Juan M. Arellano

Juan M. Arellano
Born	Juan Marcos Arellano y de Guzmán (1888-04-25)April 25, 1888 Tondo, Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died	December 5, 1960(1960-12-05) (aged 72) Metro Manila, Philippines
Other names	Juan Arellano
Alma mater	Drexel Institute Ateneo de Manila University
Occupation	Architect
Organization	Philippine Institute of Architects
Known for	Neo Classic and Art Deco buildings
Spouse	Natividad Ocampo
Parent(s)	Luis C. Arellano Bartola de Guzmán
Awards	Medal of Merit Awardee, Philippine Institute of Architects
Honours	5th President, Philippine Institute of Architects Precursor of the 1st Architectural Exposition in Asia

Juan Marcos Arellano y de Guzmán (April 25, 1888 – December 5, 1960), or Juan M. Arellano, was a Filipino architect, best known for Manila's Metropolitan Theater (1935), Legislative Building (1926; now houses the National Museum of Fine Arts), the Manila Central Post Office Building (1926), the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex (1934), the Central Student Church (today known as the Central United Methodist Church, 1932), the old Jaro Municipal Hall (1934) and the Old Iloilo City Hall (1935) in Iloilo, the Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol (1936), the Cebu Provincial Capitol (1937), the Bank of the Philippine Islands Cebu Main Branch (1940), Misamis Occidental Provincial Capitol Building (1935), Cotabato Municipal Hall (1940) and the Jones Bridge during the pre-war era.

Life and works

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Juan M. Arellano was born on April 25, 1888, in Tondo, Manila, Philippines to Luis C. Arellano and Bartola de Guzmán. Arellano married Natividad Ocampo on May 15, 1915. He had eight children, Oscar, Juanita, Cesar, Salvador, Juan Marcos, Luis, Gloria and Carlos.

He attended the

Arellano went to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1911 and subsequently transferred to Drexel to finish his bachelor's degree in Architecture. He was trained in the Beaux Arts and subsequently went to work for George B. Post & Sons in New York City, where he worked for Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.^[2]

He then returned to the Philippines to begin a practice with his brother, Arcadio. He later joined the Bureau of Public Works just as the last American architects, George Fenhagen and Ralph H. Doane, were leaving. He and Tomás Mapúa were then named as supervising architects. In 1927, he took a study leave and went to the United States where he was greatly influenced by Art Deco architecture.

In 1930, he returned to Manila and designed the

It was during that time that he designed the building that would house the United States High Commission to the Philippines, later the

During World War II, the Legislative Building and Jones Bridge, were totally destroyed and the Post Office Building was severely damaged. While these structures were all reconstructed, his original designs were not followed and were considered poor replications.^[5]

Arellano retired in 1956 and went back to painting. In 1960, he exhibited his work at the Manila YMCA.

Death

He died at the age of 72 on December 5, 1960.

See also

• Culture of the Philippines

1. ^ Alcazaren, Paulo (Nov 12, 2005), "Juan M de Guzman Arellano : Renaissance Man", The Philippine Star.
2. National Historical Commission of the Philippines: JUAN MARCOS G. ARELLANO (1888-1960) Outstanding Architect