Juan M.

Arellano
Juan Marcos Arellano y de Guzmn (April 25, 1888 December 5, 1960),
or Juan M. Arellano, was a Filipino architect, best known for Manila's Metropolitan
Theater (1935), Legislative Building (1926; now houses the National Museum of the
Philippines), theManila Central Post Office Building (1926),the Central Student Church
(today known as the Central United Methodist Church, 1932) the Negros Occidental
Provincial Capitol (1936), the Cebu Provincial Capitol (1937), the Bank of the
Philippine Islands Cebu Main Branch (1940), Misamis Occidental Provincial Capitol
Building (1935) and the Jones Bridge.
Life and works
Juan M. Arellano was born on April 25, 1888 in Tondo Manila, Philippines to Luis
C. Arellano and Bartola de Guzmn. Arellano was married Naty Ocampo on May 15,
1915. He had three children, Oscar, Juanita and Cesar.

Born

April 25, 1888

Tondo, Manila,
Philippines

Died

December 5,
1960 (aged 72)
Metro Manila,
Philippines

Alma mater

Ateneo de
Manila
University

Occupation

Architect

Spouse(s)

Naty Ocampo

Parent(s)

Luis C.
Arellano
Bartola de
Guzmn

He attended the Ateneo Municipal de Manila and graduated in 1908. His

first passion was painting and he trained under Lorenzo Guerrero, Toribio Antillon,
and Fabian de la Rosa. However, he pursued architecture and was sent to
the United States as one of the first pensionados in architecture, after Carlos
Barreto, who was sent to the Drexel Institute in 1908; Antonio Toledo, who went
toOhio State; and Toms Mapa, who went to Cornell.
Arellano went to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1911 and
subsequently transferred to Drexel to finish his bachelor's degree in Architecture.
He was trained in theBeaux Arts and subsequently went to work for George B.
Post & Sons in New York City, where he worked for Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr.
He then returned to the Philippines to begin a practice with his brother,
Arcadio. He later joined the Bureau of Public Works just as the last American
architects, George Fenhagen and Ralph H. Doane, were leaving. He and Toms
Mapa were then named as supervising architects. In 1927, he took a study leave
and went to the United States where he was greatly influenced by Art
Deco architecture.

In 1930, he returned to Manila and designed the Bulacan Provincial Capitol,Manila Metropolitan
Theater, which was then considered controversially moderne. He continued to act as a consulting architect for
the Bureau of Public Works where he oversaw the production of the Manila's first zoning plan. In 1940, he and
Harry Frost created a design forQuezon City, which was to become the new capital of the Philippines.
It was during that time that he designed the building that would house the United States High
Commission to the Philippines, later theEmbassy of the United States in Manila. He designed a demesne along
the edge of Manila Bay, which featured a mission revival stylemansion that took advantage of the seaside
vista. The Americans instead opted for a federal-style building that ended up overpriced and uncomfortable.
During World War II, the Legislative Building and Jones Bridge, were totally destroyed and the Post Office
Building was severely damaged. While these structures were all reconstructed, his original designs were not
followed and were considered poor replications.
Arellano retired in 1956 and went back to painting. In 1960, he exhibited his work at the Manila YMCA.
Death
He died at the age of 72 on December 5, 1960.
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Legislative Building, Manila

The Old Legislative Building (also known as the Old Congress Building) is a
building located along Padre Burgos Avenue inErmita, Manila, Philippines.
Currently, it houses the National Art Gallery of the National Museum of the
Philippines. From 1926 to 1972, and briefly from 1987 to 1997, the building was
home to various legislative bodies of the Philippine government.

Jones Bridge
Jones
Bridge is
a
bridge
that
spans
the Pasig
River in
the Philippines connecting the Manila area of Binondo on Rosario Street (Calle
Rosario, now Quintin Paredes Street), with the center of city in Ermita. The
previous bridge that connected the two areas was the Puente Grande (Great
Bridge), later called the Puente de Espaa (Bridge of Spain) located one block
upriver on Nueva Street (Calle Nueva, now E. T. Yuchengco Street). That span
was considered as the oldest established in the Philippines.
Manila Central Post Office - Pre World War II
The Manila Central Post Office is the central post office of the city
of Manila, Philippines. It is the head office of the Philippine Postal Corporation,
and houses the country's main mail sorting-distribution operations.
Designed by Juan M. Arellano and Toms Mapa, the post office building
was built in neoclassical architecture in 1926.[1] It was severely damaged in World
War II, and rebuilt in 1946 preserving most of its original design.
Supreme Court of the Philippines
The Supreme Court of the Philippines was officially established on June 11,
1901 through the passage of Act No. 136, otherwise known as the Judiciary Law of
the Second Philippine Commission. By virtue of that law, judicial power in the
Philippine Islands was vested in the Supreme Court, Courts of First Instance
and Justice of the Peace courts. Other courts were subsequently established.

