Juan Nakpil was regarded as the Dean of Filipino Architects.
13 Facts About Juan Nakpil
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Juan Nakpil was the eighth child of the Philippine Revolution veterans Julio Nakpil and Gregoria de Jesus.
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Juan Nakpil studied engineering at the University of California and later, at the University of Kansas, where he received his bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
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Juan Nakpil then studied architecture at the Fontainebleau School of Fine Arts in France upon the recommendation of Jean Jacques Haffner, one of his professors at the Harvard Graduate School of Architecture.
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Juan Nakpil designed the International Eucharistic Congress altar and improved the Quiapo Church in 1930 by erecting a dome and a second belfry.
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In 1952, President Quirino appointed Juan Nakpil to be a member of the National Rizal Day Committee.
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Juan Nakpil was hailed as a National Artist for Architecture in 1973.
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On November 23,1936, Juan Nakpil was on a list of Inactive Philippine Army Officers as an Infantry Major.
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Juan Nakpil lost that final case in 1986, and was liable for damages to the PBA, whose building was destroyed during an earthquake way back in 1968.
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Juan Nakpil married Anita Agoncillo Noble, who came from Lemery, Batangas.
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Edith Juan Nakpil-Rabat was crowned Miss Philippines in 1955 and later served as a member of the Batasang Pambanasa under the Marcos regime.
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Juan Nakpil married Davao Oriental governor Francisco Rabat and was known as the "First Lady of Davao".
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Juan Nakpil was arranged a state funeral and was buried at the Manila North Cemetery.