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Philippine
Architecture Then and Now (By Augusto Villalon)
The Filipinas Heritage
Library recently organized the photography
competition "Noon at Ngayon" (Then and Now) on the
evolution of Philippine architecture.
Each entry served as a historical witness that
compared past and existing conditions of
architectural landmarks in the country.
The former Manila Electric Company generating plant
located in what was suburban Makati totally gave way
to the new Power Plant Mall. All traces of the old
plant were replaced with the bland architecture of
what today is one of the most luxurious malls in
Manila.
Juan Arellano, one of the founding fathers of
architecture in the Philippines, completed the
Manila Post Office in 1926. The structure was
heavily bombed by American shelling against the
Japanese during the "Liberation" of Manila in 1945.
The structure was completely rebuilt after World War
II.
Years have not been kind to the elegant six-story
Luneta Hotel that faces Manila's Rizal Park. The
abandoned building has been empty for the past
decades.
Basilica del Santo Niño in Cebu City, where the
oldest religious icon in the country is enshrined,
is one of the country's centers of pilgrimage. A
concrete structure to accommodate an overflow of
pilgrims who attend a once-yearly religious festival
is an empty concrete shell once the festival is
over. It replaced an extensive lawn that once was a
green refuge in the city center.
The exhibit in September of 2004 demonstrates that a
picture is truly worth a thousand words.
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