Artists' Village, Rizal ParkArtists' Village, Rizal Park is a Work of National Artist for Landscape Architecture Ildefonso P. Santos located at Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region.
ARTIST'S VILLAGE
When the Artist's Haven first opened, the park boasted of being the first environmental gallery in Asia. One great asset was the presence of 25 year-old Philippine hardwood trees like narra (pterocarpuf indicus) and mahogany (swietenia mahogany). The design that I.P. Santos chose a design that maximized the relaxed canopy of the trees and enhanced their silhouettes. He created a meandering pathway around the park, designing the route around existing trees.
(The Landscape Architecture of Ildefonso P. Santos by Jeannie E. Javelosa)