Manila Metropolitan Theater

The Manila Metropolitan Theater (Filipino: Tanghalang Pangkalakhan ng
Maynila, or MET) is a Philippine Art Deco building found at the Mehan
Garden located on Padre Burgos Avenue corner Arroceros Street, near
the Manila Central Post Office. It was designed by architect Juan M. Arellano and
inaugurated on December 10, 1931.
The Metropolitan Theater faade resembles a stage being framed by a
proscenium-like central window of stained glass which carries the name
Metropolitan with flora and fauna motif surrounding the label.

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Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila

The Rizal Memorial Track and Football Stadium, simply known as the Rizal
Memorial Stadium since it is the main stadium within the Rizal Memorial Sports
Complex, is the national stadium of the Philippines. It served as the main stadium
of the 1954 Asian Games and the Southeast Asian Games on three occasions.
Prior to its renovation in 2011, the stadium was badly deteriorated and was unfit
for international matches. The stadium is also officially the home of the Philippines
national football team.
Cebu Provincial Capitol
The Cebu Provincial Capitol is dramatically positioned at the end of a
grand perspective of a new avenue (Osmea Boulevard) as conceived by
William E. Parsons in his 1912 plan of Cebu, in the lines of the City Beautiful
Movement.
The building follows an H-shaped plan, one side opening to the terminus
of Osmea Boulevard. The main block or corps de logis, three stories high, is
flanked by two secondary wings, symmetrically advancing to embrace a
rectangular, elevated cour d'honneur that serves as an entrance podium.
Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol
The Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol Building followed Daniel
Burnham's Beaux Art style. When William Cameron Forbes was the governor
general in the Philippines in 1904, he invited Burnham to the country, who, in
turn, recommended as consulting architect to the government William E.
Parsons. When he arrived in 1905, Parsons established the architectural office of
the Bureau of Public Works which was composed of American and Filipino
architects, such as Juan Nakpil, Tomas Mapua, and Juan de Guzman
Arellano.Using the neo-classical architectural design of Burnham for the capitol,
Juan Arellano executed the project.

Juan Felipe de Jesus Nakpil

Juan F. Nakpil (May 26, 1899 May 7, 1986) was a Filipino architect, teacher and a
community leader. In 1973, he was named one of the National Artists for architecture, and
tapped as the Dean of Filipino Architects.
He was one of eight children of the Philippine Revolution veterans Julio
Nakpil and Gregoria de Jess (who married the former after the death of her first
husband Andrs Bonifacio). He died in Manila in 1986 due to health reasons.
Education
He took up Engineering at the University of the Philippines and later, at the University of
Kansaswhere he received his Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering. He then studied
Architecture at the Fontainebleau School of Fine Arts, in France upon the recommendation of Jean Jacques
Haffner, one of his professors at the Harvard Graduate School of Architecture.
Later Career as an Architect
Nakpil worked in Andres Luna de San Pedro's architectural firm (1928), and Don Gonzalo Puyat & Sons;
eventually opening his own architectural firm in 1930. Among Nakpil's works are San Carlos Seminary, Geronimo
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de los Reyes Building, Iglesia ni Cristo Riverside Locale (Now F. Manalo, San Juan), Magsaysay Building, Rizal
Theater, Capitol Theater, Captain Pepe Building, Manila Jockey Club, Rufino Building, Philippine Village
Hotel, University of the Philippines Administration and University Library, and theRizal Shrine in Calamba, Laguna.
He also designed the International Eucharistic Congress altar and improved the Quiapo Church in 1930 by
erecting a dome and a second belfry. He was hailed as a National Artist for Architecture in 1973.
Projects of Arch. Juan Nakpil
Church

San Carlos Seminary

Interior Design of Quiapo Church (1930)
Iglesia ni Cristo Riverside Local (now F. Manalo)
Altar of the International Eucharistic Congress in Luneta, Manila, 1937

Theater

Gaiety Theater, Manila (now inactive)

