Cesar Homero Rosales Concio Sr. (1907 – 2003) was an architect who as the first University Architect of the University of the Philippines designed many buildings in the University of the Philippines Diliman campus. [1] He was also one of the architects who created the Makati Central Business District.[2] Concio's architecture has been described in the Encyclopedia of Art as “a rational approach to design, resulting in logically arranged spaces, neatness of form, and a successful adaptation to climate".[3]
Cesar Concio | |
|---|---|
| Born | Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines Mapua Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Architect |
Education
editCesar Concio graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at the University of the Philippines in 1928. He was a member of Upsilon Sigma Phi.[4] He then took up architecture at the Mapua Institute of Technology in 1932. In 1933, Concio ranked first in the government examination for architects. Later on, he finished his Masters in Town Planning and Housing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1940.[5]
Career
editUpon returning to the Philippines, Cesar Concio started working at the Department of Public Works from 1940 to 1945, while teaching at Mapua Institute of Technology.[5] After the war in 1945, he became the first vice president of the re-organized Philippine Architect's Society.[6] By 1946, he headed the Department of Architecture of Mapua, and became its first Dean.[5] In 1948, the Capital City Planning Commission was created, and Concio was appointed executive secretary.[5] He also became the sixth President of the Philippine Institute of Architects (PIA).[5][6] He was also a founding member of the Philippine Institute of Environmental Planners, where he headed the Committee on the Constitution and By-Law.[7]
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He was the first University Architect of the University of the Philippines, during which the University transferred to Diliman from Padre Faura in the late 1940. He was also a member of the University Building Committee.[8] His plan for the grounds of Diliman was patterned after the University of Virginia. His sketches for Palma Hall (commonly known as “AS”) and Melchor Hall enlarged on the original American-designed Benitez and Delaney halls to provide a symmetrical look to the campus. Likewise, his idea for Quezon Hall served as crown to the university oval.[4]
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He was one of the architects selected by President Manuel Roxas in 1947 to study the trends in Architecture and Engineering to design the buildings of the Capital City (then Quezon City), especially in his position as the Chief Architect of the UP Diliman Campus. This mission enabled him to meet the architect of Brasilia's buildings, Oscar Niemeyer.[9]
In 1964, he was the recipient of the Gold Medal of Merit awarded by PIA.[10] In 1969, Concio was given the Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan by the City of Manila.[5][10]
Buildings designed
edit- Palma Hall, UP Diliman[11][12] – main building of the University of the Philippines College of Social Sciences and Philosophy
- Melchor Hall, UP Diliman[13] – main building of the University of the Philippines College of Engineering
- Wenceslao Vinzons Hall, UP Diliman[14] – campus student center[15]
- Faustino T. Orillo Hall (International House), UP Los Baños – former office building of the UPLB Graduate School
Death
editArch. Cesar died in 2003 in Manila, Philippines due to a lingering illness.
References
edit- ^ a b "Insular Life Makati building awarded LEED gold certificate | InLife". Insular Life Makati building awarded LEED gold certificate | InLife. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/the-philippine-star/20210703/281968905670833. Retrieved October 17, 2021 – via PressReader.
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- ^ a b TDT. "Blazing trails in arts and culture". Daily Tribune. Archived from the original on October 17, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "University of the Philippines, Quezon City: Art and Architecture on the Westbound Route of the U.P. Academic Oval". Lakbay ng Lakan. August 8, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ a b "History of UAP". United Architects of the Philippines. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ "Origin and Formation of PIEP". www.piep.org.ph. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ "UP Gazette January 31, 1974" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on August 25, 2014.
- ^ "Noble and Ever Loyal City • Cesar Concio Cesar Concio is the first University..." Noble and Ever Loyal City. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ a b "Awards in Architecture". National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ me, Franz Jonathan G. de la FuenteUnwell--Matchbox Twenty ought to credit (June 11, 2010). "On Palma Hall". Tinig ng Plaridel. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ "College of Social Sciences and Philosophy - Palma Hall". kssp.upd.edu.ph. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ "History". UPD College of Architecture. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ Henares, Ivan. "Manila: More art and architecture from UP Diliman". Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ "Vinzons Hall – University of the Philippines". up.edu.ph. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ "What is Filipino architecture supposed to look like?". cnn. Archived from the original on October 17, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ Flores, Wilson Lee. "Towers of power: Makati as financial center". Philstar.com. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ "Architecture of the Baclaran Shrine". www.baclaranchurch.org. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ "Quezon Avenue, Quezon City: The History and Art of the Philippine Children's Medical Center". Lakbay ng Lakan. September 24, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ "Phil. Arch. Review: Cesar Concio". Phil. Arch. Review. Retrieved October 17, 2021.