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    Alfredo Luz

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    Alfredo J. Luz was a Filipino architect and urban planner active in the post-war period who helped pioneer modernist architecture in the Philippines. Some of his most notable works included the Ramon Magsaysay Center in Manila, known for its novel structural system, and the International Rice Research Institute building in Los Baños, Laguna. Luz believed in designing buildings to last through use of quality materials and embracing a fusion of modern and sustainable design principles suited to the Philippine context. He taught that Filipino architects did not need to rely on foreign influences but could develop their own distinctive creative talents.

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    Alfredo J. Luz was a Filipino architect and urban planner active in the post-war period who helped pioneer modernist architecture in the Philippines. Some of his most notable works included the Ramon Magsaysay Center in Manila, known for its novel structural system, and the International Rice Research Institute building in Los Baños, Laguna. Luz believed in designing buildings to last through use of quality materials and embracing a fusion of modern and sustainable design principles suited to the Philippine context. He taught that Filipino architects did not need to rely on foreign influences but could develop their own distinctive creative talents.

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    Alfredo J. Luz was a Filipino architect and urban planner active in the post-war period who helped pioneer modernist architecture in the Philippines. Some of his most notable works included the Ramon Magsaysay Center in Manila, known for its novel structural system, and the International Rice Research Institute building in Los Baños, Laguna. Luz believed in designing buildings to last through use of quality materials and embracing a fusion of modern and sustainable design principles suited to the Philippine context. He taught that Filipino architects did not need to rely on foreign influences but could develop their own distinctive creative talents.

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    Alfredo Luz

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    Alfredo J. Luz was a Filipino architect and urban planner active in the post-war period who helped pioneer modernist architecture in the Philippines. Some of his most notable works included the Ramon Magsaysay Center in Manila, known for its novel structural system, and the International Rice Research Institute building in Los Baños, Laguna. Luz believed in designing buildings to last through use of quality materials and embracing a fusion of modern and sustainable design principles suited to the Philippine context. He taught that Filipino architects did not need to rely on foreign influences but could develop their own distinctive creative talents.

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    ALFREDO J.

    LUZ
    ARCHITECT • URBAN PLANNER
    1922-1989

    Post War Period


    HI S ARCHI TECTURAL STYLE I S I NCLI NED
    WI TH MODERNISM AND INTERNATIONAL
    STYLE
    BROTHER OF NATI ONAL ARTI ST FOR
    SCULPTURE ARTURO J. LUZ.
    AJ LUZ WAS AT THE CUTTI NG EDGE OF
    PHI LI PPI NE MODERNI SM I N THE LATE ' 50S
    AND EARLY ' 60S.
    HI S BODY OF WORK I NCLUDES THE MENZI
    BUI LDI NG ON AYALA AVENUE, THE AMON
    TRADI NG BUI LDI NG ON BUENDI A, THE L & S
    BUI LDI NG ON ROXAS BLVD., DEWEY BLVD.,
    MANI LA, AND THE FI L-OI L REFI NERY
    SERVI CE BUI LDI NG I N LI MAY, BATAAN.
    Design philosophy and
    philosophy of life:

    R U L E 1 : I F Y OU B U I L D A N Y T H I N G,
    BUILD IT TO LAST.

    R U L E 2 : I F Y OU B U I L D A N Y T H I N G
    T O L A S T , MA K E I T A T H I N G OF
    B E A U T Y F OR OT H E R S T O
    A P P R E CI A T E A N D E N J OY .

    R U L E 3: N OT H I N G L A S T S F OR E V E R
    WI T H OU T MA I N T E N A N CE .
    ALFREDO J. LUZ
    ARCHITECTURAL WORKS

    RAMON
    MAGSAYSAY
    CENTER
    1967
    Malate, Manila
    Most famous work of Ar. Luz
    18-storey building in honor of Ramon
    Magsaysay with Novel Structural
    System.

