List of University of Santo Tomas buildings

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The following is a list of buildings at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) in Sampaloc, Manila.

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The university sits on an almost perfect square of 21.5 hectares. The university transferred to its present campus in 1927 when the Dominicans deemed the Intramuros campus inadequate for the university's growing population. The first structures in the campus were the imposing Main Building, the Santisimo Rosario Parish, and the UST Gym. The Main Building and Central Seminary were declared National Cultural Treasures by the National Museum of the Philippines on January 25, 2010.

University facilities

Academic facilities

BuildingImageConstructedStyleArchitectNotesRef.
Albertus Magnus Building Albertus Magnus Building.JPG 1969 International Style Manuel FranciscoNamed after the Dominican Albertus Magnus, the building houses the College of Education, the Alfredo M. Velayo College of Accountancy, and the Education High School. [1] [2]
UST Carpark2004 Form follows function Pedro Recio and Carmelo CasasLocated in front of the UST Hospital, a four-level structure wherein the first three levels consist of a multi-level carpark with operating commercial spaces in the first two levels. The UST-AMV College of Accountancy formerly occupied the fourth level of the building. [3]
Beato Angelico Building1991
2002–2003		 Postmodern Yolanda ReyesThe eight-storey structure named after Fra Angelico houses the College of Architecture, and the College of Fine Arts and Design. It also houses The UST Publishing House which took the place of the UST Press and the UST Printing Office. [4] [5] [6]
Benavides Building1978 International Style Augusto M. ConcioThe building was built after the original edifice was burned down on 1975. Currently, the UST Junior High School occupies the building. [7]
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, O.P. Building Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, O.P. Building.jpg 2019Casas ArchitectsThe 23-storey building is the tallest of the university's structures and the first one to have been situated outside the Manila campus. It currently houses the UST Senior High School and the College of Information and Computing Sciences. [8] [9] [10]
Buenaventura Garcia Paredes, O.P. Building 2014Abelardo Tolentino, Jr.Named after the then-Master of the Order of Preachers, Buenaventura García de Paredes. The twelve-storey building is built on the site of the original UST Gymnasium. It houses both the Faculty of Arts and Letters and College of Tourism and Hospitality Management, formerly used by Senior High School before relocating to the Frassati Building in 2019. [11]
Central Laboratory2017Casas ArchitectsThe eight-storey structure houses the laboratory skills facilities of the Faculty of Pharmacy, the College of Science and the College of Rehabilitation Sciences, as well as Laboratory Equipment and Supplies Office (LESO) and Research Center for Culture, Arts, and Humanities office. [12]
Main Building UST Main Building from the field.JPG 1927 Renaissance Revival Roque Ruaño The Main Building of the University of Santo Tomas declared a national treasure by the Philippine government, houses the Administration offices, the Faculty of Civil Law, the Faculty of Pharmacy, the College of Science and the Institute of Religion. [13]
Roque Ruaño Building Roque Ruano Building.JPG 1950 International Style Fernando Ocampo and Julio Victor RochaIt is a five-storey, E-shaped building named after the alumnus who designed the UST Main Building, Rev. Fr. Roque Ruaño, O.P. It houses the Faculty of Engineering. [2] [14]
St. Martin de Porres Building San Martin De Porres Building UST.jpg 1952 Bauhaus Manuel Francisco and Julio Victor RochaNamed after Martin de Porres, the building is the home of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, College of Nursing, and College of Rehabilitation Sciences. The UST Medicine Auditorium, the largest auditorium in UST, is also located in this structure. [15]
St. Raymund de Peñafort Building AB COMMERCE BUILDING.jpg 1955 International Style José María Zaragoza Named after St. Raymund de Peñafort, the patron saint of canon lawyers, the building houses both the Faculty of Arts and Letters and the College of Commerce and Business Administration; formerly houses the Jose Rizal Auditorium on the first floor. [2]

Administrative buildings

BuildingImageConstructedStyleArchitectNotesRef.
Main Building UST Main Building from the field.JPG 1927 Renaissance Revival Roque Ruaño The Main Building, an academic facility, also functions as the university's administrative center. It is also the home of the Museum of Arts and Sciences. [13]
UST Tan Yan Kee Student Center2006Elegant yet passiveAdrian ChuaThe 28.5m x 30m four-storey building houses the university-wide student organizations such as The Varsitarian, the Central Student Council, the Office for Admission, and the Office for Student Affairs. [16] [17]

Libraries

BuildingImageConstructedStyleArchitectNotesRef.
Miguel de Benavides Library 1989Mauro SimplicianoIt an exclusive building for the library was finally inaugurated in 1990 when the UST Central Library Building was inaugurated. The six-storey library, named after the founder of the university Miguel de Benavides, is one of the biggest in Asia. [18]

