| Ramon Magsaysay Center | |
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 Interactive map of the Ramon Magsaysay Center area | |
| Alternative names | RM Center |
| Record height | |
| Tallest in the Philippines from 1967 to 1968[I] | |
| Preceded by | Manila Hotel |
| Surpassed by | Manila Pavilion Hotel |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Location | Roxas Boulevard corner Quintos Street,Malate,Manila,Philippines |
| Coordinates | 14°34′19″N120°58′56″E / 14.5719°N 120.9822°E /14.5719; 120.9822 |
| Named for | Ramon Magsaysay |
| Completed | 1967 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 18 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Ruben Payumo |
| Architecture firm | A.J. Luz Associates |
TheRamon Magsaysay Center (abbreviated asRMC orRM Center) is an 18-storey building located at the corner ofRoxas Boulevard and Quintos Street inMalate,Manila,Philippines.
It was built and opened in 1967[1] and was designed by Alfredo J. Luz and Associates, in consultation with Italian-American Pietro Belluschi and Alfred Yee Associates. It is named afterRamon Magsaysay, the 7thPresident of the Philippines who died in aplane crash inCebu in 1957. It previously held the title as the tallest building in the Philippines from 1967 to 1968, before the completion of the Manila Pavilion Hotel.
Ruben Payumo of the Alfredo Luz's architectural firm was the project manager for the Ramon Magsaysay Center[1] It is the first structure in the country to sport column-free structural concept. The design used pre-cast and pre-stressed beams like a tree rooted on the ground. The exterior of the building was designed to withstand the salty environment that surrounds the building. It was clad with travertine marble slabs embedded in the frame of the building.[2]
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