Rizal Theater (now demolished and now replaced and occupied by Shangri-La Hotel Makati City in
1993)
Capitol Theater (now inactive)
University of the Philippines Theater and carillon tower

Other Establishments

Arellano University Building

Magsaysay Bldg.
Geronimo Delos Reyes Bldg.
Capitan Pepe Bldg.
Manila Jockey Club
Philippine Village Hotel (now inactive, closed in 2000)
University of the Philippines Administration & Library
University of the Philippines, Administration Building aka "Quezon Hall"
Rizal Shrine
Gala-Rodriguez Ancestral House
University of the Philippines Los Baos Old Humanities Building

Manila Jockey Club

Quezon Institute, Quezon City

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Capitol Theater, Manila

Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, Quezon City

Andres Luna de San Pedro

Also Known As:

"Luling"

Birthdate:

estimated between 1867 and 1923

Birthplace:

Paris, Paris, le-de-France, France

Death:

(Date and location unknown)

Immediate
Family:

Son of Juan Luna and Paz Pardo de Tavera

Husband of Grace McRae
Brother of Maria de la Paz Luna

Managed by:

Miguel Carlos Obispo Ongpin

Last Updated:

April 7, 2015

Biography
Andres Luna de San Pedro was born on september 9, 1887 in the French capital Paris. His parents were
Paz Pardo de Tavera, sister of Trinidad Pardo de Tavera and painter Juan Luna. Andres grew up in Paris until he
was six years old and his father on 22 september 1892 shot dead his mother and mother-in-law. He was
acquitted by a French court in early February, because it concerned a crime of passion and left with Andres
the following week to Spain. After spending six months in Barcelona and Paris they travelled by boat along with
Andres ' uncle Antonio Luna to the Philippines, where they arrived in Manila on May 24, 1894.

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After returning to the Philippines from 1920 to 1924 he was chief architect of the city of Manila. The
designs of Luna de San Pedro were either modernist or revivalistisch of style. Many of his modernist buildings are
lost in the Second World War . One such example was The Crystal Arcade, a building with shops and
offices. Examples of buildings of his hand in the revivalistische style are the Legarda Elementary School (1922),
the home of Alfonso Zobel Roxas Street and Padre Faura Street, to the Paul Church to the Vicente San
Marcelino Street (1930) and the House of Rafael Fernandez to Arlegui Street, that after 1986 was used as official
residence by president Corazon Aquino.
Luna de San Pedro gave in addition to his work as an architect also taught at the University and was
also president of the Philippine Institute of Architects. In 1949, he was awarded the Gold Medal of Merit as the
first architect of the Philippine Institute of Architects (PIA).
Luna died in 1952 at the age of 64. He was married to Grace v. Mcrae.
Crystal Arcade
The Crystal Arcade was one of the most modern buildings located
along the Escolta, the country's then premier business district. Built on the land
owned by the Pardo de Tavera family, an illustrious Filipino family of Spanish
and Poruguese lineage, the modern building was designed by the great
Andrs Luna de San Pedro, a scion of the latter. The Crystal Arcade was
designed in the art deco style, a style prevalent in the 1920s to the 1940s. It was
to be one of Luna's masterpieces, with the building finish resembled that of a
gleaming crystal.
Legarda Elementary School, Manila

Regina Building, Manila

Perez-Samanillo Building, Manila

Lizares Mansion, Jaro, Iloilo

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Fernando H. Ocampo
Fernando Hizon Ocampo (August 7, 1897 1984) was
a Filipino Architect and Civil Engineer.
Biography

He was born on August 7, 1897, in San Fernando, Pampanga,

he was the son of Dr. Basilio Ocampo and Leoncia Hizon. One
ofManila's renowned architects, Ocampo was educated at
the Ateneo de Manila A.B., in 1914; University of Santo Tomas, Civil
Engineering, 1919; and University of Pennsylvania, Bachelor of
Architecture, 1921. Following his graduation from the University of
Pennsylvania, he worked in the office of Mr. Emile Perrot, an architect
in Philadelphia, and then spent two years traveling in Europe, giving
particular attention to architectural designs. Returning to Manila he
was for four years an assistant architect in the Bureau of Public
Fernando Hizon Ocampo
Works. In 1927 he became associated with architect Tomas
August 7, 1897
Arguelles and established Arguelles and Ocampo, architects.
San Fernando, Pampanga,

