University of Santo Tomas College of Architecture

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University of Santo Tomas
College of Architecture
Coat of arms of the University of Santo Tomas College of Architecture.svg UST-CollegeOfArchitecture.png
Former names
  • 1930 Department of Architecture (Faculty of Engineering)
  • 1938 School of Architecture and Fine Arts
  • 1946 College of Architecture and Fine Arts
  • 2000 College of Architecture
Established1930
Dean Arch. Rodolfo P. Ventura
RegentRev. Fr. Manuel F. Roux, OP, SThL-MA
Students2,159 (as of 2011) [1]
Location
Beato Angelico Building, Tamayo Drive, UST, Sampaloc, Manila
Patron saint Thomas the Apostle
Colors   Maroon

The University of Santo Tomas College of Architecture is the architectural school of the University of Santo Tomas, the oldest and the largest Catholic university in Manila, Philippines.

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Established in 1930, the college is one of the first architectural schools in the Philippines. It is also one of the only 2 to be proclaimed as a Center of Excellence in Architecture by the Commission on Higher Education and a consistent yop performing school in the Philippine Architecture Licensure Examination.

History

Established in 1930, it is one of the first architectural schools in the Philippines. It was renamed College of Architecture and Fine Arts in 1946 following the integration of Fine Arts degrees. The college was split in 2000, thus forming the College of Fine Arts and Design, separating the College of Architecture. The college was housed in the Roque Ruaño building which it shared with the Faculty of Engineering. It later moved in the new Beato Angelico building, together with the College of Fine Arts and Design. [2]

Degree programs

Notable alumni

The College has produced numerous men and women of the arts that gradually helped shaped Philippine Arts and Architecture.

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