Philippines is a melting pot of various

cultures not just from its Western

colonizers but even from its neighbors
in Asia even before the Spaniards
came. Our countrys history produced
a conglomeration of architectural
design which still exists at present.
 Earliest records of pre-colonial
architecture.
Early Filipinos are nomadic.
The houses of the natives (before the
Spanish colonization)
- rectangular in shape
- built on stilts
Variations when it comes to pre-Hispanic
houses - bahay kubo (nipa hut)
Nipa House ( Bahay Kubo )
 Introduced the Antillean style of
architecture.
European architecture style.
- originated from Central
America and not Spain.
Mother Spain influenced
- architecture of
churches.
Colonial churches - Spanish or Mexican
baroque.
 1896 Philippine Revolution - countrys
independence from Spain.
Americans became the countrys new
invaders.
Famous American architects

William Parsons Edgar Bourne

American architect and urban planner
Daniel Burnham - responsible for creating
the master plans for
Manila and Baguio
American architecture influence in the
Philippines can be classified in two types:
The so-called first generation Filipino
architects.
- who studied architecture and engineering
(In the United States who were sponsored by the
colonial masters .)
Second generation architects.
- emerged in the late 1920s and 1930s.
The first generation exemplifies combined Beaux Arts
elements with a touch of modernism promoting the
ideas of utility in architecture.
The second generation on the other hand introduced
the Art Deco portraying exotic embellishments.
 The Japanese invasion during World
War II lasted only for three years and
did not bring any significant
architectural change in the
Philippines.
 60s architects started to merge
modernist style.
- use of traditional and local
materials.
70s Former first Lady Imelda Marcos
- indigenous materials and icons.
70s Former first Lady Imelda Marcos popularized a
national architectural style through the regimes
ostentatious building projects.
 Philippines has embraced the
tripartite decision of columnar
architecture.
Filipino architects nowadays are
considered to be late modernists
and eventually neo-modernists or
super modernists.
 Modern commercial buildings
- known for their unpredictability
and orchestrated chaos.
Fight climate change green
architecture