Born

Philippines
Died

1984

Nationality

Filipino

Alma mater

Ateneo de Manila University

University of Pennsylvania
University of Santo Tomas

Occupation

Architect

Spouse(s)

Lourdes Magdangal Luciano

Children

Ed Ocampo
(19381992)

Parent(s)

Basilio Ocampo
Leoncia Hizon

Many of Manila's finest business buildings and

residences attest to Ocampo's ability as an architect and
engineer. Among these are the Manila Cathedral; UST Central
Seminary; the Arguelles, Paterno (later became Far Eastern Air
Transport Inc. or FEATI), Ayala, Cu Unjieng and Cu Unjieng and
Fernandez buildings; the Assumption Academy of Pampanga,
the North Syquia and Admiral Apartments in Malate, and the
residence of Mr. Joaquin Baltazar, the latter having taken the
first prize in the 1930 beautiful home contest. He also designed
the Calvo Building at Escolta, Manila in 1938 and the Eugenio
Lopez "Boat House" at Iloilo City in 1936.

In 1929 and 1930 Ocampo was a member of the Board of Examiners for Architects in Manila
and in addition to his private practice he became a member of the faculty of the School of
Architecture at the University of Santo Tomas, Manila.
One of Ocampo's children was renowned basketball player and coach Ed Ocampo (19381992).
Angela Apartments, Malate

Manila Cathedral (Reconstructed)

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Pablo S. Antonio
Pablo Sebero Antonio (January 25, 1901 June 14, 1975)[1] was
a Filipino architect. A pioneer of modern Philippine architecture,[2]he was
recognized in some quarters as the foremost Filipino modernist architect of his
time. He was conferred the rank and title of National Artist of the
Philippines by President Ferdinand Marcos in 1976.
Early life

Born

Antonio was born in Binondo, Manila in 1901. He was orphaned by the age
of 12, and had to work in the daytime in order to finish his high school education at
night. He studied architecture at the Mapua Institute of Technology but dropped
out of school.
Ramon Arevalo, the engineer in charge of the Legislative Building project,
funded Antonio's education at the University of London. He completed a
five-year architecture course in three years, graduating in 1927.
Sebero

Pablo
Antonio
January 25, 1901
Binondo, Manila

Died

June
14,
1975 (aged 74)
Manila, Philippines

Nationality

Filipino

Alma mater

University of London

Occupation

Architect

Awards

National Artist of the

Philippines(1976)

Buildings

Ideal
Theater, Life
Theater,
Manila Polo Club

Projects

Far
Eastern
University Campus

Works
Antonio first came into prominence in 1933 with the construction
of the Ideal Theater along Avenida Rizal in Manila. His work caught the
eye of the founder of the Far Eastern Universityin Manila, Nicanor Reyes,
Sr., who was looking to build a school campus that was modern in style.
Between 1938 to 1950, he designed several buildings on the university
campus in the Art Deco style. The FEU campus is considered as the largest
ensemble of surviving Art Deco architecture in Manila, and in 2005, it
received an Honorable Mention citation from the UNESCO for the body's
2005 Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation.
Antonio also designed the White Cross Orphanage (1938) along
Santolan Road in San Juan City, and the Manila Polo Club (1950) inMakati
City.[3] He likewise designed the Ramon Roces Publications Building (now
Guzman Institute of Electronics) in Soler Street in Manila, the Capitan Luis
Gonzaga Building (1953), and the Boulevard-Alhambra (now called BelAir) Apartments Building in Roxas Boulevard & where Manila Bay Hostel is
located on the 4th floor. The art deco apartment is near T. M. Kalaw
Avenue & beside Miramar Hotel. It was built in 1937.

Apart from the Ideal Theater, Antonio also designed several other theaters in Manila, including the
Dalisay, Forum, Galaxy, Life (1941), Lyric and Scala Theaters. As of 2014, only the Forum, Life and Scala Theaters
remain standing; though the Forum and Scala Theaters have been gutted.
Appreciation
Antonio's architecture and its adoption of Art Deco techniques was radical for its day, neoclassicism
being the dominant motif of Philippine architecture when he began his career. His style was noted for its
simplicity and clean structural design. He was cited for taking Philippine architecture into a new direction, with
"clean lines, plain surfaces, and bold rectangular masses." Antonio strove to make each building unique,
avoiding obvious trademarks.
Antonio was also conscious of adapting his buildings to the tropical climate of the Philippines. In order to
highlight natural light and also avoid rain seepage, he utilized sunscreens, slanted windows and other devices.

