PHILIPPINE
ARCHITECTURE

CAPSULE COLLECTION

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Asa almario - montenejo

This capsule collection celebrates the rich architecture of the Philippines, beginning with it's capital, Manila.

Asa is a trained architect, practicing graphic designer and illustrator and president of her family's business, pioneering children's book publishing house, Adarna House. She cannot imagine a life that is anything but creative.

THE METROPOLITAN THEATER

The Manila Metropolitan Theater or Tanghalang Metropolitan is a historic Philippine Art Deco building located in Plaza Lawton in Ermita, Manila. It is recognized as the forefront of the Art Deco architectural style in the Philippines. Designed by architect Juan M. Arellano, the Metropolitan Theater was inaugurated on December 10, 1931. 
The theater was heavily damaged during the Battle of Manila and subsequently went through several restoration programs of varying levels of success. After its most extensive public restoration efforts, the Metropolitan Theater reopened on December 10, 2021, the 90th anniversary of its inauguration. 
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THE OCAMPO PAGODA

The Ocampo Pagoda Mansion is a building which resembles a Japanese pagoda in Quiapo, Manila. It was commissioned by Jose Mariano Ocampo with the aid of two Filipino engineers and two Japanese overseers. It was constructed from 1936 to 1941. 
Because of the high-grade reinforced concrete that was used in the building, the house became a shelter for Ocampo's neighbors during the air battles between Japanese and American planes over Manila in World War II.
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FORT SANTIAGO

Built in 1571, is a citadel built by Spanish navigator and governor Miguel López de Legazpi for the newly established city of Manila in the Philippines. The defense fortress is located in Intramuros, the walled city of Manila.
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SAN SEBASTIAN CHURCH

San Sebastian Church (Minor Basilica of San Sebastian) in Quiapo, Manila, is famous as the only all-steel church in the Philippines and Asia, built with prefabricated steel from Belgium and completed in 1891, showcasing Gothic Revival architecture and housing beautiful stained-glass windows, making it a National Historical Landmark.
Asa Almario-Montenejo’s Drawing

QC circle

The Quezon Memorial Shrine is an art deco-themed monument designed by Federico Ilustre and was built during the 1950s – serving as the centerpiece of the Quezon Memorial Circle, a national park. The 66-meter (217 ft) shrine representing Quezon's age when he died from tuberculosis stands on a thirty-six hectare elliptical lot. It houses an observation deck that can accommodate sixty people at the top through a spiral staircase which gives the visitors a panoramic view of the city.
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STo. domingo church

From the first, humble structure built from bamboo, wood and nipa, it eventually became the second largest church in Intramuros, upon the completion of the fifth structure, a neo-gothic church of brick and stone. The convent and church was also renowned for the image of Our Lady of the Rosary, which the Dominicans brought with them in 1587.
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