Paalam, National Artist Francisco MañosaBy The Manila TimesNATIONAL ARTIST Francisco “Bobby” Mañosa, who was known as the “Father of Philippine Neo-vernacular Architecture,” passed away due to lingering illness at age 88 on February 20. For more than 60 years of his architecture career, Mañosa championed the Filipino architecture. Intuitively, he pioneered the sustainable architecture—way before this environmental design movement broke ground in the Philippines. While he had journeyed alone in his battle to uplift and promote Philippine architecture, Mañosa wholeheartedly defended his philosophy and developed the “Filipinism” design style. He was conferred the National Artist Award in 2018 for his valuable contribution to the development, preservation and promotion of the Philippine Architecture, which is essential to the Filipino identity.

Source: Manila Times February 23, 2019 16:30 UTC