Houses that sugar built : an intimate portrait of Philippine ancestral homes. / txt
authors, Gina Consing McAdam, Siobaan Doran ; photography: Siobaan Doran.
- 261 p. : ill. ; col. ; 30 cm. book
- ORO editions .
Introduction Critical Ambition: The Philippine "Big House" 7 -- Memoir "Where Is This House?" "Are There Any More Like It?" 9 -- The Houses: ILOILO: Yusay Consing Ancestral House 14 -- Casa Mariquit 24 -- Arguelles Jalandoni House 34 -- Hormillosa Locsin House 44 -- Pison Ancestral House 54 -- Concepcion Chalet 64 -- Nelly Garden 74 -- Balay Remedios 84 -- Lopez Boat House 94 -- Jalandoni Lopez Vito House 104 -- Celso Ledesma House 114 -- NEGROS OCCIDENTAL: Simplicio Lizares Mansion 124 -- Balay Ni Tana Dicang 134 -- Juan Anson Lacson House 144 -- Gaston Ancestral House 154 -- German Unson Heritage House 164 -- Casa A Gamboa 174 -- Jose Corteza Locsin Heritage House 184 -- Hofileña Ancestral House 194 -- Bernardino Jalandoni Museum 204 -- Generoso M Villanueva Mansion 214 -- PAMPANGA: Lazatin Heritage House 224 -- Dayrit Cuyugan Heritage House 234 -- Essay From Trade Winds to Transoms - The Houses that Sugar Built: An Architectural Overview 244 -- Glossary -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors --
Houses that Sugar Built explores the largely unknown architectural legacy to be found in the ancestral houses of Iloilo, Negros Occidental and Pampanga – the three main sugar-producing provinces of the Philippines. These grand residences have yet to receive international exposure.