Essay About Filipino Architecture

Filipino architecture is something that is hard to define because it is hard to find those specific characteristics and pinpoint what really signifies Filipino Architecture. But to start off, Philippine history and culture are reflected in the forms and characteristics of Philippine architecture. The Philippines has made great progress in the field of architecture. The Spanish colonization and American colonization has helped us with our architectural knowhow with the nipa huts until the magnificent edifices. The combination of foreign and native style has evolved over time to become the Philippine Architecture style.
I think Filipino architecture fuses foreign style with our traditional native style to come up with an entirely new architecture

Spanish colonial period tackles the historical background from the establishment of the first Spanish settlement up to the establishment of Manila as the capital city. It describes pueblos, highlighting the church and the bahay na bato. While these two buildings were influenced by their Spaniard designers, they retained certain pre-Hispanic traditional features. The arrival of Spanish conquerors introduced the Antillean style of architecture. This type of architecture is European (but originated from Central America and not Spain) which was tweaked to suit the tropical climate of the Philippines and thereafter, had its own Filipino and unique

The Spanish style remained, though mostly for ornamental purposes of the affluent.
Jumping from Spanish colonial period to American colonial period, the architecture of the Philippines obviously changed and took on different styles. The Filipino architects were largely influenced by Western culture, evident in their use of Neo-Classic, Art Deco, International, and Romantic designs. The structures are all grand and outstanding, designs that doesn’t seem Filipino at all. But without going through this period, structures today would probably not look the way they