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Carlos A. Santos-Viola

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Santos-Viola worked in the office of Juan Nakpil after graduating. There he met Juan's youngest sister, Caridad, his future wife and mother to his children: Rosario, Milagros, Paz, Lourdes and Carlos, Jr.
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to finish his high school education. While in Ateneo, he joined the school band and was active in basketball. Santos-Viola was among the first graduates of the College of Architecture of the
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and was frequently invited to join the INC but repeatedly declined to join due to ideological differences. He also taught architecture at the college where he graduated and helped found the
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Shortly after World War II, he opened his office in partnership with Alfredo J. Luz. In 1955, both parted ways and practiced separately.
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in Quezon City. Architect Santos-Viola was the only Filipino Architect who designed churches that were built all over the Philippines.
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in 1935. During this time the professors then were outstanding architects and engineers of the period, such as Tomas Arguelles,
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His first exposure to the INC group was executed under Nakpil's company through the Bishop's Palace in
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Starting from San Miguel Elementary School, Carlos moved on to the
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Philippine name
middle name
family name

San Miguel
Bulacan
Philippine Islands
Quezon City
Philippines
Filipino
Ateneo de Manila
University of Santo Tomas
Ermita Church
Lourdes School of Quezon City
Mandaluyong
Iglesia ni Cristo
architect
Philippines
Iglesia ni Cristo
San Miguel, Bulacan
Ateneo de Manila
University of Santo Tomas
Tomas Mapua
Juan F. Nakpil
Fernando H. Ocampo
San Juan, Metro Manila
Gothic revival
Baroque
INC's central office
Catholic

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