The Architecture of the Philippines: Historical Influences and Modern Applications

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ARCHITECTURE

· The discipline of designing and building a range of structures that are used to meet both functional and aesthetic requirements.

○ Discipline - body of knowledge

. The structures it creates convey a great deal about its traditions, history, environment, artistic sensibilities, and many other facets of everyday life.

. Architecture is in the field of science and Art. As a science, technology techniques, architectonics, engineering, and tectonics are applied.

○ Architectonics - systematic arrangement from parts into a whole.

○ Tectonics - Emphasizes technique on how to manipulate the design and construction methods.