Leaving a true legacy

Leaving a legacy more than building a structure, reflecting and preserving a community more than being a vision of beauty—this is the heart of architecture.

To celebrate the works of distinguished Filipino artists who did their works based on this kind of architecture and to inspire younger generations of artists through these structural legacies, Pacific Paint (Boysen) Philippines together with the Architectural Archives of the Philippines (AAP), United Architects of the Philippines (UAP), Philippine Institute of Architects (PIA) and the Philippine Association of Landscape Architects (PALA) installed architectural markers in the works of the four Philippine National Artists for Architecture: Juan Nakpil, Pablo Antonio, Leandro Locsin, and Ildefonso Santos. The purpose of the markers is to preserve and protect the structures from being torn down or demolished.

"This project started in a handshake and ends in history. This is the first time that an architecture group puts a historic marker in an architectural structure," says Arch. Joel Rico of the Architectural Archives of the Philippines.

"Their works continue to help us understand the diverse and rich manifestation of Philippine architecture. I hope that the beauty and mystique of their works will inspire new artists to aim high," says Edric Florentino, President of the United Architects of the Philippines during the launch of the first architectural marker at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), a structure made by Arch. Leandro Locsin.

Recently, another architectural marker was launched at the Far Eastern University in Manila, a work by Arch. Pablo S. Antonio, Sr. "The FEU building is a masterpiece of architecture. Works like these are national emblems. As for my father, every line must have a meaning and a purpose. He believes that the buildings’ stability forever is the aim of true architecture," says Pablo Antonio, Jr., the son of Pablo S. Antonio Sr.

"These architects have succeeded in their task: they have transmitted into wood, concrete and steel the changes and challenges of life; they have transformed human aspirations to meaningful spaces," says Boysen President Willy Ong. "Boysen is going beyond paint, colors and innovations. As we participate in this architectural endeavor, we brace the culture and the arts and we move a whole new generation of potential National Artists."

As the country’s industry leader in paint products, Boysen has been supporting the Filipino artists by actively participating in artistic and cultural activities that boost not only the drive of the artists themselves but also the novel Philippine culture.