Juan Nakpil

Juan Felipe Nakpil
Born	May 26, 1899^[1] Quiapo, Manila, Philippine Islands
Died	May 7, 1986(1986-05-07) (aged 86) Manila, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Occupation	Architect
Known for	National Artist of the Philippines

Juan F. Nakpil (May 26, 1899 – May 7, 1986) was a Filipino architect, teacher and a community leader. In 1973, he was named one of the National Artists for architecture, and tapped as the Dean of Filipino Architects.

Biography

He was one of eight children of the Philippine Revolution veterans Julio Nakpil and Gregoria de Jesús (who married the former after the death of her first husband Andrés Bonifacio). He died in Manila in 1986 due to health reasons.

Education

He took up Engineering at the University of the Philippines and later, at the University of Kansas—where he received his bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering. He then studied Architecture at the Fontainebleau School of Fine Arts, in France upon the recommendation of Jean Jacques Haffner, one of his professors at the Harvard Graduate School of Architecture.^[2]

Later Career as an Architect

Nakpil worked in Andres Luna de San Pedro's architectural firm (1928), and Don Gonzalo Puyat & Sons; eventually opening his own architectural firm in 1930.^[3] Among Nakpil's works are San Carlos Seminary, Geronimo de los Reyes Building, Iglesia ni Cristo Riverside Locale (Now F. Manalo, San Juan), Magsaysay Building, Rizal Theater, Capitol Theater, Captain Pepe Building, Manila Jockey Club, Rufino Building, Philippine Village Hotel, University of the Philippines Administration and University Library, and the Rizal Shrine in Calamba, Laguna. He also designed the International Eucharistic Congress altar and improved the Quiapo Church in 1930 by erecting a dome and a second belfry. He was hailed as a National Artist for Architecture in 1973.^[4]

Projects of Arch. Juan Nakpil

Theater

Gaiety Theater, Manila (now inactive)
Rizal Theater (now demolished and now replaced and occupied by Shangri-La Hotel Makati City in 1993)
Capitol Theater (now inactive)
University of the Philippines Theater and carillon tower

Other Establishments

University of the Philippines, Administration Building aka "Quezon Hall"

Arellano University Building
Magsaysay Bldg.
Philippine Trust Co. Building (Plaza Goiti [now Plaza Lacson])
Geronimo Delos Reyes Bldg.
Capitan Pepe Bldg.
Manila Jockey Club
Philippine Village Hotel (now inactive, closed in 2000)
University of the Philippines Administration & Library
Rizal Shrine
Gala-Rodriguez Ancestral House
University of the Philippines Los Baños Old Humanities Building

References

↑ Mendoza, Guillermo. (1973). "Pioneer in Philippine Architecture." The National Artists of the Philippines. Pasig City: Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and Anvil Publishing. 1998.
↑ Mendoza, G. (1973)
↑ Mendoza, G. (1973)
↑ "The National Artists of the Philippines: Juan F. Napkil". National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Retrieved 19 March 2012.

External links

Juan Nakpil's page at the Philippine National Commission for Culture and the Arts

National Artists of the Philippines

Pambansang Alagad ng Sining ng Pilipinas

Architecture	1973 Juan Nakpil 1976 Pablo Antonio 1990 Leandro Locsin 2003 Ildefonso P. Santos Jr. 2014 Jose Maria Zaragosa

Cinema	1982 Gerardo de León 1991 Ishmael Bernal 1997 Lino Brocka 2003 Eddie Romero 2006 Fernando Poe Jr. 2009 Manuel Conde

Dance	1973 Francisca R. Aquino 1976 Leonor Orosa 1988 Lucrecia Reyes 2006 Ramon Obusan 2014 Alice Reyes

Fashion	2006 Ramon Valera

Historical literature	1997 Carlos Quirino

Literature	1973 Jose Garcia Villa 1973 Amado V. Hernandez 1976 Nick Joaquin 1982 Carlos P. Romulo 1990 Francisco Arcellana 1990 N. V. M. Gonzalez 1992 Rolando Tinio 1999 Edith Tiempo 2001 F. Sionil José 2003 Virgilio S. Almario 2003 Alejandro Roces 2006 Bienvenido Lumbera 2009 Lazaro Francisco 2014 Cirilo F. Bautista

Music	1973 Antonio Molina 1976 Jovita Fuentes 1987 Atang de la Rama 1988 Antonio Buenaventura 1988 Lucrecia Kasilag 1991 Lucio D. San Pedro 1997 Levi Celerio 1997 Felipe de Leon 1997 José Maceda 1999 Ernani Cuenco 1999 Andrea Veneracion 2014 Ramon Santos 2014 Francisco Feliciano

Theater and films	1976 Lamberto V. Avellana 1997 Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero 1997 Rolando Tinio 1999 Daisy Avellana 2001 Severino Montano 2003 Salvador Bernal

Visual arts	1972 Fernando Amorsolo 1973 Botong Francisco 1973 Guillermo Tolentino 1976 Napoleon Abueva 1976 Victorio C. Edades 1981 Vicente Manansala 1990 Cesar Legaspi 1991 Hernando R. Ocampo 1997 Arturo R. Luz 1999 J. Elizalde Navarro 2001 Ang Kiukok 2003 José T. Joya 2006 BenCab Cabrera 2006 Abdulmari Asia Imao 2009 Federico Aguilar Alcuaz 2014 Francisco Coching

National Commission for Culture and the Arts Cultural Center of the Philippines National Arts Center

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