Pedro Siochi
Filipino architect
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Pedro Angeles Siochi (1886–1951) was a Filipino architect and civil engineer of famous landmarks in the Philippines.
Pedro Angeles Siochi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1886 |
| Died | 1951 (aged 64–65) |
| Alma mater | University of Ghent, Belgium |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Practice | Pedro A. Siochi and Company |
| Buildings | Legislative Building, Manila Manila Metropolitan Theater, Manila Cebu Provincial Capitol Manila Central Post Office Caliraya Dam, Laguna Santa Catalina College, Manila St. Scholastica's College, Manila |
Background
Pedro Siochi y Angeles was a Chinese-Spanish-Filipino architect and civil engineer of famous landmarks and structures in the Philippines. He was born in 1886 in Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines.[1]
Education
Siochi attended the University of Ghent in Belgium. He later worked with the Philippine Bureau of Engineering and Construction.[2]
Career
Pedro Siochi and Company
Siochi was the founder and owner of the architecture firm Pedro Siochi and Company, Inc.[3]
Notable works
Among the significant works of Pedro Siochi and Company are famous Philippine landmarks, namely:
- Talavera River Irrigation System in Bulacan (1923)
- Culasi Port in Roxas City (1926)
- Manila Central Post Office (1926) with Arch. Juan M. Arellano and Arch. Tomás Mapúa (1926)
- Legislative Building (1926) with Arch. Ralph Harrington Doane, Arch. Antonio Toledo, And Arch. Juan M. Arellano
- Manila Metropolitan Theater (1931) with Arch. Juan M. Arellano[4]
- St. Cecilia's Hall of St. Scholastica's College (1932) with Arch. Andres Luna San Pedro
- Taal Vista Lodge in Laguna (1937–39) with Andres Luna de San Pedro
- Cebu Provincial Capitol (1938) with Juan M. Arellano
- Caliraya Dam in Laguna (1939)
- Santa Catalina College (1952).[5]
Death
Siochi died in 1951 in Manila, the Philippines.