Technological Institute of the Philippines

Quezon City
Architecture & Drafting Technology Department

AR413A PLANNING 2
ASSIGNMENT #3
THE IMAGE OF THE CITY
by KEVIN LYNCH

Submitted by:
Coronado, Nerinel M.
AR41FA1
Submitted to:
Arch. Lawrence Dolores II
Instructor
Submitted on:
June 26, 2014 (Thursday)

Significance of the Study:

In this study, I learned the different planning principles during the Spanish pre-colonial and
American period. It also informed me about how urban design and architecture played an
essential role in the political propaganda and image of the Spanish Empire. And it also clarified
my thought on how cities back then are classified according to their function, like port cities,
where foreign trade is made its like Makati nowadays, and military port cities, secondary ports
and anchorages, forts, inner plots, and cities in riversides. The study made me realize that the
Spanish colonization process had ways of controlling the territories.
The study taught me that after the Spanish American war the architecture of the Philippines
was dominated by the American style. In this period I learned how the plan for the modern city of
Manila was designed, consisting of a large number of art deco buildings, by famous American

and Filipino architects. And after this period I think, began the modern style of buildings in the
Philippines. Planning had gone through different processes and classifications, different principles
and theories brought about by different nations who colonized and influenced us, but I truly
believe that the Philippines has its own take when in it comes to planning.