Juan F. Nakpil, National artist for Architecture


	Juan F. Nakpil, National artist for Architecture

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10-18-2009 9:39 PM

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His firm, Juan F.Nokpil and Sons, is indicative of the creative Filipino family guided by a strong sense of cultural nationalism and generous participation in helping build an environment that is native to the temperament of the people, but at the same time embracing the demands of change from the rural to the urban way of life.

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