The National Artists of the Philippines

Ildefonso Paez Santos, Jr., distinguished himself by pioneering the practice of landscape architecture--an allied field of architecture--in the Philippines and then producing four decades of exemplary and engaging work that has included hundreds of parks, plazas, gardens, and a wide range of outdoor settings that have enhanced contemporary Filipino life.

Santos, Jr., who grew up in Malabon, made his first mark with the Makati Commercial Center where he introduced a new concept of outdoor shopping with landscaped walks, fountains and sculptures as accents. Santos, Jr.'s contribution to modern Filipino landscape architecture was the seminal public landscape in Paco Park.

Santos, Jr.'s most recent projects were the Tagaytay Highland Resort, the Mt. Malarayat Golf and Country Club in Lipa, Batangas, and the Orchard Golf and Country Club in Imus, Cavite.

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