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Antonio himself has been quoted as stating that "buildings should be planned with austerity in mind and
its stability forever as the aim of true architecture, that buildings must be progressive, simple in design but
dignified, true to a purpose without resorting to an applied set of aesthetics and should eternally recreate truth
.
When he was named National Artist of the Philippines in 1976, he was only the second architect so
honored, after his contemporary, Juan Nakpil.
Death
Pablo Antonio died on June 14, 1975 in Manila, Philippines.
Far Eastern University, Manila

Galaxy Theater

Life Theater

Boulevard-Alhambra Apartments (Bel Air)

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Tomas B. Mapua
Toms Bautista Mapa (December 21, 1888 - December 22, 1965) was an
architect, educator and businessman from thePhilippines. He was the founder and first
president of the Mapa Institute of Technology (MIT) after he established the school on
February 25, 1925.[2] He was the first registered architect in the Philippines and first
worked at the Philippine Bureau of Public Works. He later established his own
construction company, the MYT Construction Works, Inc.
Biography

Born

Died
Nationality
Alma mater

Tomas Mapua was born to Juan Mapua and Justina Bautista on December 21,
1888 in Manila. His education started at the Ateneo Municipal de Manila and at the
Liceo de Manila. In 1903, he was sent to the United States to
complete his high school education and college education as one
Toms Bautista Mapa
of the pensionado students of the United States. The 1903
December 21, 1888
Binondo, Manila
Pensionado Law awarded university scholarships to the US for Filipino
exemplary Filipino students. In exchange, they agreed to work on
December 22, 1965 (aged 77)
local government construction projects.[4] He completed his
Manila, Philippines
secondary education at the Boones Preparatory School in Berkeley,
Filipino
California and obtained his architecture degree at Cornell
Cornell University
University in Ithaca, New York.

Occupation

Architect

Spouse(s)

Rita Mapua, ne Moya

Children

Carmen, Oscar and Gloria

Parent(s)

Juan Mapua and Justina Bautista

Buildings

Mapua Mansion, Librada Avelino

Hall (Centro Escolar University)[1]

Design

Manila Central Post Office, St. La

Salle Hall

Upon his return to the Philippines, he joined the Bureau of

Public Works where he initially worked as a draftsman in the agency
from 1912 to 1917. He was later appointed as the supervising
architect for the Bureau from 1917 to 1928. He spearheaded many
government
projects
including
the Philippine
General
Hospital Nurses Home,[1] Psychopathic Building (National Mental
Hospital) and the School for the Deaf and Blind. He also designed
the Manila Central Post Office Building in Ermita, Manila. Tomas
became known for his great contributions in the field of
architecture.

Around 1920, Mapua joined the competition for the design of the new school building initiated by
the La Sallian Brothers. He won the competition against nine other entries and was awarded with a prize of
P5,000.00.[5] (The building, St La Salle Hall, was the only structure from the Philippines to be included in the
coffee table book, "1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die: The World's Architectural Masterpieces,"
authored by Mark Irving and published by Quintessence Books in 2007.)
He was also one of the first councilors of the City of Manila. He co-founded and became one of the
presidents of the Philippine Institute of Architects. After retiring from public life, he eventually went back to the
private sector. Aside from MIT, he led his own construction firm called MYT Construction Works, Inc. His designs
for private homes had also been adjudged as among Manilas beautiful houses before World War II.
Personal life
Mapua married Rita Moya on November 3, 1916. They have three children named Carmen, Oscar, and
Gloria. He died on December 22, 1965 at the age of 77 in Manila.
His son Oscar continued his legacy in education by assuming the presidency of the Mapua Institute of
Technology after his death in 1965. Oscar served as the Institutes president until his demise on March 17, 1998.

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His son and Tomas's grandson, Architect Oscar Mapa Jr., succeeded him and was the Institutes executive
vice president until December 1999 when the school was acquired by the Yuchengcos.
Awards
He was awarded a gold medal of honor and a certificate of recognition by the Philippine Institute of
Architects. He also received a Cultural Award in Architecture by the City of Manila in 1964.
Legacy
Misericordia Street in Sta. Cruz, Manila was renamed to Tomas Mapua Street in his honor.

