William E. Parsons

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William E. Parsons was an American architect known for his influential early 20th-century work in the Philippines, where he helped shape public and institutional architecture under the U.S. colonial administration.

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instanceOf architect
activeIn American colonial period in the Philippines NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
basedOn principles of Beaux-Arts planning
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
designedFor Philippine government NERFINISHED
educational institutions in the Philippines
health institutions in the Philippines
educatedAt Yale University
École des Beaux-Arts NERFINISHED
employer United States colonial administration in the Philippines NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork architecture
urban planning
genre institutional architecture
public architecture
hasGender male
influenced development of American colonial architecture in the Philippines
subsequent Filipino architects of the American period
influencedBy Daniel Burnham NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
nationality American
notableFor adapting Beaux-Arts principles to tropical climate design
institutional architecture in the Philippines
public architecture in the Philippines
shaping the civic center concept in Manila
urban planning work in Manila
notableWork Bureau of Science building in Manila NERFINISHED
Manila Hotel original design
Philippine General Hospital main building NERFINISHED
Philippine Normal School building NERFINISHED
University of the Philippines early campus buildings NERFINISHED
government office buildings in Manila
institutional buildings in the early American-period Philippines
public school buildings in the Philippines
occupation architect
participatedIn implementation of the Burnham Plan for Manila
positionHeld consulting architect to the Philippine government
timePeriod early 20th century
workLocation Manila NERFINISHED
Philippines NERFINISHED

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Philippine General Hospital designedBy William E. Parsons