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Juan Felipe de Jesús Nakpil, KGCR, KSS (born Juan Felipe Nakpil y de Jesús; May 26, 1899 – May 7, 1986) known as Juan Nakpil, was a Filipino architect, teacher and a community leader. In 1973, he was named one of the National Artists for architecture. [2] He was regarded as the Dean of Filipino Architects.
[1] [3] This was done by Francesco Riccardo Monti, also known for his works in some of the famous buildings in Metro Manila. Strong lines and soft curves outline the pleats of the gowns worn by the muses. To represent its use as a theater, both muses each hold a mask and a lyre, associated with theater arts and music, respectively.
Another architectural work by Juan Nakpil was the Avenue Theater, whose construction was completed in 1938. Located on Rizal Avenue in Santa Cruz , when the theater opened it had a 1,470 seating capacity with its lobby bearing a Belgian marble finish flooring and exclusively showing Paramount Pictures films in the Philippines.
Pages in category "Juan Nakpil buildings" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
State Theater, (Juan Nakpil), Manila, 1935 (demolished) Syquia Building/Michel Apartments, (Francis Mandelbaum), Manila (demolished)-This was the tallest art-deco apartment building in the Philippines.
In early 1950s, Manalo hired architect Juan Nakpil to design the main house of worship, central office building and the Pastoral House which became home to Manalo and his family. The complex features sculptures by Francesco Monti, lush gardens and landscapes and a futuristic water tank.
Night view (side view) of Quezon Hall and oblation monument at the University of the Philippines campus in Diliman, Quezon City. Quezon hall is the administration building of the campus and the U.P. system, completed in 1950 and designed by National Artist Juan Nakpil. Source Taken using my own camera with model DSC-WX80 Date 2017-06-12 Author
It was designed by Juan Nakpil, National Artist of the Philippines for Architecture, in 1935. [1] The construction of these early theaters in the City of Manila provided the venue for early forms of entertainment like bodily, a local adaptation of vaudeville , with most eventually converting to movie theaters with the growth and popularity of ...