed by Carlos Arguelles in the International Style with rectilinear forms and no ornamentation.

Zuellig Building

Completed in $2012$ and designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP in cooperation with W.V. Coscolluela & Associates.

The Mind Museum

A structure opened in $2012$ designed by Ed Calma, with a design inspired by cellular growth and a solar reflective exterior.

Eastwood City

A $18.5$-hectare development launched in $1997$ as Megaworld Corporation’s first live-work-play community.

Fort Bonifacio Global City

A leading commercial district in Manila, formerly part of a Philippine Army Camp, located in the city of Taguig.

Rockwell Center

A high-end mixed-use area in Makati master-planned by Felino Palafox and designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM).

SM Mall of Asia

Currently the fourth largest mall in the country, featuring an arena whose distinctive look was designed by Arquitectonica.

SM North EDSA

The largest mall in the Philippines and the world’s biggest solar-powered mall as of $2014$.

TRINOMA

An acronym for Triangle of North Manila, this shopping complex was designed by Callison.

Shangri-La Plaza Mall

A shopping mall located in Ortigas Center designed by Casas + Architects Palmer & Turner, HK.

Areté

A contemporary structure designed by W.V. Coscolluela & Associates and inaugurated in $2018$.