Spanish and American Architecture

Location?

• Barcelona, Spain

• Madrid, Spain

• Bilbao, Spain

• Granada, Spain

Patterned after the walled, fortresses of Europe. Reserved for the nobility and the clergy.

• Pueblo

• Intramuros

• Parian

• Dilao

means "living beyond the walls".

• Extramuros

• Parian

• Dilao

• Cuadricula

Grid pattern of streets with the main plaza at the center surrounded by the church, the tribunal, other government buildings, and the marketplace.

• Baluartes

• Retablo

• Plaza Complex

• City Plaza

Monumental civic architecture epitomized the colonial institutions under the Spanish governance.

• Institutional Buildings

• Civic Buildings

• Monuments

• Government Buildings

A system of streets and blocks laid out in a grid pattern, with uniform precision.

• Cuadricula

• Dilao

• Parian

• Pueblos

A separate urban quarter designated to the Chinese community.

• Parian

• Pueblos

• Cuadricula

• Encomienda

Elaborately ornamented altar screen.

• Quadro

• Retablo

• Pulipito

• Sagrario

What is RA 10066?

• National Heritage Law

• National Historical Commission of the Philippines Law

• National Commission on Historical Preservation

• Philippine Organic Act

Characterized by heavy stone walls, moats, and grid road layouts. Bastions, keeps, and watchtowers were also built to cover blind spots.

• Fortresses

• Baluartes

• Palacio

• Ayuntamiento