Location via proxy:   [ UP ]  
[Report a bug]   [Manage cookies]                
Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 2K views

    Felix - Roxas First Architect in The Philippines

    Uploaded by

    Kerwin Sagun
    Felix Roxas y Arroyo was the first Filipino architect and was prominent in the late 19th century. He was trained in Europe and the Philippines and became known for his revivalist architectural designs. Some of his most notable works included the Enriquez Mansion, renovations to Santo Domingo Church, and the design of San Ignacio Church. Roxas made significant contributions to architecture and development in the Philippines during his career.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Felix - Roxas First Architect in The Philippines

    Uploaded by

    Kerwin Sagun
    2K views3 pages
    Felix Roxas y Arroyo was the first Filipino architect and was prominent in the late 19th century. He was trained in Europe and the Philippines and became known for his revivalist architectural designs. Some of his most notable works included the Enriquez Mansion, renovations to Santo Domingo Church, and the design of San Ignacio Church. Roxas made significant contributions to architecture and development in the Philippines during his career.

    Original Title

    felix---roxas first architect in the philippines

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Felix Roxas y Arroyo was the first Filipino architect and was prominent in the late 19th century. He was trained in Europe and the Philippines and became known for his revivalist architectural designs. Some of his most notable works included the Enriquez Mansion, renovations to Santo Domingo Church, and the design of San Ignacio Church. Roxas made significant contributions to architecture and development in the Philippines during his career.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    2K views3 pages

    Felix - Roxas First Architect in The Philippines

    Uploaded by

    Kerwin Sagun
    Felix Roxas y Arroyo was the first Filipino architect and was prominent in the late 19th century. He was trained in Europe and the Philippines and became known for his revivalist architectural designs. Some of his most notable works included the Enriquez Mansion, renovations to Santo Domingo Church, and the design of San Ignacio Church. Roxas made significant contributions to architecture and development in the Philippines during his career.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    of 3

    Felix Roxas Y Arroyo “The first Filipino Architect”

    Background:

    · Felix Roxas y Arroyo, Sr.


    · Born 1820, was the first Filipino architect, and a prominent member of the Roxas
    family.
    · His father was Antonio Roxas and his mother was Lucina Arroyo.
    · His brother was painter Felipe Roxas y Arroyo (1840-1899).
    · commandant of the Caballeria de Luzon (Luzon Cavalry), and Lucina Arroyo
    Eh diba si Tomas mapua yung first filipino architect? Yes si Mapua kasi si mapua
    ang unang registered architect sa pilipinas, but during Spanish time there was one
    Filipino Architect who is responsible for 2 major buildings in intramuros at ayun po si
    felix roxas
    Tinaguriang first filipino architect si Roxas kasi During his time ang pilipinas ay nasa
    kamay po ng Espanyol at walang architecture nayon and then nagaral siya sa Europe
    ng architecture
    Education:

    · He was trained in Europe in 1884 and spent his early career in England and
    India. When he returned to the Philippines, he developed an affection for
    Revivalist architecture.
    · He studied and practice of Architectural Composition under Nicomedes de
    Mendivil.
    · He also studied Applied Mechanical Topography and Construction under Tomas
    Ledo in the Escuela Preparatoria de Arquitectos y Yngenieros Civiles

    Maestro de Obras, Felix Rojas rose to become the Arquitecto del Ayuntamiento
    (City Architect)
    According to Joel Rico, Rojas acquired his government position after his aunt wrote the
    queen of Spain. The endorsement letter extolled his illustrious lineage, international
    exposure, academic training at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando in
    Madrid, and above all, his competence and dedication to practice architecture in his
    native country.
    Roxas proved more than qualified, designing public structures from watchtowers to
    markets, from schools to hospitals to administrative buildings like customs houses and
    tribunal courts. As head of public works, he also carried out civil works such as canals
    (traffic in Manila at that time was at the Pasig River, not on land), as well as zoning
    programs for the fire plagued districts of Manila.

