Abelardo Lafuente, the Spanish architect 'born in Manila' who triumphed in China and US

Lecture and Event organized by Instituto Cervantes de Manila and the College of Architecture of the University of Santo Tomas.

Lecture will be in English language only and offline. Open access. Link to event .HERE

Open lecture to any visitor at the College of Architecture of UST

Beato Angelico Building, España Blvd, Sampaloc, Manila, 1008 Metro Manila, Philippines

BRIEFING:

The first lecture ever explaining the origins of Abelardo Lafuente Garcia-rojo in Manila more than 130 years ago. It is the city where he grew up seeing how his father of the same name was also growing professionally from a regular engineer working for the government to finally become the "Deputy Municipal Architect of Manila".