Pedro Siochi

Pedro Siochi (1886–1951) was a Filipino architect and civil engineer of famous landmarks in the Philippines.

Pedro Siochi y Angeles
Born	1886 Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died	1951 Manila, Philippines
Alma mater	University of Ghent, Belgium
Occupation	Architect
Practice	Pedro Siochi and Company
Buildings	Legislative Building, Manila Manila Metropolitan Theater, Manila Cebu Provincial Capitol Manila Central Post Office Caliraya Dam, Laguna Santa Catalina College, Manila St. Scholastica's College, Manila

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 Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines.^[1]

Education

Siochi attended the University of Ghent in Belgium. He later worked with the Philippine Bureau of Engineering and Construction.^[2]

Career

Pedro Siochi and Company

Siochi was the founder and owner of the architecture firm Pedro Siochi and Company, Inc.^[3]

Notable works

Among the significant works of Pedro Siochi and Company are famous Philippine landmarks, namely:

• Talavera River Irrigation System in Bulacan Province (1923)
• Culasi Port in Roxas City (1926)
• Manila Central Post Office (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
• Manila Metropolitan Theater (1931) with Arch. Juan M. Arellano^[4]
• 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).^[5]

Death

Siochi passed away in 1951 in Manila, the Philippines.

See also

• Manila Metropolitan Theater
• Manila Central Post Office
• Legislative Building
• Cebu Provincial Capitol
• Caliraya Dam