St. La Salle Hall

Librada Avelino Hall, CEU

Philippine General Hospital Nurses Home

Antonio M. Toledo
Along with Carlos Baretto, Juan Arellano, and Tomas Mapua,
Antonio Toledo was one of the first Pensionados for Architecture He
graduated with the Degree of Architecture at Ohio State in 1911.
Being educated in the US East Coast, he was influenced in the Neoclassical
and Beaux Arts styles and his outputs leaned towards these architectural
designs, which are evident in all of his major works for the Bureau of Public
Works.
He started working for the Bureau of Public Works to work as a draftsman for
William Parsons in 1911.

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He was promoted to supervising Architect in 1915 and became the Consulting Architect in 1938 until his
retirement in 1954.
As the consulting Architect of the Bureau of Public Works that time, he was sent by the government under
President Roxas in a study mission to study the current trends in Architecture and Engineering for the planning of
the new Capital City.
He was one of the pioneer professors of Mapua Institute of Technology founded by his fellow pensionado
Tomas Mapua and taught there until 1967.
He made buildings for the Burnham Plan that evokes the Manifest Destiny maxim of America in its colony in the
Orient
Award
Philippine Institute of Architects Gold Medal of Merit Award, 1961
Buildings
National Museum of the Philippines
Leyte Provincial Capitol
Manila City Hall
Cebu Provincial Capitol
Bureau of Customs
Department of Tourism Building

Manila City Hall

Department of Tourism Building

Leyte Provincial Capitol

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Arcadio de Guzman Arellano

Place of birth:

Tondo, Manila

Parents:

Luis Arellano and Bartola de Guzman

Spouse:

Amalia Ocampo

Arcadio Arellano (13 November 1872 20 April 1920) was a notable architect who was
considered a pioneer during his time. He built famous edifices and the residential buildings of
the elite. In all his works, he departed from American and European designs and instead
incorporated Filipino native plants and motifs.
Early life and education
Arellano was born on 13 November 1872 in Tondo, Manila. He was the third child in a
brood of fifteen children. His father, Luis Arellano, was a native of Bulacan, Bulacan and was a
builder himself. The older Arellano built the Franciscan Church at Pinaglabanan, San Juan, and
was also a consultant to Don Juan Hervas, the Spanish consulting architect, from 1887 to 1883.
Arellano's mother was Bartola de Guzman.One of his uncles was Deodato Arellano, the propagandist and first
president of the Katipunan.
He acquired his elementary education from schools in Tondo. In 1892, he received his Bachelor of Arts
degree from the Ateneo Municipal de Manila. He took further courses in business and maestro de
obras (construction foreman) from the Escuela de Artes y Oficios where he graduated in 1895.
Involvement in the Philippine Revolution
Arellano served in the engineering corps and attained the rank of captain during the second stage of
the Revolution. He was responsible for supervising the repairs made to the Malolos Convent in 1898. The Malolos
Convent was used by the Revolutionary governm ent during the Revolution.
Government Service During the American Regime
Arellano also supervised the assessments in Intramuros, Manila as ordered by the Schurman Commission.
By 1901, he became technical director of general assessment for the whole city. He was also able to work
closely with Governor W. H. Taft as his private consulting architect.
On 15 February 1907, he represented the district of Santa Cruz in the advisory board of Manila, holding
the position until 1 July 1908. He was then appointed member of the municipal board on 8 May 1909 and
stayed in the same position until the end of the year. He was appointed board member anew on 18 October
1913 until he resigned on 6 May 1915.
On 8 October 1915, he was tasked by the government to prepare the plans and specifications for the
construction of a monument for the heroes of 1896 under Act 2494. He finished the project a year later.
Among the important ordinances he helped draft while being both adviser and councilman were the
following:

The punishment of gambling;

Awarding of a prize to the inventor of an inexpensive fire-proof roofing material;
Revision of the light and power rates; and,
Recovery of lands along Tondo beach.
He took part in preparing the building code for Manila and worked with Sergio Osmea in planning the
construction of a monument for Filipino heroes.

