Pedro Siochi (1886–1951) was a Filipino

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and

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of famous landmarks in the Philippines.

Background

Pedro Siochi y Angeles was a Chinese-Spanish-Filipino architect and civil engineer of famous landmarks and structures in the Philippines. He was born in 1886 in

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Education

Siochi attended the

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. He later worked with the Philippine Bureau of Engineering and Construction.

Career

Pedro Siochi and Company

Siochi was the founder and owner of the

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Pedro Siochi and Company, Inc.

Notable works

Among the significant works of Pedro Siochi and Company are famous Philippine

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s, namely: * Talavera River Irrigation System in

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Province (1923) * Culasi Port in

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(1926) *

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(1926) with Arch. Juan M. Arellano and Arch. Tomás Mapúa (1926) * Legislative Building (1926) with Arch. Ralph Harrington Doane, Arch. Antonio Toledo, And Arch. Juan M. Arellano *

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(1931) with Arch. Juan M. Arellano * St. Cecilia's Hall of St. Scholastica's College (1932) with Arch. Andres Luna San Pedro * Taal Vista Lodge in Laguna (1937–39) with Andres Luna de San Pedro * Cebu Provincial Capitol (1938) with Juan M. Arellano * Caliraya Dam in Laguna (1939) * Santa Catalina College (1952).de la Torre, Visitacion (1981). Landmarks of Manila: 1571-1930. Makati: Filipinas Foundation, Inc.

Death

Siochi passed away in 1951 in Manila, the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Siochi, Pedro 1886 births 1951 deaths Filipino people of Japanese descent People from Manila