ILDEFONSO P. SANTOS, JR.

 


ILDEFONSO P. SANTOS, JR.
National Artist for Architecture, 2006
(September 5, 1929 – January 29, 2014)


Background
Ildefonso Paez Santos, Jr., distinguished himself by pioneering the practice of landscape architecture–an allied field of architecture–in the Philippines and then producing four decades of exemplary and engaging work that has included hundreds of parks, plazas, gardens, and a wide range of outdoor settings that have enhanced contemporary Filipino life.

Santos, Jr., who grew up in Malabon, made his first mark with the Makati Commercial Center where he introduced a new concept of outdoor shopping with landscaped walks, fountains, and sculptures as accents. Santos, Jr.’s contribution to modern Filipino landscape architecture was the seminal public landscape in Paco Park.

Major works ( at least 3): a. Cultural Center of the Philippines complex, b. Bantayog ng
mga Bayani, and c. Paco Park

Choose 1 major work (maybe the best one in your own): Paco Park
Example of an artwork or major work (picture or any). Describe it.


It is a recreational garden and was once Manila's municipal cemetery built by the Dominicans during the Spanish colonial period. It is a very popular venue for weddings and receptions for couples who prefer garden-like settings.


Why did you choose this specific major work & how will you relate this to your chosen strand/track which will lead you to your future field of specialization.

    “The Paco Park or The Paco Park Cemetery”, as the specific major work, this leads me to my future field of specialization by understanding or recalling the history such as in 1822 to accommodate victims of the city’s devastating cholera outbreak, with a second wall built to enclose the newer graves; February 17, 1872, the Spanish executed three Filipino priests: Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora, known collectively as Gomburza, for allegedly inciting a mutiny against the colonial government, and; In 1896, Philippine national hero Jose P. Rizal was executed by the Spanish for his presumed involvement in the Philippine Revolution. His second book, El Filibusterismo, which addressed the theme of Spanish corruption and repression in the islands, was dedicated to Gomburza.




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