Who is leandro v locsin

While Leandro V. Locsin has been called "the poet of space" for the quality of his projects characterized by a great attention given to the sense of space, abstraction, symmetry, proportion, and materiality linked to the use of concrete and traditional materials his work has never been the subject of a complete study. Few scientific contributions exist and remain partial, in that they focus on certain specificities of his production.

Further, there are no studies that offer a complete review of his office archives, a necessary step towards uncovering and highlighting the unique characteristics of a multiform production. The objective of this dissertation is to provide a complete overview of the work of Leandro V.

Locsin, notably through a survey of his projects, and an analysis of the condition of their production in a local and international context, in order to render explicit the specific qualities that make this work a unique example of architecture of the period and from the Philippines. Title L'oeuvre de Leandro V. Author s Girard, Jean-Claude. Advisor s. Locsin finished high school at La Salle in , nobody ever thought that he would become an internationally renowned architect, art collector and the owner of an outstanding collection of Chinese ceramics found in the Philippines.

Lindy, as he is known to everybody, comes from Silay in Negros Occidental province. He was named after his paternal grandfather, the first governor of Negros during the American regime. He completed his elementary and high school studies at Taft Avenue, then studied music at the University of Santo Tomas, where he obtained an Associate in Arts degree with piano as his major. Then he switched to architecture, graduating in Had he continued with a career in music, he might have become one of the major concert pianists of the country.

This marked the beginning of a series of awards. Cite this. About this book The largely unknown oeuvre of the Philippine architect Leandro V. Author information Dr. Girard, J. Leandro Valencia Locsin: Filipino architect. Girard, Jean-Claude.