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Which order pioneered stone and masonry construction in Manila after the 1583 fire?
Which order pioneered stone and masonry construction in Manila after the 1583 fire?
What is the term for the Spanish colonial policy of relocating indigenous people into centralized settlements?
What is the term for the Spanish colonial policy of relocating indigenous people into centralized settlements?
What are the three main reasons that motivated Spanish expansion or imperial domination?
What are the three main reasons that motivated Spanish expansion or imperial domination?
Which order is not part of the early missionaries in the Philippines?
Which order is not part of the early missionaries in the Philippines?
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What is the term for the system of streets and blocks laid out with uniform precision?
What is the term for the system of streets and blocks laid out with uniform precision?
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Who is the architect of the Heacock Building, the first department store in the Philippines?
Who is the architect of the Heacock Building, the first department store in the Philippines?
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What is NOT one of the objectives for the master plan of Baguio?
What is NOT one of the objectives for the master plan of Baguio?
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Which church is NOT one of the four Baroque churches declared as UNESCO World Heritage sites in 1994?
Which church is NOT one of the four Baroque churches declared as UNESCO World Heritage sites in 1994?
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Who designed the unbuilt capitol building in Manila?
Who designed the unbuilt capitol building in Manila?
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What is the significance of the chalet in terms of housing?
What is the significance of the chalet in terms of housing?
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Who is the first registered Filipino architect who designed Centro Escolar University and Philippine General Hospital Nurses Home?
Who is the first registered Filipino architect who designed Centro Escolar University and Philippine General Hospital Nurses Home?
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What is the name of the American architect who popularized the City Beautiful Movement?
What is the name of the American architect who popularized the City Beautiful Movement?
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What design principle is followed by the Third Generation Filipino Architects?
What design principle is followed by the Third Generation Filipino Architects?
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What is the architectural element that reduces heat gain within a building by blocking/breaking the direct intense sun rays?
What is the architectural element that reduces heat gain within a building by blocking/breaking the direct intense sun rays?
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Who designed the Manila International Airport, which is currently NAIA Terminal 2?
Who designed the Manila International Airport, which is currently NAIA Terminal 2?
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What is the reason for the shift in style from traditional to modernism after World War 2?
What is the reason for the shift in style from traditional to modernism after World War 2?
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Study Notes
Spanish Colonial Architecture
- Jesuits pioneered stone and masonry construction in Manila after the 1583 fire.
- Reduccion Bajo dela Campana is a Spanish colonial policy that relocated indigenous people to centralized settlements under religious missionaries' supervision.
- Dominicans established several education institutions, including the oldest university Colegio de Nuestra Señora de Santisimo Rosario.
- Leyes de Indias is a comprehensive compilation of edicts that established procedures and requirements for founding and organizing new settlements in Spanish colonies.
- The three main reasons for Spanish expansion or imperial domination are God, Gold, Glory (3 Gs).
- Tranvias refers to the streetcar infrastructure system established by the Spanish.
- Cuadriculla is a system of streets and blocks laid out with uniform precision, derived from the ideal Greco-Roman city concept.
- Benedictines were not part of the early missionaries in the Philippines.
- The Augustinians developed four Baroque churches declared as UNESCO World Heritage sites in 1994.
American Colonial Architecture
- Tomas Fernandez Arguelles designed the Heacock Building, the first department store in the Philippines.
- George Fanhagen is an American architect remembered for the unbuilt capitol building in Manila.
- Juan de Guzman Arellano designed the old Legislative Building, Central Post Office, and the Metropolitan Theatre in Manila.
- Antonio Mañalac Toledo designed the Manila City Hall, iconic for its clock tower.
- Tomas Bautista Mapua is considered the first registered Filipino architect and designed Centro Escolar University and Philippine General Hospital Nurses Home.
- Daniel Hudson Burnham is an American architect and urban planner who popularized the City Beautiful Movement.
- Juan Felipe de Jesus Nakpil is the National Artist for Architecture, an Art Deco vanguard responsible for designing the University of the Philippines Diliman Quezon Hall.
Postcolonial Architecture
- The Third Generation Filipino Architects followed the design principle "Form follows function".
- The creation of suburban communities by the People’s Home site and Housing Corporations (PHHC) was inspired by the Garden City Concept.
- Following WW2, there was a shift in style from traditional to modernism to detach oneself from the devastation brought by the war.
- Brise soleil is an architectural element that reduces heat gain within a building by blocking/breaking direct intense sun rays through pierced screens placed over windows.
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Explore the history of Spanish colonial architecture and its influence on the Philippines, including the roles of Jesuits, Dominicans, and significant policies and institutions.