    RAMON MAGSAYSAY
    CENTER

    It has plenty of spaces for public plaza


    and on its exterior is stripped with
    windows, which is the best represents of
    International and Modern Style

    They made use of travertine marble


    slabs embedded in frame of building
    whereas it was designed to withstand the
    salty environment rooting from Manila Bay
    which is near the building.
    INTERNATIONAL
    RICE RESEARCH
    INSTITUTE BUILDING

    Los Baños Laguna

    Reference:
    Philippines. International Rice Research Institute. (n.d.). Retrieved
    September 5, 2022, from https://www.irri.org/where-we-
    work/countries/philippines
    INTERNATIONAL
    RICE RESEARCH
    INSTITUTE BUILDING

    IRRI'S HEADQUARTERS IN THE


    PHILIPPINES IS LOCATED ON A
    252 HECTARES (620 ACRES)
    THE LAND IS OWNED BY THE
    UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
    LOS BAÑOS AND IS LEASED TO
    THE INSTITUTE.
    IT ALSO HOUSES THE
    INTERNATIONAL RICE
    GENEBANK AND RICEWORLD
    MUSEUM. .
    WORLD HEALTH
    ORGANIZATION
    BUILDING
    Manila, Philippines
    WHO BUILDING IN MANILA

    It was built in the former University of the


    Philippines in Manila in the year 1959.
    The WHO is involved in advocacy, research,
    data banking, evaluation and resource
    mobilization..
    For the WHO building, Ar. AJ Luz came up
    with the concept of an Architectural style
    that's combining Modern Architecture and
    Sustainable Architecture.
    The Architectural design was meet by
    building the main linear offices
    asymmetrically and the conference hall
    elliptical.
    OTHER WORKS

    Amon
    Building
    Amon Building
    •AMON TRADING CORPORATION
    was founded after World War II

    •Pacific Star building, Makati Avenue

    •It was established as a large building


    materials trading company for the
    nation’s rebuilding and reconstruction.

    • Amon building embraced the form


    and line modernism.
    OTHER WORKS

    Quisumbing Building
    Ar. Luz taught
    us in
    Embracing own
    Filipino
    Architectural
    Designs
    WE D O N OT N E E D F OR E I GN A R CH I T E CT S A N D
    D E S I GN CON S U L T A N T S T O CON S T R U CT OU R
    S T R U CT U R E S A N D I N S T I T U T I ON S , A S L U Z A N D
    OT H E R A R CH I T E CT S OF H I S GE N E R A T I ON H A V E
    F U R T H E R D E MON S T R A T E D H OW FILIPINO
    A R CH I T E CT S CA N H A V E A H E A L T H Y CR E A T I V E
    T A L E N T T H A T S E R V E S A S A CU R E F OR T H E
    D I S E A S E OF OU R COL ON I A L MI N D S E T T H A T
    P R OMOT E S " F OR E I GN I S B E T T E R, " A N D T H E
    ILLNESS OF GL OB A L I Z A T I ON WI T H OU T
    A D V A N CE ME N T .
    Thank You!
    References:

    Rubio, P. (2022, September 5). Ramón Magsaysay Center. Blogspot.com.


    http://arquitecturamanila.blogspot.com/2013/08/ramon-magsaysay-center.html
    AJLUZ Official Website. (2016). Ajluz.com. https://www.ajluz.com/
    ‌https://www.integralprogramresources.org/index.php/component/content/article?id=158:lessons-our-father-
    taught-us
    references:
    Rubio, P. (2022, September 5). Ramón Magsaysay Center. Blogspot.com.
    http://arquitecturamanila.blogspot.com/2013/08/ramon-magsaysay-center.html
    AJLUZ Official Website. (2016). Ajluz.com. https://www.ajluz.com/
    Philippines. International Rice Research Institute. (n.d.). Retrieved September 5, 2022, from
    https://www.irri.org/where-we-work/countries/philippines
    Homehttps://­phl.bizdirlib.com/­node/3342. (8150811) | Philippines Business Database 📚. (n.d.). Retrieved
    September 5, 2022

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