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Biodata: Jose Maria Zaragoza

Jose Maria Zaragoza was a pioneering Filipino architect who graduated from the University of Santo Tomas in 1936. Some of his most notable works included the Santo Domingo Church in Quezon City and the Meralco building in Ortigas. Zaragoza combined elements of Spanish colonial architecture with simple, unadorned designs of the International style. He was conferred numerous honors for his contributions to architecture and the Catholic Church. Zaragoza passed away in 1994 at the age of 81 in Manila.

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Biodata: Jose Maria Zaragoza

Jose Maria Zaragoza was a pioneering Filipino architect who graduated from the University of Santo Tomas in 1936. Some of his most notable works included the Santo Domingo Church in Quezon City and the Meralco building in Ortigas. Zaragoza combined elements of Spanish colonial architecture with simple, unadorned designs of the International style. He was conferred numerous honors for his contributions to architecture and the Catholic Church. Zaragoza passed away in 1994 at the age of 81 in Manila.

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BIODATA:

Jose Maria Zaragoza

 He was a Filipino Architect


 He took up BS Architecture at the University of Santo Tomas where he graduated
in 1936, he placed 7th in the licensure exams in the 1938. This allowed him to be
the 82nd architect of the Philippines
 He also had a diploma in liturgical art and architecture from the Rome-based
International Institute of Liturgical Art. At the Hilversun Technical Research Center
in the Netherlands, he obtained a diploma in comprehensive planning.
 -known as pioneer architect
 - he is ambassador of Sovereign Military Order of Malta-to the Philippines
 .A religious order of noble man back to the crusade area, members are tasked
to be on the service of the poor marginalized(Marginalization is the process of
pushing a particular group or groups of people to the edge of society by not
allowing them an active voice) tagalog niyo na lang,
 He was also conferred the Gentiluomo di Sua Santita (Lay Member of the Papal
Household) by Pope John Paul II for his contributions to the Catholic Church,
allowing him to serve as a lay attendant of the Pope in the Vatican City.

 Born: (December 6, 1912)
 Place of birth: Quiapo, Manila
 Died: November 26, 1994 at the age of 81 in the Manila, Philippines

Awards:

 1973: Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan (Stalwart of Art and Culture) Award,


awarded by the City of Manila.
 1977: Gold Medal of Merit awarded by the Philippine Institute of Architects (PIA),
bestowed to him by his mentor Juan Nakpil.
 2014: National Artist for Architecture, conferred by the President of the Philippines
through Proclamation No. 812.

- Died: November 26, 1994 at the age of 81 in the Manila, Philippines

Style

José María Zaragoza

The Meralco building in Ortigas

Zaragoza derived traditional forms from Spanish colonial architecture and


combined it with simple, unornamented designs of the International style. This design
was evident in the arcades of the Santo Domingo Church in Quezon City.

His style had an impact of designs of houses. The visual framework of the "Spanish
style" architecture which was favored in residences from the 1950s to the 1960s was
derived from his designs. The "Spanish style" is not widely used in Spain but the name
was an adopted term in Philippine residential architecture.

After his involvements in Brazil, his later works had influences from Brazilian
architecture as evident in the Meralco Center in Ortigas and Philbank Building in the
Port Area, Manila both finished in 1965.

Ppp: Spanish Colonial Architecture and combined it with simple unornamented designs
of the international style
Major works

Union church of Manila

-international and interdenominational

Located at Legazpi Street, Legazpi Village, in the city of Makati,

Its roof is inspired with the sakot hat(sombrero ng magsasaka)

Due to property issues where 2/3rds of the church is bought by the Ayalas, the church
was needed to be combed.

45 churches, 36 Office buildings, 4hotels, 2hospitals and took on over 270 Residential
projects

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