Pedro Siochi y Angeles
Born1886
Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died1951
Manila, Philippines
Alma materUniversity of Ghent, Belgium
OccupationArchitect
PracticePedro Siochi and Company
BuildingsLegislative Building, Manila
Manila Metropolitan Theater, Manila
Cebu Provincial Capitol
Manila Central Post Office
Caliraya Dam, Laguna
Santa Catalina College, Manila
St. Scholastica's College, Manila

Pedro Siochi was a Filipino architect and civil engineer of famous landmarks in the Philippines.

Background

Pedro Siochi y Angeles was a Chinese-Spanish-Filipino architect and civil engineer of famous landmarks and structures in the Philippines. He was born in 1886 in Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines.[1]

Education

Siochi attended the University of Ghent in Belgium. He later worked with the Philippine Bureau of Engineering and Construction.[2]

Career

Pedro Siochi and Company

Siochi was the founder and owner of the architecture firm Pedro Siochi and Company, Inc.[3]

Notable works

Among the significant works of Pedro Siochi and Company are famous Philippine landmarks, namely:

Death

Siochi passed away in 1951 in Manila, the Philippines.

See also

References

  1. ^ Wood, Leonard (1925). Annual report of the Governor General of the Philippine Islands. Washington D.C.: Washington G.P.O
  2. ^ Lico, Gerard (2008). Arkitekturang Filipino: A History of Architecture and Urbanism in the Philippines. Quezon City: The University of the Philippines Press. p. 310. ISBN 978-971-542-579-7.
  3. ^ Alarcon, Norma (2008). The Imperial Tapestry: American Colonial Architecture in the Philippines. Manila: University of Santo Tomas Publishing House.
  4. ^ Montinola, Lourdes (2010). Art Deco in the Philippines. Manila: ArtPositAsia. ISBN 978-971-057-905-1
  5. ^ de la Torre, Visitacion (1981). Landmarks of Manila: 1571-1930. Makati: Filipinas Foundation, Inc.
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