May 11, 2010
For women
The second residential hall built in the 1960s inside the Loyola Heights campus of the Ateneo de Manila University was Eliazo Hall. It was built two years after Cervini Hall, in 1968, and named after the Jesuit priest Father Jose M. Eliazo, SJ. When the university turned co-educational in the 1970s, Eliazo Hall became the women's dormitory, and it has been ever since. I can only speak about Manila architecture, but the two buildings' patterned concrete blocks just scream the 60s to me.
I like that pattern! I used to live in a girls dorm and this is just my opinion, but it always smells nicer than the men's dorm. haha.
ReplyDeleteI was going to say that their architecture is more "turn of the decade" style .....
ReplyDeleteIt looks rather old-fashioned for my taste too!
ReplyDeleteAs «Louis» commented on the post showing the men's dorm, this is very '60s architecture - and it's not confined to Manila!
ReplyDeletebelle architecture, cela me fait penser a une église moderne
ReplyDeleteHow are you feeling about the election, Hilda? I didn't hear anything on the news this morning.
ReplyDeletePhilippine Election update:
ReplyDeleteNoynoy Aquino is our new president (Yay!) but the VP race is tight so we're still waiting for the 15% that hasn't been counted.
Our current president, whom I absolutely abhor, ran for and won a seat in Congress and will be trying to consolidate her power so she can be House Speaker.
Our Senate (at least, the half that needed to be elected) reads like the cast of a Filipino action movie. Many are actors. Sigh.
There were several instances of violence yesterday and a few people were killed, but it was definitely not as bad as in the past. Most were in provincial towns with histories of intense rivalries between political families.
The use of Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines is great! It wasn't perfect — some didn't turn on, some couldn't transmit at the end of the day — but we might know all the winners, even for local positions, within the week. Counting used to take months!
Awful crowds in some precincts yesterday, but they were caused by disorganized precinct officials and undisciplined crowds, not because of the machines.
That's it for now. I apologize for not visiting your blogs much these past two days, but I'll be back as soon as all the results are in. See you all soon!
Yes this definitely looks like the 60's to me too! As I said yesterday, we have a residence hall that looks very similar to this one here on the FSU campus and I'm almost positive it was built in the 60's.
ReplyDeletewow Hilda, thanks for the update news about the elections!
ReplyDeleteAnd about the building, well...for me it's a little bit formal, maybe they could put some flowers in front of it! :)
Flowers bring good energies for the students!
Good luck for all people there and always positive feelings!
Hugs
Léia
Hola Hilda, es curioso, el tipo de arquitectura de estos edificios de los 70 es idéntica a la de Barcelona, a pesar de estar tan separados por la distancia.
ReplyDeleteSaludos
I agree. 60's for sure!
ReplyDeleteI agree that the architecture of these buildings says 1960s. They look as if they have been well-maintained.
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