Architecture During the

American Period

MENDEZ, DIVINE GRACE M.

 • Chicago Architect
• repair
• Commissioned to
• rehabilitation design architectural
• construction of structures in Manila,
Baguio
buildings
• Congress of the
Philippines, Finance
Building, Agriculture
Daniel H. Burnham Building, Post Office,
and Supreme Court
Concrete Buildings in Manila

Philippine Normal School Philippine General Hospital

 Congress of the Philippines Post Office
Has rectangular plan Pediments of the
with elaborate souble – pitched roof Lobby is a
Erected in 1926 continuous counter
decorations Corinthian columns are decorated with
sculpture figure with grills set with
dominate the huge
windows interval
portico
Contemporary Architecture

Philippine National Bank Insular Life Ideal Theatre

 Metropolitan Theatre Rizal Memorial Stadium

Cebu Provincial Capitol Quezon Institute

 Famous Architects

Juan Nakpil

Pablo Antonio
Fernando Ocampo
 Some Churches in Manila
• redesigned in
• built in 18th
1873 by Luciano
century
Oliver
• had shape of
• new façade was
truncated cone
compuesto
• damaged by
• dome structure
earthquake in
is steel, roofing
1863
with iron sheets
•rebuilt

Tondo Church Binondo Church

 Sta. Cruz Church
Malate Church
• destroyed by
earthquake in 1863 • damaged in 1863
earthquake
• has very impressive tall
tower Quiapo Church • not beautifully
• roof collapsed in 1863 reconstructed

• octagonal tower had three

stories
 San Sebastian Church Santo Domingo Church

• damaged by earthquake in 1863 and 1880 • reconstructed of brick and stone

• one of the first prefabricated building in the •Style is quasi – Gothic
Philippines
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