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
1931