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AR 332: HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE 4

Activity 1. Essay

1. What are the traditional beliefs of the Filipino in the site selection for construction of
dwellings?

The traditional belief of the filipino for construction of dwellings is when you selecting a lot ,according to
Kapampangan avoid buying a dead-end lot because it can cause financial misfortune or death in the
family.Cut down aratilis trees that grow on your lot to prevent your daughters from getting pregnant out
of wedlock in the future.The house front should face east to encourage sunshine through the front door,
which brings prosperity to the home.The house should not face the west, as this can bring financial
difficulties, quarrels, and death to its residents.Avoid placing a mirror across the main door of a house to
prevent deflecting good luck that enters your home.

2. How does religion affect the architectural development in the Philippines?

3. Compare the effects of the colonialization of American from the Spaniards in the lifestyle
of the Filipinos.

Spanish colonization began with the arrival of Miguel López de Legazpi's expedition on February
13, 1565, from Mexico. He established the first permanent settlement in Cebu. Much of the
archipelago came under Spanish rule, creating the first unified political structure known as
the Philippines. Spanish colonial rule saw the introduction of Christianity, the code of law, and
the oldest modern university in Asia. Spanish rule ended in 1898 . When the United States took
over the Philippines, the people began to be free to join whatever religion they wanted. During
the Spanish rule, the Catholic church was established as the national religion and was strongly
enforced. Because of this new found religious freedom, there began to be many different churches
besides Catholicism. Americans introduced the idea of free education to the Philippine islands.
The United States even sent teachers to help establish schools where the Filipino children could
have a free education

Activity 2. Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.

1. PEARL OF THE ORIENT .Other famous name of the Philippines

2. BINGBING .Person without pierced ears in Visayas
3. DUNGON Name of narra in the Ilocos Region which is referred to as the queen of
Philippine Trees
4. TREE HOUSE A type of house occupied only in time of war
5. LAMBONG Tube skirt or a light blanket wrapped around the body
6. HABAGAT Known as the Southwest Monsoon
7. TANGAD A device used in Visayan skull moulding which is a comblike set of thin
rods bound to a baby’s forehead by bondages fastened at some point behind.  
8. BARANGAY A group of people made up of 30 to 100 families; the smallest political
unit of Tagalog society
9.  MINDANAO The second largest island of the Philippines with an area of 36,906 miles.
10. AMIHAN Known as the Northeast Monsoon
11. LIGHTNESS Aside from airiness, it is another characteristic of Philippine Architecture
especially in its domestic structures brought about by indigenous materials that the early Filipinos used
12. BATHALA Referred to as the Tagalogs’ supreme being, creator of heaven, earth and
men.
13. APOLAKI The Pangasinan  war god
14.dumangan The goddess of plants and harvests
15. PINTADOS Visayan people who have tattooed in their body
16.HILIGAYNON The ethnic group who consults an almanac which contains dates, months,
lunar cycles, high and low tides and other events. The almanac is based on the position of the bakunawa, a
huge snake with supernatural powers living elsewhere.
17. TABON The oldest and largest cave located southwest of Palawan.
18. SANGKA Visayan tooth filing
19. SIDAPA Visayan god who determined the length of life on earth
20. TIMAWA Freemen or the middle class members in the society.
21. LAS ISLAS FILIPINAS The royal ordinances proclaimed by King Philip II on July 23, 1573 which
governed the planning and administration of new settlements in the Americas and in the Philippines.
22. ANITOS _ The good spirits as believed by Filipinos
23.KIDUL The Kalinga god of thunder
24.SUMPOY The god of underworld who received the dead
25. MANGALES The bad spirits as believed by Filipinos.

Activity 3. Matching Type.

                 Match the regions in Column A to the name of region in Column B and provinces in
Column C.

1. Region 1                 a. National Capital Region                               A. Zamboanga

Del Sur
2. Region 2                 b. Northern Mindanao                                      B. Sulu
3. Region 3                 c. Bicol                                                             C. Camiguin
4. Region 4-A             d. Cagayan Valley                                            D. Surigao del Norte
5. Region 4-B             e. SOCCSARGEN                                            E. Sultan Kudarat

6. Region 5                 f. Davao                                                            F. Pateros

7. Region 6                 g. Ilocos                                                            G. Compostela Valley
8. Region 7                 h. Cordillera Administrative Region                  H. Aurora
9. Region 8                 i.  Central Luzon                                                 I. Ifugao

10. Region 9                 j. CARAGA                                                        J. Pangasinan

11. Region 10               k. MIMAROPA                                                   L. Batangas
12. Region 11               l. Zamboanga Peninsula                                    M. Batanes
13. Region 12               m. Autonomuous Region of Muslim Mindanao  N. Guimaras
14. Region 13               n. CALABARZON                                               O. Sorsogon
15. NCR                        o. Central Visayas                                              P. Romblon
16. CAR                        p.Eastern Visayas                                              Q. Siquijor
17. ARRM                     r. Western Visayas                                             R. Leyte
Activity 3. Matching Type (ANSWERS)

1. G/J
2. D/M
3. I/H
4. N/L
5. K/P
6. C/O
7. R/Q
8. O/Q
9. P/R
10. L/A
11. B/C
12. F/G
13. E/E
14. J/D
15. A/F
16. H/I
17. M/B

Activity 4. Assignment
             Find the best architectural example/s in each region.

Region Best Architectural Example Location /Province

1 St. Augustine church Ilocos norte

2 Basco lighthouse Cagayan valley
3 Barasoain church Malolos Bulacan
4-A St. john the Baptist parish church Laguna
4-B Immaculate conception cathedral Palawan
5 Cagsawa ruins park Legazpi, albay
6 The ruins Negros occidental
7 Baclayon church Bohol
 8 The transfiguration of our lord Leyte
cathedral
9 Fort pillar Zamboanga city
10 Monastery of the transfiguration Bukidnon
11 Christ the king cathedral Davao
12 Cotavato grand mosque Cotabato
13 Casa alburo Agusan del norte
CAR Our lady of atonement cathedral Benguet province
NCR Main building university of sto. Tomas Manila
ARMM Tuly central mosque Sulu

      

     ACTIVITY 5.  Reflection

1. Make your own assessment in the different influences of Filipinos that affect the
architectural development of the Philippines.

Architecture in the Philippines today develop from the pre colonial influences of our
neighboring malay brothers, continuing to the Spanish colonial period , American
colonial period and the modern contemporary times.

2. Compare the physical appearance of Filipinos now and then.