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Leandro Valencia Locsin, Sr. (August 15, 1928 – November 15, 1994), also known by the initials LVL and the nickname "Lindy", was a Filipino architect, artist, and interior designer known for his use of concrete, floating volume and simplistic design in his various projects.
It features several brutalist structures designed in the 1960s and 1970s by Leandro Locsin, such as the Tanghalang Pambansa, the Philippine International Convention Center, and the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila. Other landmarks in the complex include the Coconut Palace, the Manila Film Center, Star City amusement park, and Harbour Square. [2]
L. V. Locsin Building is a 19-storey [1] office building at 6752 Ayala Avenue. Named after its designer, National Artist for Architecture Leandro Locsin , and completed in 1985, [ 2 ] it is notable for its Brutalist architectural style and the architect's signature of floating volumes. [ 3 ]
Building is the means by which the egotism of the individual is expressed in its most naked form: the Edifice Complex. [11]Sudjic goes on to explore many instances of the complex both historically and in the modern world, including the example of Imelda Marcos and her architect, Leandro V. Locsin.
Leandro Locsin buildings (12 P) Pages in category "Brutalist architecture in the Philippines" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
The construction of the conference center complex was undertaken in a short span of 23 months, from November 1974 to September 1976, [citation needed] with Leandro Locsin, who was subsequently named a National Artist of the Philippines, as architect. On May 27, 1975, the under-construction conference center was renamed as the Philippine ...
Cinematographer Lol Crawley says, “We’ve always shot on film.” “The Brutalist” tells the story of Hungarian Jewish architect László Tóth, played by Adrien Brody.
Designed by National Artist for Architecture Leandro Locsin, its design was based and expanded upon the unconstructed Philippine-American Friendship Center. The Tanghalan is a primary example of the architect's signature style known as the floating volume, a trait can be seen in structures indigenous to the Philippines such as the nipa hut .