PIA Awardees

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Distinguished Members 

Gold Medal of Merit Awardees

The PIA Gold Medal of Merit is the first, the most prestigious, and the oldest architectural award in the country. It was designed by Adolfo Benavides in 1950 and created by El Oro engraving.

The organization started awarding merits to outstanding and renowned men and women of the architectural profession who have either done, rendered, or contributed to the enrichment and professional development of architecture in the Philippines and for the economic, civic, and national growth of the country.

Below is the list of the distinguished 24 members of the PIA who have received the Gold Medal of Merit Award from 1958 to 2014.

Andres Luna de San Pedro

Juan Felipe Nakpil

Fernando Ocampo

Tomas Mapua

Juan Marcos Arellano

Antonio Toledo

Cesar Concio

Jose Ma. Zaragoza

Carlos Da Silva

Leandro Locsin

Carlos Domingo Arguelles

Antonio Sindiong

Cristobal Espina

Carlos Santos Viola

Federico Aggaton

Maximo Vicente, Jr.

Manuel Go, Sr.

William Coscolluela

Rogelio ViIlarosa

Paulino Lim

Mauritio Garcia

Angel Dela Crus

Jose Ma. Zaragoza

Ramon Orlina, Jr.

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Additional Gold Medal of Merits

  • National Artists for Painting Fernando Amorsolo and Guillermo Tolentino both received the first Gold Medal of Merit Award in Fine Arts in 1955.

  • National Artist for Painting Carlos "Botong" Francisco, Gold Medal of Merit Award in Fine Arts in 1963.

  • Archs. Jose Pedro Recio and Carmelo Casas received the first Architectural Achievement Award in 1999.

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Gawad Gintong Likha Award

The Gawad Gintong Likha Award is a national award given only to exemplary architects who has received all merits from the Office of the President, United Architects of the Phiippines, and the Philippine Institute of Architects.

National Artist Leandro V. Locsin,fpia,fuap is the only one has received the first Gawad Gintong Likha Award. It was posthumously awarded to him in 2006.

  • PIA Gold Medal of Merit Awardee

  • UAP Likha Awardee

  • National Artist for Architecture

  • Professional Regulation Commission Architect of the Year Award

  • Araw ng Maynila Awardee

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PIA Presidents

Since its founding in 1933, the PIA have elected among its members and sections, 49 architects as president of the organization.

Juan Felipe Nakpil

Tomas Mapua

Pablo Antonio

Fernando Ocampo

Juan Marcos Arellano

Cesar Concio

Andres Luna de San Pedro

Gines Rivera

Jose Ma. Zaragoza

Carlos Da Silva

Edmundo Lucero Francisco Fajardo

Carlos Domingo Arguelles

Otilio Arellano

Antonio Sindiong

Felipe Mendoza

Leandro Locsin

Antonio Dimalanta

Jesus Bondoc

Manuel Mañosa,Jr.

Gabino De Leon

Ariston Nakpil

Adolfo Benavidez

Cesar Canchela

Arturo Mañalac

Nicasio De Venecia

Carlos Santos Viola

Paulino Lim

Imelda Cancio

Macario Pagdanganan

Faustino Ramon

Jessie Cayanan

Nepthaly Del Rosario

Ernesto Antonio Masol

J. Paul Octaviano

Delfin Viola III

Rogelio Villarosa

Manuel Go, Sr.

Francisco Flameno

Ma. Lourdes Pagulayan

Augusto Galang

Remigio Abella

Orlando Villamin

Delfin Pantangco,Jr.

Angelito Antonio

J. Paul Octaviano

Alvin Vega

Joel Vivero Rico

Pablito Labao,Jr.

Cynthia Naval

Alvin Vega

Joel Vivero Rico

Pablito Labao,Jr.

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