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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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?

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?

The Shrine of Mary, Queen of Peace, Our Lady of EDSA, or more popularly, the EDSA Shrine is a small church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila located at the intersection of Ortigas Avenue and Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) in Barangay Ugong Norte, Quezon City. The church is also called the Archdiocesan Shrine of Mary, Queen of Peace or Mary, Queen of Peace Quasi-Parish, although these names are seldom used. It is also a declared Important Cultural Property by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.

Built in 1989 on donated land to commemorate the People Power Revolution, the shrine is the site of two peaceful demonstrations that toppled Presidents Ferdinand Marcos (the People Power Revolution or EDSA I) in 1986, and Joseph Estrada (the EDSA Revolution of 2001 or EDSA II).

Who is the architect of this structure?

This is the Philippine Pavilion during the Expo 70 Suite in Osaka, Japan. The dramatic roof sweeping up from the ground was intended to express the soaring prospects and future-oriented outlook of the Filipino people. The architectural message was that although the Philippines is a young and developing country, it has a progressive spirit.

Who is the architect of this exhibit?

Who is the planner of the Baguio Export Processing Zone and the Mactan Export Processing Zone?

This is the Barangay Sang Virgen National Shrine. Emphasis is given to the trinity. There is a triad of courtyards, mainly landscaped gardens for the three mysteries: sorrowful, joyful and glorious. These are available for meditation. Covered pathways for all-weather conditions ring the triangular arrangements of the main building. The triangles are truncated at the vertices. These layering of triangles symbolize the integrity of the trinity, which are also repeated in the volumes of the roof.

Who is the architect-planner of this shrine?

Philippine Development Academy

Designed by Architect Leandro V. Locsin

Architect of the BSP or Central Bank of the Philippines

Designed by Architect Francisco T. Manosa. What is the name of this resort?

His Design Philosophy:

“It is most ideal for a client to have an honest and competent architect, but it is better to have an honest though incompetent architect rather than a competent one who is dishonest.

His Design Philosophy:

A truly “Filipino Character, Culture and Heritage” that meet the modern requirement of the clientele.

His Design Style:

Floating volume, duality of light and heavy, buoyant and massive.

His Design Philosophy:

Golden rule: “Design for others what you think they will design for you”.

His Design Style:

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.

His Design Philosophy:

Believes that straightforward, simple and honest solutions to the humane needs of activities in space with the innovative utilization of the latest and tested in technology as a basic thrust in the conceptualization of ideas.

"Creating architecture that is both modern and undeniably Filipino"

"Architecture is buildable art."

"He cannot treat a building as if it was an aesthetic abstraction, a self-sufficient entity, but rather as one element in a complex civic or landscape design."

"The right way to build is to design with nature."

"Materials are to an architect as medicines are to a doctor."

"Architecture is an expression of science and aesthetics composed in a static symphony of stone."