NATIONAL ARTISTS IN

ARCHITECTURE
WHAT IS ARCHITECTURE?
Architecture is the art and technique of designing
and building, as distinguished from the skills
associated with construction. The practice of
architecture is employed to fulfill both practical and
expressive requirements, and thus it serves both
utilitarian and aesthetic ends.
WHAT IS A NATIONAL ARTIST?
The Order of National Artists (Orden ng mga Pambansang
Alagad ng Sining) is the highest national recognition given to
Filipino individuals who have made significant contributions
to the development of Philippine arts; namely, Music, Dance,
Theater, Visual Arts, Literature, Film, Broadcast Arts, and
Architecture and Allied Arts. The order is jointly administered
by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA)
and the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and conferred
by the President of the Philippines upon recommendation by
both institutions.
SOME OF THE FAMOUS
NATIONAL ARTISTS IN THE
FIELD OF ARCHITECTURE
 PABLO S.
ANTONIO
National Artist for Architecture (1976)
(January 25, 1902 – June 14, 1975

Born at the turn of the century, National Artist for Architecture Pablo Sebero
Antonio pioneered modern Philippine architecture. His basic design is
grounded in simplicity, no clutter. The lines are clean and smooth, and where
there are curves, these are made integral to the structure. Pablo Jr. points out,
“For our father, every line must have a meaning, a purpose. For him, function
comes first before elegance or form”.
The other thing that characterizes an
Antonio structure is the maximum use
of natural light and cross ventilation.
Antonio believes 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.”
Some of the awards of Pablo S. Antonio
• Order of National Artists of the Philippines
• Named Architect of the Year by the Philippine Institute of
Architects (PIA)
• Recipient of the first National Award of Merit for
Architecture
Antonio’s major works include the following:
• Far Eastern University Administration and Science buildings
• Manila Polo Club
• Ideal Theatre
• Lyric Theatre
• Galaxy Theatre
• Capitan Luis Gonzaga Building
• Boulevard-Alhambra
• Ramon Roces Publications Building
Far Eastern University Administration Manila Polo Club
and Science buildings

Ideal Theatre Capitan Luis Gonzaga Building

 ILDEFONSO P.

SANTOS, JR.
National Artist for Architecture, 2006
(September 5, 1929 – January 29, 2014

Ildefonso Paez Santos, Jr., distinguished himself by pioneering the

practice of landscape architecture–an allied field of architecture–in the
Philippines and then producing four decades of exemplary and engaging
work that has included hundreds of parks, plazas, gardens, and a wide
range of outdoor settings that have enhanced contemporary Filipino life.
Santos, Jr., who grew up in Malabon, made
his first mark with the Makati Commercial
Center where he introduced a new concept
of outdoor shopping with landscaped walks,
fountains and sculptures as accents. Santos,
Jr.’s contribution to modern Filipino
landscape architecture was the seminal
public landscape in Paco Park.
Some of the awards that Ildefonso P. Santos,
Jr. Received :
• Order of National Artists of the Philippines (2006)
• Patnubay ng Kalinangan
• Parangal ng Bayan (1988)
• Outstanding Professional for Landscape Architecture
Among the locations that comprise IP Santos' body of
work are the landscaping of:
• Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex
• Bantayog ng mga Bayani
• Manila Hotel
• San Miguel Corporation Building
• Nayong Pilipino
• Paco Park
• Rizal Park
• Loyola Memorial Park
• Tagaytay Highlands Golf and Country Club
• The Orchard Golf and Country Club
• Magallanes Church
• Asian Institute of Management
Cultural Center of the Manila Hotel
Philippines Complex

Rizal Park Loyola Memorial Park

 LEANDRO V.
LOCSIN
National Artist for Architecture, 1990
(August 15, 1928 – November 15, 1994)

Leandro V. Locsin reshaped the urban landscape with a distinctive architecture

reflective of Philippine Art and Culture. He believes that the true Philippine
Architecture is “the product of two great streams of culture, the oriental and the
occidental… to produce a new object of profound harmony.” It is this synthesis that
underlies all his works, with his achievements in concrete reflecting his mastery of
space and scale. Every Locsin Building is an original, and identifiable as a Locsin with
themes of floating volume, the duality of light and heavy, buoyant and massive
running in his major works. From 1955 to 1994, Locsin has produced 75 residences
and 88 buildings, including 11 churches and chapels, 23 public buildings, 48
commercial. airport terminal building.
Locsin’s largest single work is the Istana Nurul Iman, the palace of the Sultan of Brunei,
which has a floor area of 2.2 million square feet. The CCP Complex itself is a virtual
Locsin Complex with all five buildings designed by him — the Cultural Center of the
Philippines, Folk Arts Theater, Philippine International Convention Center, Philcite and
The Westin Hotel (now Sofitel Philippine Plaza).
16th Slide Awards that Leandro V. Locsin
Received :
• Ten Outstanding Young Men Award for Architecture (1959)
• Pan-Pacific Citation from American Institute of Architects
Hawaii Chapter (1961)
• Rizal Centennial Award for Architecture (1962)
• Republic Cultural Heritage Award (1970)
• Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan Award (1972)
• Arts and Culture Prize at the 3rd Fukuoka Asian Culture Prizes
Ceremony sa Japan (1992)
Works of Leandro V. Locsin :
• Church of the Holy Sacrifice
• Cultural Center of the Philippines
• Philippine International Convention Center
• Istana Nurul Iman
• Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish
• The Philippine Plaza
 Cultural Center of the Philippines
Church of the Holy Sacrifice

The Philippine Plaza Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish

THANK YOU!!
GROUP 1 :
• ANGEL ANN MANLANAT
• NOELYN ESCOBELLA
• EDZEL LIM
• MARJON CASES
• CHRISTIAN SANTE