Research centers

BuildingImageConstructedStyleArchitectNotesRef.
Thomas Aquinas Research Complex2002 Postmodern Yolanda ReyesThe massive edifice named after the patron saint of the university is a semi-centralized system for the productive exchange of ideas among researchers in the fields of arts, humanities, science, technology, social sciences, and education. It also houses the Graduate School and the Graduate School of Law. [6]

Athletic facilities

BuildingImageConstructedStyleArchitectNotesRef.
Quadricentennial Pavilion Qpavfacade.jpg 2011Recio and Casas ArchitectsThe four-storey pavilion with an arena, retractable chairs, and bleachers has a seating capacity of 5,792. It serves as the new UST gymnasium that houses the varsity players of the university and the UST Growling Tigers. It also serves as a multipurpose center where graduations, university-wide activities, exhibits, national and international conferences are held. It was inaugurated in early 2012. [19]

Religious buildings

BuildingImageConstructedStyleArchitectNotesRef.
Central Seminary Building Central Seminary Building.JPG 1933 Art Deco Fernando OcampoThis building houses the UST Chapel (which is also the Santisimo Rosario Parish Church) the UST Central Seminary, and the UST Ecclesiastical Faculties. The Parish was canonically inaugurated on April 26, 1942, by Michael O'Doherty, the Archbishop of Manila during that time. [20]

Medical facilities

BuildingImageConstructedStyleArchitectNotesRef.
St. John Paul II Building2019John Joseph FernandezThis 11-storey building serves as an expansion of the private division of the UST Hospital. [21]
UST Benavides Cancer Institute2006 Postmodern Yolanda ReyesThe four-story edifice, in commemoration of Miguel de Benavides' 400th death anniversary, is the first one-stop cancer therapy center in the Philippines which was inaugurated on August 21, 2006. [6] [22] [23]
UST Health Service UST Health Services Building.JPG 1946 Art Deco The UST Health Service serves as the university clinic. It provides primary health care to students, employees, and administrators. [24]
UST Hospital UST Hospital facade.JPG 1941The UST Hospital was formally opened its charity unit on February 15, 1945, in a building which stood at the rear of the Main Building. The building house classrooms for the medical school and became the site of the first charity hospital. [15]
UST Hospital-Clinical Division1965On March 7, 1946, the charity hospital was opened together with UST Hospital, occupying the first floor. The whole charity ward was transferred and eventually renamed the USTH-Clinical Division when it was completed in 1965 and formally inaugurated on March 6, 1966. [15]

Demolished buildings

BuildingImageConstructedDemolishedStyleNotesRef.
Quonset Hut [ citation needed ]19481964 American Craftsman Dubbed as the "concert hut", the structure houses the Conservatory of Music and was located between the UST Hospital and Roque Ruaño Building. It was demolished in 1964 to give way to the construction of Albertus Magnus Building. [25]
UST High School Buildingca. 19501975The UST High School (USTHS) Building was burned down in a fire in 1975. On 1976, classes in high school were transferred to the UST Central Seminary. The new USTHS building was inaugurated in the same year and is now known as the Benavides Building. [26]
UST Printing Press Building19531990The structure was located in the corner of Padre Noval Street and España Boulevard. It was demolished in 1990 to give way to a new school building, now known as the Beato Angelico Building. The press was renamed UST Publishing House and is currently housed in the new building.
Gymnasium UST Gymnasium.jpg 19332011 Bauhaus Designed by Fernando Ocampo, the UST Gymnasium was once the largest gym in the country. It housed the Institute of Physical Education and Athletics as well as the university's swimming pool and PE annex. It was demolished to give way to the Buenaventura Garcia Paredes, O.P. Building with façade and swimming pool retained. [27] [28] [29]

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  6. 1 2 3 Blueprint For Success The Varsitarian. Vol. LXXVIII, No. 4 • September 12, 2006.
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  15. 1 2 3 History of Faculty of Medicine and Surgery UST.edu.ph. Accessed August 9, 2010.
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  19. ↑ New Sports Complex Ready by 2011 The Varsitarian. • Vol. LXXX, No. 2 • July 31, 2008.
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  23. ↑ Cancer institute launched. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  24. ↑ UST Health Service. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  25. ↑ The 'Dream Music Academy' Archived March 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved February 5, 2011.
  26. ↑ USTHS kicks off Jubilee launch Archived July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine . Pito-pitong Siete, 1(5). 1-2. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
  27. ↑ Four-story alumni center soon to rise. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  28. ↑ 78-year-old gymnasium demolished; paves way for construction of alumni center. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
  29. ↑ University of Santo Tomas Institute of Physical Education and Athletics Gymnasium. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
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