Tracing the Urban Cultural Landscape Structure of Manila Sacred Space: A Case Study of Malate Church Grounds

  • Cathe Desiree S. Nadal College of Architecture University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Zenaida D. Galingan College of Architecture University of the Philippines Diliman

Abstract

Church grounds are essential urban components of Manila. They contain heritage values shaped by various changes in the socio-cultural strata and spatial structure. The paper focuses on Malate Church Grounds with the objective of identifying its urban cultural landscape thru its existing physical and tangible constructs. It utilizes the urban cultural landscape framework to show the relationship of people to the urban spaces that forms the identity of Manila.

From the urban cultural framework, the stratum of structure is identified thru the patterns seen in user movement, physical dimensions, landscape components and features, as well as urban linkages. These patterns are analyzed based on cartographic data, systematic observation, respondent interviews and statistical and literature content analysis. This study illustrates how the urban cultural landscape structure of Malate Church Grounds serves as a useful tool in evaluating the adaptation of Manila urban spaces to the changing demographics, land use, and urban spatial functions.

Author Biographies

Cathe Desiree S. Nadal, College of Architecture University of the Philippines Diliman

Cathe Desiree Nadal is a professor of the Landscape Architecture Program at University of the Philippines College of Architecture in Diliman. She finished her undergraduate and graduate studies in Landscape Architecture at the same institution.

This paper is part of her graduate thesis presented and submitted in 2012 entitled, “Sanctuario Sanctificado: Defining the Urban Cultural Landscape Character of Selected Manila Church Grounds”.
Zenaida D. Galingan, College of Architecture University of the Philippines Diliman

Zenaida Galingan is a professor of the Landscape Architecture Program at University of the Philippines College of Architecture in Diliman. She was one of the College’s first graduates of Bachelor of Landscape Architecture. She obtained her Master of Tropical Landscape Architecture degree from the same institution.

Published
2013-12-02
Issue
Issue Number 4
Section
Special Feature
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