"Manila has no soul because it is losing its architectural heritage. Manila was intended to be as beautiful as Paris and many of its districts and buildings were as elegant as any in European capitals. We had or still have marvellous examples of several architectural styles from the Spanish-era revivalist and vernacular like the Tutuban Station, to the formal American-era neo-classic like the post office, to the Commonwealth-period ritzy art-deco of the Jai Alai, to post-war modernism in buildings like the Philamlife complex. We have and are continually losing these buildings at an alarming rate. Their loss and replacement by non-descript boxes of commerce, call centers or residential warrens with little amenity has led to the erasure of communal place-based memory, an essential element in shaping urban identity and cultural specificity." philstar/modern-living/2013/06/29/959355/ten-reasons-why-metro-manila-losing-its-soul
Posted on: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 04:18:01 +0000
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