Tomas Mapua
| Tomás Mapúa | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Tomás Bautista Mapúa December 21, 1888 Binondo, Manila, Philippines |
| Died | December 22, 1965 (aged 77) Manila, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Alma mater | Cornell University |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse(s) | Rita Moya |
| Children | Carmen, Oscar Sr., and Gloria |
| Parent(s) | Juan Mapua and Justina Bautista |
| Buildings | Mapua Mansion, Librada Avelino Hall (Centro Escolar University) |
| Design | Manila Central Post Office, St. La Salle Hall |
Tomás Bautista Mapúa (December 21, 1888 – December 22, 1965) was an architect, educator and businessman from the Philippines. He was the founder and first president of the Mapúa Institute of Technology (MIT) together with Civil Engr. Gonzalo T. Vales as co-founder and founding dean of school and co-founder and founding president of Central Colleges of the Philippines, after he established the school on February 25, 1925. He was the first registered architect in the Philippines and first worked at the Philippine Bureau of Public Works. He later established his own construction company, the MYT Construction Works, Inc.
Mapua was born to Juan Mapua and Justina Bautista-Mapua on December 21, 1888 in Manila. His education started at the Ateneo de Manila University and at the Liceo de Manila. In 1903, he was sent to the United States to complete his high school education and college education as one of the pensionado students of the United States. The 1903 Pensionado Law awarded university scholarships to the US for Filipino exemplary Filipino students. In exchange, they agreed to work on local government construction projects. He completed his secondary education at the Boone’s Preparatory School in Berkeley, California and obtained a degree in architecture at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
Upon his return to the Philippines, he joined the Bureau of Public Works where he initially worked as a draftsman in the agency from 1912 to 1917. He was later appointed as the supervising architect for the Bureau from 1917 to 1928. He spearheaded many government projects including the Philippine General Hospital Nurses Home, Psychopathic Building (National Mental Hospital) and the School for the Deaf and Blind. He also designed the Manila Central Post Office Building in Ermita, Manila. Tomas became known for his great contributions in the field of architecture.
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