Influencing Factors
Past Structure Present Structure
San Francisco City Hall
(California, 1915)
Beaux Arts
Geographical As part of the City Beautiful Movement of
Daniel Burnham, The City Hall was placed
at the center of the development where in
the civic cores must be on the focal point.
It is a strategic location whereas it is near
on any point in the community.
Geological Sometimes built on an upper land but
usually built on flat and steppe areas of the
community.
Climatic Because of USA, having cold seasons,
they considered of having thick walls as
part of the insulations to keep the warmth
inside of the structure.
Religion Civic centers are religion free on these
eras. If there are any relationship, that is
the use of dominant features like Domes
and Orders as what early Romans,
Christians used to their temples and
basilicas.
Historical Since early times Orders were already in
use to play the big part of symbolizing the
sturdiness and stability. The reason why
we have the mindset that if columns orders
were used, it’s a Civic structure.
Social Civic centers are present because of the
people (community) needs of a structure
intended for welfare and service.
Political Civic centers (City Hall) are the gathering
place of city heads and peoples with high
social statues. The very reason why these
structures are massive and grandeur.
Cultural People needs of place that will become the
center and symbol for the area, the reason
how the civic core were developed.
Bacoor City Hall
(Philippines, 2015)
Post Modernism, Contemporary
These structures were still erected on the
center of the community like on the past
decades. It was placed in between of high
and commercialized areas to bring
attention to businesses around and for the
community to easily locate civic structures.
Nothing changed about the characteristic
of geological feature for it proves as the
best option where to build these structures.
Tropical countries only have wet and dry
season so they don’t take in consideration
using insulation or warm bringing systems
like what western countries doing.
In these modern eras, religion doesn’t
completely affect any architectural features
about civic centers. As per the current law,
state and church is a separate body and
must not intervene with one’s affair.
Still, the use of orders is still in use
because of the symbolization it shows. It
was mixed with modern contemporary
design which uses glass facades, use of
extensive parapets and shaded entry
ways.
As for the big population today, civic
centers grown larger because it must serve
hundreds and thousands of its residents.
It houses the mayor, or any important
heads and its under men. These structures
were built to stand out for its play one of
the viral roles in the community.
Today, culture preservation of a certain
location takes priority. Somehow, they put
symbolization to incorporate in the design.
Mateo, Haden Y.
AR52FC3 – Ar. Melvin Aniciete, UAP
Evaluation of Architectural Design / AR 543
Influencing Factors
Five-story pagoda of Tō-ji
Kyoto, Japan
Geographical Buddhism migrated from Ancient
India into China, which India and
China is near to influence each other.
This happened when China influence
the Buddhism to Japan so they build
Pagoda like the stupa of India.
Geological The land of Japan was prone to
earthquake so they made an
earthquake proof pagoda through the
use of bracket support, the used of
interlocking beams and post and a
central column for the resistant of
earthquake and typhoon.
Climatic The weather in Japan has four distinct Having an arid temperature, so there
season. These are winter, spring, is nothing much affect in architectural
summer and autumn. The roof of style.
pagoda has wide overhang to protect
user from sunlight during summer
and having steep slope roof to avoid
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Submission no. 1
Factors Influencing Architecture
Saint Augustine Church
Paoay, Ilocos Norte
Paoay church in located in Ilocos
Norte which is side of West Philippine
Sea. Which is one of the features of
Architecture in this church is having a
coral stones on the lower part while
brick is in upper parts. Which is that
kind of material is can be easily
accessible since the location is near in
sea.
Having a difficult terrain and threat
from earthquake that makes the
design of church has 24 huge
buttresses that could be a possible
solution to a destruction of building
from earthquake.
 snow stacking in the roof during
winter season
Religion The reason why there are a large Paoay church is a Roman Catholic
number of pagodas has 5 storey Church which is encourages to use the
because each storey has a particular Baroque style as a means to counter
elemental meaning in Buddhism. And the simplicity and austerity of
the spire on top represents Buddha as Protestant architecture. So one of the
a master of the universe. styles of this building is Baroque.
Historical After stupa migrated with Buddhism Spaniards colonized the Philippines
from ancient India to China, the which they bring the Catholic religion
structure became taller and here in Philippines. In addition, they
developed layers or tiers. bring architectural style to us through
building of churches.
Social There is open space in first storey Paoay church has a bell tower used as
used for worshipping place. a communication device for town
people.
Political There is no political factors contribute There are political system that
to this kind of structure. implemented by Spanish government
which the prominent feature is called
plaza. Plaza is the central area of town
which the government buildings,
churches and market in the area were
located.
Cultural Stupa is a symbol of Buddhism in India It is used also for fiesta which is front
while pagoda in Japan. of Plaza or the activity center.