Philippine Institute of Architects

Philippine Institute of Architects
AbbreviationPIA
FormationJanuary 19, 1933 (1933-01-19)
FounderJuan F. Nakpil
Legal statusInstitution
HeadquartersTHE PIA CENTER: 4th Floor 65 East Capitol Drive, Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines
Current President
Daniel Terence Yu, FPIA
RemarksOldest existing architectural society in the Philippines and in Asia
Formerly called
AiAAF, PAS, PIAP

The Philippine Institute of Architects (PIA) is an architectural society in the Philippines and is the oldest architectural society in Asia. It is composed of noble men and women from the architectural profession of the Philippines. It was founded by renowned architects in 1933 whose ultimate endeavor is the professional development of architecture in the Philippines.

The PIA once served as the Philippine Section and founding member of the Union Internationale des Architectes, the International organization for architects from 1950 until 1991 until its membership was then passed on to the United Architects of the Philippines.

History

Timeline

  • 1921- Tomas Mapua, member, became the first registered architect with the Professional Regulation Commission license number 00001.
  • 1925- Tomas B. Mapua established the Mapúa Institute of Technology[1] to train and to share to the Filipino artisans what he have learned from the Cornell University in the United States.

Philippine Architects Society

Among the founding members of the organization were Carlos Alejandro Barretto, who gave the name of the organization; Juan F. Nakpil, president; Tomas Mapua, chief of the Bureau of Public Works;[2]

Philippine Institute of Architects

In 1945, the PAS was called for a noble cause to help rehabilitate the war-stricken country.[3]

Timeline

  • 1975- The PIA was united with LPA and APGA to form the United Architects of the Philippines.[4]

Distinguished members

Gold Medal of Merit Awardees

The PIA Gold Medal of Merit is the first and the oldest architectural award in the country. It was designed by Adolfo Benavides in 1950 and created by El Oro engraving.

The organization started awarding merits to outstanding and renowned men and women of the architectural profession who have either done, rendered, or contributed to the enrichment and professional development of architecture in the Philippines and for the economic, civic, and national growth of the country.

Below is the list of the distinguished 22 members of the PIA who have received the Gold Medal of Merit Award from 1958 to present (2014).

  1. Andres N. Luna de San Pedro
  2. Juan F. Nakpil
  3. Fernando H. Ocampo
  4. Tomas B. Mapua
  5. Juan Marcos Arellano
  6. Antonio Manalac Toledo
  7. Cesar Concio
  8. Jose Ma. Zaragoza
  9. Carlos Da Silva
  10. Leandro Locsin
  11. Carlos Domingo Arguelles
  12. Antonio Sindiong
  13. Carlos Santos Viola
  14. Maximo Vicente, Jr.
  15. Manuel Go, Sr.
  16. William V. Coscolluela
  17. Rogelio G. ViIlarosa
  18. Ramon Ma. Zaragoza
  19. Ramon S. Orlina, Jr.
  20. Jose Pedro C. Recio
  21. Carmelo T. Casas

Additional Gold Medal of Merits

  • National Artists for Painting Fernando Amorsolo and Guillermo Tolentino both received the first Gold Medal of Merit Award in Fine Arts in 1955.
  • National Artist for Painting Carlos "Botong" Francisco, Gold Medal of Merit Award in Fine Arts in 1963.
  • Architects Jose Pedro Recio[5] and Carmelo Casas[6] received the first Architectural Achievement Award in 1999.

Gawad Gintong Likha Award

The Gawad Gintong Likha Award is a national award given only to "exemplary architects who has received all merits from the Office of the President, United Architects of the Philippines, and the Philippine Institute of Architects".

National Artist Leandro V. Locsin, FPIA, FUAP, is the only one has received the first Gawad Gintong Likha Award. It was posthumously awarded to him in 2006

References

  1. ^ "Mapúa Institute of Technology". Mapua.edu.ph. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Welcome to www.DPWH.gov.ph". Dpwh.gov.ph. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Battle of Manila". Presidential Museum and Library. Archived from the original on 9 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  4. ^ "United Architects of the Philippines". United-architects.org. Retrieved 30 November 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ^ "Inspired by Design | RCHITECTS, Inc". rchitects.ph. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Home | Casas + Architects". casasarchitects.com. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Official Website of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), Manila, Philippines". prc.gov.ph. Retrieved 15 March 2017.

Further reading

  • Philippine Institute of Architects, 70 years of History, 1933–2003, Adarna Publishing 2003; Authors: Joel Rico,Ernesto Zarate,Ramon Ma.Zaragoza
  • Cultural Center of the Philippines Encyclopedia, Vol. III, Architecture
  • Bluprint Magazine, 2012
  • Zaragoza,Images of the Past, Ramaza Publishing 1993
  • Philippine Commonwealth Directory of the Philippine, Cornejo, 1939
  • Yearbook of the Philippine Island, Department of Commerce, 1924
  • Quarterly Bulletin Bureau of Public Work, 1924–1930
  • Philippine Arts and Architecture,  Monthly magazine, 1990
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