Alternative names RM Center Floor count 18 Opened 1967 | Status Complete Completed 1967 Architecture firm A.J. Luz Associates Floors 18 | |
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Similar Jones Bridge, Mount Apo, Ayala Tower One, Manila Zoo, Manila Diamond Hotel | ||
The Ramon Magsaysay Center (RMC) is a 18-storey building located at the corner of Roxas Boulevard and Dr. Joaquin Y. Quintos Street in Malate, Manila, Philippines. It was built in 1967 and was designed by Arturo J. Luz and Associates, in consultation with Italian-American Pietro Belluschi and Alfred Yee Associates. It is named after Ramon Magsaysay, the 7th President of the Philippines who died in a plane crash in Cebu in 1957. It previously held the title as the tallest building in the Philippines from 1967-1968 before the competion of the Manila Pavillion Hotel.
Structure and Design
The Ramon Magsaysay Center was 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.