Cresenciano de Castro
- Cresenciano de Castro received his undergraduate studied architecture at the University of Santo Thomas in Manila, earning a Bachelor's degree in 1950. Same year, he passed the Architect's Licensure examination in the Philippines and garnered the third highest rating
- H also studied graduate degrees in architecture at the University of Santo Tomas and Cornell University
- He gained popularity through the design of some suburban houses in the emerging high-end suburbs outside of Manila.
- But he gained credence with the design of buildings that have scientific and technological uses like the Manila Planetarium, PNRI and the Philippine Science High School Building
- These buildings signify the progress of the country in terms of Science and Technology at that time
- His PNRI building witnessed the first nuclear reaction in the country and heralded the country’s entrance to the Atomic Age
- Bearing the modernist maxim, he designed his buildings in the absolute modernist tones
- His design for the old Asian Development Bank Headquarters saw the emergence of the Brutalist style in Manila. This style is known through its rough concrete surfaces and sharp geometric shapes
Buildings
Asian Development Bank
Philippine Nuclear Research Institute
Philippine Science High School
The Concorde Condominium and Office Building
