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'''William Edward Parsons''' (June 19, 1872 – December 17, 1939) was an [[architect]] and [[city planner]] known for his workswork in the [[Philippines]] during the early period of [[HistoryAmerican ofColonial the Philippines (1898-1946)|American colonizationPeriod]]. inHe thewas country. As thea consulting architect to the [[Insular Government of the Philippine governmentIslands]] from 1905 to 1914, heand designed various structures throughout the country, most notably the [[Gabaldon School Buildings|Gabaldon school building plans]].
 
==Biography==
[[File:Municipal market, Paco, Manila, 1911 LCCN2006686202.tif|right|thumb|225px|Paco Market]]▼
Parsons was born in June 1872 in [[Akron, Ohio]].{{NoteTag|name=tomb}} He was educated at [[Yale University]] and [[École des Beaux-Arts]] in [[Paris]].▼
 
▲Parsons was born in June 1872 in [[Akron, Ohio]].{{NoteTag|name=tomb}} He was educated at [[Yale University]] and [[École des Beaux-Arts]] in [[Paris]].
▲[[File:Municipal market, Paco, Manila, 1911 LCCN2006686202.tif|right|thumb|225px|Paco Market]]
 
During the early years of the American colonial era in the Philippines, former [[Governor-General of the Philippines]] (and future U.S. president), [[Howard Taft]] favored a comprehensive building construction and city planning in the country.{{r|Bronson}} [[William Cameron Forbes]], having recently appointed as commissioner to the Philippines, eventually sought out [[Daniel Burnham]] to create plans for developing the cities of [[Baguio]] and [[Manila]].{{r|notes}} Burnham and fellow architect Pierce Anderson drew up general preliminary plans based from site surveys in 1904 and 1905, free of charge on Burnham's end. The plans were followed by a recommendation of a well-trained architect for the Government's plan, as Burnham ended his involvement on the plans in the Philippines.{{r|dreams}}{{r|hines}}
 
[[File:BurnhamPlanOf-Manila.jpg|right|thumb|225px|Burnham's preliminary plan for Manila, which was partially applied in the city.]]
 
Parsons was recommended by Burnham for the position, who at that time was practicing [[architecture]] in [[New York City]], having recently graduated from [[École des Beaux-Arts]], Paris. Parsons arrived at Manila in November 1905, tasked to "interpret" the preliminary plans prepared by Burnham and Anderson for Manila and Baguio, and modify these as needed. He would also supervise plans for building projects for the Bureau of Public Works.{{r|govgenpi}} Several public buildings and parks designed by Parsons are a hybrid of colonial architecture and that of the Philippines, which is a tropical country. Such designs also adopted the use of local material, such as hardwoods and [[capiz shell]]s for [[window sash]] in place of glass to reduce sunlight glare.{{r|Rebori}}
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