Leandro Valencia Locsin: Filipino architect

Jean-Claude Girard

Published by Birkhäuser 2022

Leandro Valencia Locsin

Filipino architect

Jean-Claude Girard

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783035620931

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About this book

The largely unknown oeuvre of the Philippine architect Leandro V. Locsin (1928-1994) embodies the search for identity in the built environment.

Having completed his studies, Locsin opened his practice in 1953 in the capital Manila which, after the aerial attacks by the Allied forces for the liberation of the Philippines from Japanese occupation, had been almost completely destroyed. The reconstruction, as well as technical innovations and favorable political and economic conditions, made it possible for him to design a wide range and large number of projects, including hotels, commercial buildings, churches, cultural venues, and public buildings.

His work combines inspiration from modernism with local traditions and comprises a total of 245 projects, of which more than half were completed. The book presents a selection of the most important buildings and projects.

The first monograph of the architect Leandro V. Locsin
Important representative of post-war Philippine modernism
Sculptural concrete architecture, from the Expo pavilion to the airport

Author / Editor information

Dr. Jean-Claude Girard, Architect and Lecturer at the HEPIA Geneva.

Reviews

„With the release of ‘Leandro Valencia Locsin: Filipino Architect', the elusive, creative mind behind some of the country’s most iconic buildings is unraveled, revealing an authentically Filipino soul“ (Patrick Kasingsing in Kanto, 01.2022)

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	4
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
Preamble Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
General Framework Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
Renaissance Man The Life and Disappearance of Locsin: A Final Project Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
Monumentality Redesigned Abstract and Far-reaching: Sculptural Buildings at the Service of a Message Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
International Influences: The Learning Period From Tange to Johnson via Wright: Tradition, Classicism, and Organicism in the Philippines Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
Development of a Language The Villas of the First Period (1958–66): Character, Design, and Materials at the Service of the Domestic Living Space Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
Facades in Motion Sunshades, Slopes, and Curves: Climate-Response Devices Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
Ground Changes Design Continuity and Transition: The Relationship to the Land Redrawn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223
Vernacular Building Local Material and Style: Buildings Subject to Local Conditions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
Back to the Beginning The Holy Sacrifice Chapel: A First Project Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	289
An Overture to the World Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	305
Epilogue Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	309
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	312
Architectural Works Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	314
Timeline of Works Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	317
About the Author Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	318
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	319

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Language: English
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Audience: Architekten/-innen, Bauhistoriker/-innen, Studierende
Pages
- Main content: 320
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 250
- Coloured Illustrations: 250
Keywords: tropical modernism; modernism; concrete; Eero Saarinen; brutalism; Philippines; manila; concrete architecture; Vernacular architecture; climate

eBook

Published: December 6, 2021
ISBN: 9783035620931

Hardcover

Published: December 6, 2021
ISBN: 9783035620924