Leandro Locsin was a Filipino architect born in 1928 who was proclaimed a National Artist of the Philippines for Architecture in 1990. He is known as the "Poet of Space" and reshaped the urban landscape with a distinctive style that reflected Philippine art and culture. Some of his most notable works include Manila International Airport Terminal 1, the renovation of Davao International Airport, and over 75 residences along with many churches, public buildings, and commercial structures from 1955 to 1994. Locsin's work helped establish a uniquely Filipino architectural style and was a major contributor to Philippine arts.
Leandro Locsin was a Filipino architect born in 1928 who was proclaimed a National Artist of the Philippines for Architecture in 1990. He is known as the "Poet of Space" and reshaped the urban landscape with a distinctive style that reflected Philippine art and culture. Some of his most notable works include Manila International Airport Terminal 1, the renovation of Davao International Airport, and over 75 residences along with many churches, public buildings, and commercial structures from 1955 to 1994. Locsin's work helped establish a uniquely Filipino architectural style and was a major contributor to Philippine arts.
Leandro Locsin was a Filipino architect born in 1928 who was proclaimed a National Artist of the Philippines for Architecture in 1990. He is known as the "Poet of Space" and reshaped the urban landscape with a distinctive style that reflected Philippine art and culture. Some of his most notable works include Manila International Airport Terminal 1, the renovation of Davao International Airport, and over 75 residences along with many churches, public buildings, and commercial structures from 1955 to 1994. Locsin's work helped establish a uniquely Filipino architectural style and was a major contributor to Philippine arts.
Leandro Locsin was a Filipino architect born in 1928 who was proclaimed a National Artist of the Philippines for Architecture in 1990. He is known as the "Poet of Space" and reshaped the urban landscape with a distinctive style that reflected Philippine art and culture. Some of his most notable works include Manila International Airport Terminal 1, the renovation of Davao International Airport, and over 75 residences along with many churches, public buildings, and commercial structures from 1955 to 1994. Locsin's work helped establish a uniquely Filipino architectural style and was a major contributor to Philippine arts.
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OBJECTIVES:
Is to know who is Leandro Locsin
as a National Artist in the Philippines
Is to know what are those architectural
buildings that Leandro have made and what is the greatest contribution of him in the Philippines Arts. Silay City, August 15, Negros 1928 Occidental,
Don Leonardo Guillermo Locsin Locsin y de la Remedios Valencia Rama Was described as the “ POET OF SPACE”
Has reshaped the urban landscape with a
distinctive architecture reflective of Philippine Art and Culture NOTABLE WORKS AND PROJECTS From 1955 to 1994, Locsin has produced: 75 residences 88 buildings including 11 churches and chapels 23 public buildings 48 commercial buildings 6 major buildings and an airport terminal building Manila International Airport (NAIA Terminal 1)
Davao International Airport (renovated in 2003)
TOYM( Ten Outstanding Young Men) Award for Architecture given by the Philippine Junior Chamber of Commerce;1959 Rizal Centennial Award for “ Outstanding Work for Architecture” conferred by the President of the Philippines; 1962 University of Santo Tomas Gold Medal awarded for nomination as “ Outstanding Alumnus of the College of Architecture and Fine Arts”; 1968 Philippine Republic Cultural Heritage Award conferred by the President of the Philippines; 1970 Proclaimed the NATIONAL ARTIST OF THE PHILIPPINES FOR ARCHITECTURE in 1990 by the late former President Corazon C. Aquino Filipino Architect with no foreign training By: Camille Razon