Arch 16 TDE-A
Salsalida, Laurence Marco P.
Prof. E.U.Ozaeta
Quezon Hall: The Pride of the University
Everyday, commuters and motorists who enter U.P. through the University
and Commonwealth Avenues hardly fail to notice the towering building that
signifies a very honorable welcome. The famous Quezon Hall, being a synthesis
of classical and modern architecture, is the most visible and recognizable
structure of U.P. Diliman (Canete et. al. 17). Also known as the Administration
Building, it was named after the first president of the Philippine Commonwealth,
Manuel L. Quezon. The Quezon Hall represents one of the U.P. Diliman
campus' impressive arrays of tall, imposing edifices designed along
modernistic and functional lines (U.P.D. campus 5). As architecture students, we
should try and find out the relationship of context and architecture in studying
such a marvelous masterpiece.
Quezon Hall is located in the gateway of the......
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