List of Illustrations

List of Tables

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: Introduction

Reshaping the Nation and Public Works: A Precis

Social Evolution, Foreign Influences, and Modernity in Philippine Cities, 1935-46

A Political and Philosophical Watershed: The Philippine Constitution, 1935

The Evolution of the Colonial-Built Fabric in the Philippines, 1898?1935

Decolonisation

The Structure of the Book

Chapter 2: A New Capital City for a New Nation

The Constitution Convention and the Nature of the 1935 Constitution

Quezon City: A Distinct City for an Evolving Country

Planning Evolution in Quezon City: The 1941 and 1949 Plans

The Park and Road Systems, and the Creation of Neighbourhood Units

Public Buildings and Architectural Modernism

Conclusion

Chapter 3: Manila and the Provinces

Beyond Quezon City: Urban Planning During the Age of the Commonwealth

Manila’s Development and Antonio Toledo’s Professional Footprint

The Return to, and Advancement of, Daniel Burnham’s Plan for Manila

Renewing Manila: The Built Fabric and Fire

Planning in the Provinces

Housing and Planning in the Provinces

Chapter 4: The Japanese Occupation

Japan, the Philippines, the Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere, and Pan-Asianism

The Japanese Occupation and the Evaluation of the Philippine-Built Fabric

Governing the Towns and Cities

Rebooting The Pensionados Program

Neighbourhood Associations

The Challenge and Opportunity Aligned to Post-War Rebirth

Chapter 5: National Independence, Post-War Reconstruction, Urban Betterment and Planning

A New Nation Looking Forward, Hesitantly

The Planning of Roads

Planning for New Housing Districts

New Rulings and the Problem of Their Implementation

Conclusion

References

Index