Reynaldo lita part 1

CONSERVATION OF BUILT HERITAGE IN THE PHILIPPINES

REYNALDO S. LITA Officer in charge, Historic Preservation Division National Historical Commission

Q. HOW DO FILIPINOS TELL STORIES ABOUT THEIR HOUSES, ABOUT THEIR TOWN?

SURVEY SAYS!

Oh, that’s 19th century.

Still beautiful even if it’s kind of worn out.

That area used to be part of the town plaza, now it’s being used as a parking area…

The old municipal hall is being converted into a public library.

ROMBLON MARBLE FACTORY

MASAYA DITO SA ROMBLON. MARMOL AND BUMUBUHAY SA PAMILYA KO.

SARIAYA CHURCH, QUEZON

KAMI ANG NAGLILINIS TUWING LUNES.

DYAN KAMI DATI SA LUMANG KUMBENTO.

ROMBLON CHURCH AND CONVENT

MADAMING BISITA DITO TUWING FIESTA!

HOFILENA HERITAGE HOUSE, SILAY

DITO AKO UNANG NATUTONG MAGBISEKLETA…

Rep. EDCEL LAGMAN IN TABACO CITY TOWN PLAZA

LOOK AT THAT THIS PLAZA HAS SEEN PLATFORM, PASIG THE BEST EVENTS IN RIVER USED TO BE THIS TOWN! OUR HIGHWAY BEFORE THE WAR…

JESSIE LICHAUCO - STA. ANA, MANILA

CULTURE

EVENTS

BUILT ENVIRONMENT

ACHIEVEMENTS

PERSONS

Built heritage consists of all aspects of the man-made historic environment such as houses, factories, commercial buildings, places of worship, cemeteries, monuments and built infrastructure such as roads, railways and bridges; physically created places such as gardens, mining sites and stock routes; and other places of historical significance such as archaeological sites.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE

AESTHETICS

SIGNIFICANCE OF CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES

SCIENTIFIC

SOCIAL

Q. HOW DO YOU DETERMINE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF A BUILT HERITAGE?

A PAROCHIAL SCHOOL IN ALBURQUERQUE, BOHOL

How long has it lasted?

DURABILITY

San Agustin Church in Intramuros, Manila

Of what larger story is it a piece?

CONTEXT

First shoe shop house in Marikina City

How does it shed light on the past?

How does it help us understand and appreciate the past?

MEANS OF THE PAST

Banaue Rice Terraces World Heritage Site

How were people affected by it?

PROFUNDITY

Magellan’s Cross, Cebu City

How many people’s lives were affected by it?

QUANTITY

Escuela Pia of Taal, Batangas

What meaning did it have to people in the past? In the present?

What might it mean in the future?

VALUE, RESONANCE, AND RELEVANCE

St. Martin de Tours Basilica of Taal, Batangas

HERITAGE IN EVOLUTION

The VW Beetle’s metamorphosis: progressive changes through time, but its character is retained to the present

ADAPTIVE TRANSFORMATION

The WW-II military Jeep and today’s Philippine Jeepney

Q. IS EVERYTHING HERITAGE?

A. YES AND NO.

PERSONAL OR INDIVIDUAL

FAMILY A. YES AND NO.

A. YES AND NO.

COMMUNITY OR BARANGAY

TOWN OR CITY A. YES AND NO.

PROVINCE / REGION A. YES AND NO.

A. YES AND NO.

NATIONAL

HOW DO WE DESCRIBE THE BUILT HERITAGE OF THE PHILIPPINES?

Romblon school-children

ECLECTIC!

THE FAÇADE RELIEF OF THE CHURCH OF MIAGAO IN ILOILO DEPICTS SAINT CHRISTOPHER WITH BABY JESUS ON HIS SHOULDER AS THEY CROSS A RIVER. ST. CHRISTOPHER WEARS A NATIVE HEAD COVER. COCONUT AND PAPAYA TREES WERE PORTRAYED INSTEAD OF OLIVE TREES. CLASSICAL ELEMENTS WERE MIXED WITH BAROQUE AND LOCAL FEATURES

FILIPINO ARTISANS FORGED THEIR LOCAL ARTS & CRAFTS ON THE CHURCH FAÇADE, RESULTING IN AN ECLECTIC COMPOSITION.

Tabique in Boljoon Church

Coral Masonry in Carcel de Cebu

Hewn Coral Capitals and Mouldings in Sto Nino Church

Capiz Windows of Casa Gorordo

FILIPINO ARTISANS CREATIVELY USED LOCAL BUILDING MATERIALS TO MAKE FOREIGN ARCHITECTURE BECOME FILIPINO ARCHITECTURE

From Bahay Kubo

Batanes House

Maranaw Torogan House

To Bahay na Bato

Silay City House

Angela Manalang-Gloria House Tabaco, Albay

Batanes Houses

To Bahay na Tisa To Bahay na Kongkreto.

Carcar Balay Na Tisa

STUFF SPACE PLAN SKIN STRUCTURE SITE

Frank Duffy’s Shearing layers theory: Site is eternal.

The coastal settlement of Malate, Manila

The coastal town of Baclayon, Bohol

The inland town of Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur

The inland town of Daraga, Albay

The inland town of Liliw, Laguna

SETTING is the surrounding in which a heritage asset is located.

Heritage asset

Setting

CONCLUSION PALAZZO VECCHIO, PIAZZA DELLA SIGNORA Florence, Italy Built, started in 1299

June 2015 Bernardo Bellotto, 1742 Unknown Florentine artist, 1498

The City of Florence maintains a prescribed building guidelines in the development and maintenance of this square, the site of the original David statue by Michaelangelo (1504-1873).

CONCLUSION THE HISTORIC TOWN OF DRESDEN Dresden, Germany Built, 18th century (Elbe Valley)

Photo composite, 1945 and 2005

July 2015

The City of Dresden was declared a World Heritage Site in 2004 but later delisted in 2009 for constructing a modern bridge within the historic center which was built to address existing traffic congestion.

CONCLUSION

RIZAL PARK Manila Built, 19th century Sunview Palace Condominum

Luneta Hotel (hidden by the trees) Eton Property Elks Club Army and Navy Club

2016

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