    Notable Work of Felix Roxas Y Arroyo

    1. Enriquez Mansion (1867) - The house served as the home of artist Rafael
    Enriquez y Villanueva (1850-1937), the son of Spanish immigrants Antonio
    Enriquez y Seguera and Ciriaca Villanueva. It was built by Arch. Felix Roxas y
    Arroyo in 1867. The house itself, then located along F. Hidalgo Street, was
    considered to be of immense architectural significance and grandeur, and
    eventually became the first location of the UP College of Fine Arts. As the home
    of a Filipino painter, this house in Quiapo eventually became the first location of
    the UP College of Fine Arts. Unfortunately, it is not restored at its original site.

    2. Santo Domingo Church (1588) - The Santo Domingo church Also is also called
    as the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of La Naval de Manila.
    First built in 1588, and as destroyed and renovated, currently located at Quezon
    City, which is the sixth church. The fifth church was made by Architect Felix
    Roxas, with the help of Isabelo Tampinco, imitating the English gothic design.

    Housed in this church was the ivory image of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary
    (Nuestra Senora del Santissimo Rosario). Carved in 1593 as a gift of Gov. Gen.
    Luis Dasmarinas. Also known as Virgin of La Naval in honor of her divine
    intervention in the Spanish victory against the Dutch navy. Saved from World
    War II, the statue was re-enshrined in 1954 at the blessing of the sixth church in
    Quezon City.

    3. San Ignacio Church (1889) - San Ignacio Church stands within the boundaries
    of Intramuros, the historic walled center of Manila, the capital city of the
    Philippines. The church was designed by architect Felix Roxas Sr. and was
    completed in 1889.

    For the san Ignacio church, he imagined a new neoclassical building more in
    temper to the legacy of the Jesuits. Roxas commissioned the director of the
    Academia de Dibujoo y Pintura, Agustin Saez to design the altars and pulpits.
    For the Pulpit, ceiling and atesonado, he commissioned Isabelo Tampingco, the
    master sculptor. The church was begun in 1878 but was completed in 1889.

    References:
    Berto. (2022, March 3). The enriquez mansion. The Philippines Today. Retrieved
    January 3, 2023, from https://thephilippinestoday.com/the-enriquez-mansion/
    Jardinsolei. (2021, December 12). Felix Rojas y Arroyo, the first Filipino architect. The
    Crafty Historian. Retrieved January 3, 2023, from
    https://jardinsolei.wordpress.com/2021/11/12/felix-rojas-y-arroyo-the-first-filipino-
    architect/
    Log in or sign up to view. Facebook. (n.d.). Retrieved January 3, 2023, from
    https://www.facebook.com/arkitekturangpilipino.ph/photos/a.2204702812948539/22046
    97079615779/
    May Lyn Cruz and Judith Torres. (2021, September 22). Escolta Maestros: 6 Filipino
    architects who shaped the old CBD. BluPrint. Retrieved January 3, 2023, from
    https://bluprint.onemega.com/mundo-ni-maestro-escolta/
    Petrovski, N. (2018, May 12). San Ignacio Church: A church with a gripping past that
    was lost during the Battle of Manila - abandoned spaces. abandonedspaces. Retrieved
    January 3, 2023, from https://www.abandonedspaces.com/public/san-ignacio-
    church.html?chrome=1&Exc_D_LessThanPoint002_p1=1
    Renacimientomanila. (2021, September 9). The enriquez mansion: A case for in-situ
    restoration -. Renacimiento Manila. Retrieved January 3, 2023, from
    https://renacimientomanila.org/2021/08/enriquez-mansion/
    Santo Domingo Church and Convent Historical Marker. Historical Marker. (2022,
    February 12). Retrieved January 3, 2023, from https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=25287
    Written by The Happy Trip 54, & 54, T. H. T. (n.d.). The happy trip. Retrieved January
    3, 2023, from https://thehappytrip.com/2020/05/sto-domingo-church-mass-schedule-
    quezon-city/

    You might also like