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Architect Leandro V. Locsin, fuap, likha
awardee
Leandro V. Locsin, architect, has reshaped the urban
landscape with a distinctive architecture reflective of Philippine Art and
Culture. He believes that the true Philippine Architecture is "the product of
two great streams of culture, the oriental and the occidental... to produce a
new object of profound harmony." It is this synthesis that underlies all his
works, with his achievements in concrete reflecting his mastery of space and
scale. Every Locsin Building is an original, and identifiable as a Locsin with
themes of floating volume, the duality of light and heavy, buoyant and massive
running in his major works. From 1955 to 1994, Locsin has produced 75 residences
and 88 buildings, including 11 churches and chapels, 23 public buildings, 48
commercial buildings, six major hotels, and an airport terminal
building.
Locsin's largest single work is the Istana Nurul
Iman, the palace of the Sultan of Brunei, which has a floor area of 2.2 million
square feet. The CCP Complex itself is a virtual Locsin Complex with all five
buildings designed by him -- the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Folk Arts
Theater, Philippine International Convention Center, Philcite and The Westin
Hotel.
Arch. Leandro V. Locsin served as the National President of the
United Architect of the Philippines. |
