LEANDRO V.

LOCSIN
NATIONAL ARTIST FOR
ARCHITECTURE

contemporary Arts from the regions

Prepared by: MS. Lira Descutido

MS. jessa mae guillero

THE LIFE AND WORKS
OF
LEANDRO V. LOCSIN
• Leandro Locsin is one of the best
architects here in the Philippines. He
was born August 15, 1928 and a Filipino
architect, artist, and interior designer.
Known for his use of concrete, floating
volume and simplistic design in his
various projects. An avid collector, he
was fond of modern painting and
Chinese ceramics. He was proclaimed a
National Artist of the Philippines for
Architecture in 1990 by President
Corazon C. Aquino.
• He was born August 15, 1928 in Silay City,
Negros Occidental, a grandson of the first
governor of the province. He later studied at
the De La Salle Brothers in 1935 before
returning to Negros due to the Second World
War. He returned to Manila to study Pre-Law,
before shifting to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree
in Music at the University of Santo Tomas.
Although he was a talented pianist, he later
shifted again to Architecture, just a year
before graduating. He was married to Cecilia
Yulo, to which he had two children, one of
whom is also an architect.
CHURCH OF THE RISEN LORD.
CULTURAL CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES
The parish of holy sacrifice ( SIMBAHANG BILOG)
In 1974, he was commissioned to design the
Ayala Museum, which housed the Ayala’s art
collection. It was known for the juxtaposition of
huge blocks to facilitate the interior of the
exhibition. Locsin was a close friend of the
Ayalas. Before taking the board examination, he
took his apprenticeship at Ayala and Company
(Now the Ayala Corporation) and was even asked
to design the first building in Ayala Avenue, and
several of their residences. When the collection
of the Ayala Museum was moved to its current
location, the original was demolished, with
Locsin’s permission.
The current building was dedicated in
2004, and was designed by the L. V.
Locsin and Partners, led by Leandro Y.
Locsin, Jr. Most of Locsin’s work has
been inside the country, but in 1970, he
designed the Philippine Pavilion of the
World Expo in Osaka, Japan.
 His largest single work is the Istana Nurul
Iman, the official residence of the Sultan of
Brunei. Locsin also designed some of the
buildings at the UP Los Baños campus. The
Dioscoro Umali Hall, the main auditorium, is
clearly an example of his distinct architecture,
with its large canopy that make it resemble the
main theatre of the CCP. Most of his work is
concentrated on the the Freedom Park, with
the Student Union Building, once damaged by
a fire, the Carillon, the Continuing Education
Center and the auditorium.
He also designed UPLB’s Main Library, SEARCA
Residences, and several structures at the
National Arts Center (housing the Philippine High
School for the Arts) situated at Mt. Makiling, Los
Baños, Laguna. In 1992, he received the
Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize from Fukuoka City.

Locsin’s last work, ironically, was also a church

in Malaybalay, Bukidnon. Leandro V. Locsin died
on Nov 15, 1994 in Makati City. The campus of
De La Salle-Canlubang, built in 2003 on a land
donated by his family, was named after him.
 List of Architectural works of Leandro Locsin
Churches

• Church of the Holy Sacrifice, University of the Philippines, Diliman,

1955
• Ozamis City Cathedral, 1960
• Manila Memorial Park Chapel, Paranaque, 1965 (renovated in 1990,
1995, 2000 & 2010)
• Doña Corazon L. Montelibano Chapel, University of St. La Salle,
Bacolod, 1965
• Church of Saint Andrew, Bel-Air Village, Makati, 1968
• Holy Cross Memorial Chapel, Novaliches, 1969
• Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, UP Village, Quezon City, 1970
• Chapel of St. Alphonsus Ligouri, Magallanes Village, Makati, 1970
(destroyed by fire in 2004, now replaced and rebuilt by Arch. Dominic
Galicia in 2007.)
• Cadiz Church, Negros Occidental, 1972
• St. Joseph the Worker Parish Church, Bacnotan, La Union, 1994
• Church of the Monastery of the Transfiguration, Malaybalay,
Bukidnon, 1996
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