1-7 Likha Awardees

Who is the first Likha Gold Medal Awardee?

• Felipe M. Mendoza

• Leandro V. Locsin

• Gabriel P. Formoso

• Cesar V. Canchela

He both topped the Civil Engineering and Architecture board exams in 1938 and 1962, respectively. He is a registered Environmental Planner, Registered Architect, Registered Structural Engineer, Registered Civil Engineer, and Registered Hydraulics Engineer.

• Angel Lazaro Jr.

• Leandro V. Locsin

• Francisco T. Manosa

• Manuel T. Manosa, Jr.

He formulated the 5-year ladder type curriculum for BS Architecture, approved by the Ministry of Education and the First Lady.

• Felipe M. Mendoza

• Cesar V. Canchela

• Manuel T. Manosa, Jr.

• Gabriel P. Formoso

Exponent of Philippine Architecture, and whose works depict a continuous search and development of “Filipino Architecture” both in traditional and modern sense.

• Francisco T. Manosa

• Manuel T. Manosa, Jr.

• Leandro V. Locsin

• Gabriel P. Formoso

He is the only Filipino architect who in his early career attained international recognition.

• Leandro V. Locsin

• Francisco T. Manosa

• Felipe M. Mendoza

• Angel Lazaro Jr.

Member of the Senate Committee on the Building Code and helped drafted the present National Building Code.

• Manuel T. Manosa, Jr.

• Leandro V. Locsin

• Angel Lazaro Jr.

• Gabriel P. Formoso

Invented the patented Canchela Shelter Components and Stacking Process for multi-story buildings which used in his socialized housing projects, thus, contributed to the herculean effort to give the great mass of underprivileged and homeless poor, access to decent affordable housings.

• Cesar V. Canchela

• Leandro V. Locsin

• Francisco T. Manosa

• Gabriel P. Formoso

Has a distinct preference for masculine-looking rubble walls and bold-lined fascias treated in his own inimitable way of reflecting a unique style for fine suburban homes in the early fifties - such features were largely to identify his other works, thus these edifices that are offsprings of his imagination and which now constitute our pride in architectural symmetry, elegance and beauty are a tribute to his artistry and architectural ability which undoubtedly has earned admiration and respect from various sectors of society.

• Gabriel P. Formoso

• Felipe M. Mendoza

• Leandro V. Locsin

• Manuel T. Manosa, Jr.

The Pacific Star Building, also known as the Nauru Building, is a 29-storey high-rise building in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. It was the tallest building in the country upon its completion in 1989. Who is the architect of this building?

• Gabriel P. Formoso

• Felipe M. Mendoza

• Angel Lazaro Jr.

• Cesar V. Canchela

The Batasang Pambansa Complex or the Batasan is the seat of the House of Representatives of the Philippines. It is located along Batasan Road in Batasan Hills, Quezon City. Who is the architect of this building?

• Felipe M. Mendoza

• Manuel T. Manosa, Jr.

• Leandro V. Locsin

• Angel Lazaro Jr.