Known Architectural Works

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Residential Buildings:

Gregorio Aranetas home on R. Hidalgo Street

Ariston Bautistas residence on Barbosa Street
Gonzalo Tuazons home
Commercial and Industrial Buildings
El 82
The former Hotel de Francia
Carmelo & Bauermann building
Gota de Leche on Lepanto Street
Casino Espaol on Taft Avenue

Mausoleum of the veterans of the Revolution

Legarda crypt at North Cemetery

Others

Affiliations

Philippine Academy of Engineering, Architecture, and Land Surveying

Club Popular
Club Nacionalista
Property Owners Association of Manila
Philippine Chamber of Commerce
Manila Merchants Association

Personal Life
Arellano was said to have been a well-dressed and well-groomed man who loved taking care of horses,
hogs, and poultry. He also loved music and sang in a tenor voice. He collected paintings as well.
He was married to Amalia Ocampo, daughter of Martin Ocampo, who was the owner of the publications El
Renacimiento and Muling Pagsilang. They had nine children, namely: Luis, Araceli, Natividad, Irma, Frin,
Arturo, Raul, Otilio, and Elsa.
He died on 20 April 1920.
Mousoleo de los Veteranos

Gota de Leche, Manila

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Ralph Doane
Executive Building , Malacaang

Pangasinan Provincial Capitol, Lingayen

Pangasinan Provincial Capitol, Lingayen

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Edgar K. Bourne
Bureau of Science &Insular Laboratory

Insular Ice Plant and Cold Storage,

Portal, Insular Ice Plant and Cold Storage

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Glossary

Alexander Jackson Davis Strickland designed Philadelphia's Merchants' Exchange (1832-34), complete
with an impressive lantern modelled on the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates in Athens, Greece.

Ancient pottery - Pottery, also called ceramics or ceramic art - the creation of objects, mainly cooking
or storage vessels, made out of clay and then hardened by heat - was the first functional art to emerge
during the Upper Paleolithic, after body painting.

Ancestor or forebear is a parent or (recursively) the parent of an ancestor (i.e., a grandparent, greatgrandparent, great-great-grandparent, and so forth). Ancestor is "any person from whom one is
descended. In law the person from whom an estate has been inherited."

Andrea Palladio One of Jefferson's most famous designs was for Monticello House (1769-1809) now a
UNESCO World Heritage site. Based on the central-plan buildings of the Italian Renaissance architect

Andres Luna de San Pedro was born on september 9, 1887 in the French capital Paris. His parents were
Paz Pardo de Tavera, sister of Trinidad Pardo de Tavera and painter Juan Luna. Andres grew up in Paris
until he was six years old and his father on 22 september 1892 shot dead his mother and mother-inlaw. He was acquitted by a French court in early February, because it concerned a crime of
passion and left with Andres the following week to Spain. After spending six months in Barcelona and
Paris they travelled by boat along with Andres ' uncle Antonio Luna to the Philippines, where they
arrived in Manila on May 24, 1894.

Anthropogeny is the study of human origins[disambiguation needed]. It is not simply a synonym for human
evolution by natural selection, which is only a part of the processes involved in human origins. Many
other factors besides biological evolution were involved, ranging over climatic, geographic, ecological,
social, and cultural ones. Anthropogenesis, meaning the process or point of becoming human, is also
called hominization.

Archaeology, or archeology,[1] is the study of human activity in the past, primarily through the recovery
and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that has been left behind by past human
populations, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts(also known as eco-facts) and cultural
landscapes (the archaeological record). Because archaeology employs a wide range of different
procedures, it can be considered to be both a social science and a humanity,[2] and in the United
States, it is thought of as a branch ofanthropology,[3] although in Europe, it is viewed as a separate
discipline.

Bamboo
is
a tribe of flowering perennial evergreen plants
in
the
grass
family Poaceae,
subfamilyBambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae; although, the forestry services and departments of many
countries where bamboo is utilized as a building material consider bamboo to be a forestry product,
and it is specifically harvested as a tree exclusively for the wood it produces, which in many ways is a
wood superior in strength and resilience to other natural, fibrous building materials. In fact it is often
referred to as a tree by cultures who harvest it as wood. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the
grass family. In bamboos, the internodal regions of the stem are hollow and the vascular bundles in the
cross section are scattered throughout the stem instead of in a cylindrical arrangement.
The dicotyledonous woody xylem is also absent. The absence of secondary growth wood causes the
stems of monocots, even of palms and large bamboos, to be columnar rather than tapering.

Benjamin Latrobe (1764-1820), trained in England by the innovative architect Samuel Pepys Cockerell,
was a leading exponent of the Greek revival style of Neoclassical architecture, and was a strong
advocate of stylistic purity. In 1801 he designed the Bank of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, the first
example of Greek Revival architecture in the United States. It was an austere building modelled on a
Greek Ionic temple with porticoes around a central domed space. Latrobe's creativity extended to the
smallest details of such buildings; to give one example, in presenting Corinthian capitals he replaced

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the classical acanthus leaves with the more American tobacco or corn leaves. In 1803, Jefferson
appointed him Surveyor of the Public Buildings of the United States, giving him the task of directing the
construction of the United States Capitol. However, the design for the Baltimore Basilica (18061821), the
first Roman Catholic Cathedral in America, is considered to be his masterpiece. He also completed a
number of houses, including: Adena in Chillicothe, Ohio, the Decatur House in Washington DC, and the
Pope Villa in Lexington, Kentucky.

