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Filipino Architecture

The document summarizes several architectural styles that were prominent in the Philippines during the American Commonwealth period from 1898 to 1946. These included Italianate, Victorian, Mission Revival, Neoclassical, Neogothic, and Neo-Renaissance styles. Each style is defined by characteristic features such as roof shape, exterior materials, ornamentation, and examples of prominent buildings in the Philippines constructed in that style are given.

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Filipino Architecture

The document summarizes several architectural styles that were prominent in the Philippines during the American Commonwealth period from 1898 to 1946. These included Italianate, Victorian, Mission Revival, Neoclassical, Neogothic, and Neo-Renaissance styles. Each style is defined by characteristic features such as roof shape, exterior materials, ornamentation, and examples of prominent buildings in the Philippines constructed in that style are given.

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Filipino Architecture

in the

American Commonwealth Period (1898-1946)

Primary sourced in the book

“Diksyonaryong Biswal ng Arkitekturang Filipino’by

Ar. Rino Fernandez

ITALIANATE

Italianate A style which originated in Western Europe in circa 1840-1885 reviving the
elements of the Italian Renaissance Architecture of the 16th Century with

- square cupolas or towers

- elaborate classical detailing

- wide overhanging eaves with closely-spaced decorative brackets;

- tall and narrow square or arched windows

- L-shaped plans - arcaded porches with balustrades

- low-pitched or flat roof

 Villa Lizares (now Angelicum School) in Iloilo

 Malacañan Palace
VICTORIAN

Victorian A style in Europe during the reign of Queen Victoria in Great Britain (1837-1901)
reviving and/ or combining the elements of Gothic and Italianate styles such as;

- steep gabled roof and dormers

- cone-shaped turrets or square tower with mansard roof

- intricate or richly ornamented paneling, trusses, and braces

- paneled exterior walling with either horizontal, vertical, or diagonal design

- and wide overhanging eaves with exposed rafters ends

 Siliman University “Hall” (Dumaguete, Negros Oriental)

MISSION REVIVAL

Mission Revival An architecture movement which originated in the US at the end of the 19th
Century reviving and/ or employing the elements of Spanish Colonial Revival Style.

This had been widely used in California characterized by;

- Use of low-pitched roof

- Stucco finish exterior walls

- Wide eaves with closely spaced exposed rafter end

- Frontispiece with exposed gable wall

- Imposing square towers with pyramidal roof

 Philippine Normal University (PNU) Campus


NEOCLASSICAL

Neoclassical A style which orginated in Europe and in the US from 1885-1925 reviving and
combining the Greek and Roman Classical Architecture with the ideas of Renaissance
Architecture.

Also known as Classical Revival or Beaux Arts Classicism, this style incorporates;

- grandiose symmetrical compositions and façade,

- Colonnaded portico with grand stair and imposing columns

- Balustraded balconies

- Pronounced cornices and entablatures,

- Triangular pediment

 Manila Post Office

NEOGOTHIC
NEOGOTHIC A style which originated in Europe and used in the PH in the later part of the
19th Century reviving the architecture vocabulary of Gothic architecture. In includes;
- Lofty facades
- Pointed arches
- Soaring spires
- Ribbed vaulting
- Flying buttress
- Rich ornamentation and tracery
 San Sebastian Church, Manila
NEORENAISSANCE

Neo-Renaissance A style which originated in Italy during the period of architectural style
revival in the 19th Century which has been characterized by;

- Hip type tiled roof with low-pitched or inclination

- Eaves with supporting decorative brackets

- Employment of details such as columns, pilasters, pediments, quoins, and arches

- And often symmetrically balanced

 Ayuntamiento de Manila

Reference: https://www.slideshare.net/ArchiEducPH/history-filipino-architecture-in-the-american-
commonwealth-period

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