Jose Maria Zaragoza

MERALCO BLDG.
The sides are solid, like two monolithic towers. Inside
are four sections: the pedestrian level, the main
structure, an additional level and a crown with a flat
roof. The first-class Lighthouse Restaurant at the top
floor reflects the owners abiding love for good food.
Moreover, it includes the impressive Meralco Theater.

Pontificio Collegio Filippino

He also designed the Pontificio Collegio Filippino in
Rome and helped the Vatican do appraisals on
damaged and destroyed buildings after World War II.

Vatican recognition
Zaragoza had a diploma in liturgical art and architecture from
the International Institute of Liturgical Art in Rome. He also
obtained a diploma in comprehensive planning from the
Hilversun Technical Research Center in The Netherlands.
He also became ambassador of the Sovereign Military Order of
Malta to the Philippines, a Catholic order with charities around
the world. The order has a permanent non-state-observer
status in the United Nations.
Recognizing his contributions to the Catholic Church, Pope
John Paul II conferred on Zaragoza the title Gentiluomo di Sua
Santita (Lay Member of the Papal Household) in 1992. Men
who receive such title serve as lay attendants of the Pope in
Vatican City.

PABLO ANTONIO
Art Deco - Art Deco involves geometric shapes used to create
futuristic-looking compositions, which can be seen in Antonio's
use of clean lines and rectangular masses.

The Santo Domingo Church/ Shrine of Our Lady of

the Rosary of La Naval de Manila have been declared
a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum
of the Philippines
The new Santo Domingo church was built in the
Spanish Modern style, which was unlike the Baroque
churches built during Spanish period. The church
employed the latest technique in reinforced-concrete
building. The Mission-style architecture includes
Romanesque and Gothic designs that accommodate
more space.
It is the biggest church in Metro Manila and one of the
biggest churches in Asia.
They icon of Our Lady of La Naval was brought to the
new church in 1957 in a spectacular procession.

He strives to make each building unique, avoiding

obvious trademarks.

IDEAL
THEATRE
In 1933, he designed the Ideal Theater in Avenida,
Rizal Avenue which is one of his major works that
made him prominent in architecture.
The theater was demolished in the late 1970s to give
way to the construction of a department store.

UNION CHURCH (a protestant church)

from the
imagination of Architect Jose Zaragoza who created a
"salakot" style roof, the church immediately
distinguished itself from the business skyline of
Makati.

SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF THE MIRACULOUS

MEDAL
Oval in shape, with a wave like roofing and with a 70
ft. cross protruding, the Shrine would become a
unique landmark in the vicinity.

FEU
The FEU campus is considered as the largest
ensemble of surviving Art Deco architecture in Manila,
and in 2005, it received an Honorable Mention citation
from the UNESCO for the body's 2005 Asia-Pacific
Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation.
Ramon Roces Publications Building (now Guzman
College of Science and Technology)

IDELFONSO SANTOS

The Redemption, is the focal accent set in a

trapezoidal area in the central portion of the place