Colonialism is the establishment, exploitation, maintenance, acquisition, and expansion of colony in

one territory by a political power from another territory. It is a set of unequal relationships between the
colonial power and the colony and often between the colonists and theindigenous population.

Construction Is the process of preparing for and forming buildings and building systems. Construction
starts with planning, design, and financing and continues until the structure is ready for occupancy.

Construction aggregate, or simply "aggregate", is a broad category of coarse particulate material used
in construction, including sand,gravel, crushed stone, slag, recycled concrete and geosynthetic
aggregates.

Convey -Transport or carry to a place.

Curb A stone or concrete edging to a street or path.

Gauge -An instrument or device for measuring the magnitude, amount, or contents of something,
typically with a visual display of such information.

Glaze Which derives from the Middle English for 'glass', is a part of a wall or window, made
of glass. Glazing also describes the work done by a professional "glazier".

Indigenous peoples are those groups specially protected in international or national legislation as
having a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territory, and their cultural or
historical distinctiveness from other populations.[1] The legislation is based on the conclusion that certain
indigenous people are vulnerable to exploitation, marginalization and oppression by nation states
formed from colonising populations or by politically dominant, different ethnic groups.

Juan F. Nakpil (May 26, 1899 May 7, 1986) was a Filipino architect, teacher and a community leader.
In 1973, he was named one of the National Artists for architecture, and tapped as the Dean of Filipino
Architects.

Juan Marcos Arellano y de Guzmn (April 25, 1888 December 5, 1960), or Juan M. Arellano, was
a Filipino architect, best known for Manila's Metropolitan Theater (1935), Legislative Building (1926; now
houses the National Museum of the Philippines), theManila Central Post Office Building (1926),the
Central Student Church (today known as the Central United Methodist Church, 1932) the Negros
Occidental Provincial Capitol (1936), the Cebu Provincial Capitol (1937), the Bank of the Philippine
Islands Cebu Main Branch (1940), Misamis Occidental Provincial Capitol Building (1935) and the Jones
Bridge.
Lime is
a calcium-containing inorganic material
in
which carbonates, oxides and hydroxides predominate.
Strictly
speaking,
lime
is calcium
oxide or calcium hydroxide. It is also the name of the natural mineral (native lime) CaO which occurs as
a product of coal seam fires and in altered limestone xenoliths in volcanic ejecta.[1]The word "lime"
originates with its earliest use as building mortar and has the sense of "sticking or adhering." [2]

Curtain Walls Is defined as thin, usually aluminum-framed wall, containing in-fills of glass, metal panels,
or thin stone. The framing is attached to the building structure and does not carry the floor or roof loads
of the building.

Fernando Hizon Ocampo (August 7, 1897 1984) was a Filipino Architect and Civil Engineer.
Filling A quantity of material that fills or is used to fill something.
Furnishings furniture, fittings, and other decorative accessories, such as curtains and carpets, for a house
or room.

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Masonry Is the building of structures from individual units laid in and bound together by mortar; the
term masonry can also refer to the units themselves. The common materials of masonry construction
are brick,stone, marble, granite, travertine, limestone, cast
stone, concrete
block,glass block, stucco, tile, and cob.

Obelisk erected in honour of George Washington, America's first President, it was designed in 1838
by Robert Mills (1781-1855). Standing approximately 555 feet (169 metres) tall, it was finished in 1884 and
opened to the public in 1888.

Richard Morris Hunt (1827-95) - often called the Dean of American architecture - became the first
American architectural student at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

Stucco- Is used as an exterior cement plaster wall covering. It is usually a mix of sand, Portland cement,
lime and water, but may also consist of a proprietary mix of additives including fibers and synthetic
acrylics that add strength and flexibility

Terazzo Is a composite material, poured in place or precast, which is used for floor and wall treatments.
It consists of marble, quartz, granite, glass, or other suitable chips, sprinkled or unsprinkled, and poured
with a binder that is cementitious (for chemical binding), polymeric (for physical binding), or a
combination of both.

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