Metroplexed

Catch it if you can.

The National Museum is about to close the exhibit: Building Modernity, A Century of Philippine Architecture and Allied Arts. It showcases how architecture and urbanism in the Philippines evolved in the twentieth century, within the framework of Modernism. The curator Gerard Lico, categorized the buildings into different tropes based on how they were influenced by movements and ideologies.These are Modern as a Civilizing Project, Modern as Vernacular, Modern as Technological Progress, Modern as Statecraft and Modern as Global Enterprise. The pictures, drawings, blueprints and even artifacts displayed, tell us that there is a substantial architectural history in the Philippines. Just a thought.... If we pay little value to our older and ornate buildings, how do we value Manila's modernist architectural heritage?

Located at the fourth floor of the Museum of the Filipino People, I was informed that the exhibit will close on the first week of September. We need more exhibits like this!