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The period BEFORE the first colonizers. The Philippines already have an indigenous art traditions that is unique and rich.

Indigenous people like Aetas preserved and kept the art traditions in this early period.

https://philippinesboss.com/the-philippines-the-pre-colonial-period-explained/

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A torogan ( 'resting place' or 'sleeping place') is a traditional ancestral house built by the Maranao people of Lanao, Mindanao, Philippines for the nobility. A torogan is elevated above the ground by columns cut from trees of huge girth.

The Kawayan Torogan is the last remaining habitable torogan in the Philippines. Its walls are covered with plywood sticks and the roof thatched with dried coconut leaves. Apart from the basic elements, it is intricately engraved with flowing geometries of the Maranaw design system.

https://infogalactic.com/info/Kawayan_Torogan

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The Ifugao houses were usually similar in architectural designs but they differ in decorative details depending on the tribes. Their houses were harmoniously located with the contour of the rice terraces. The one-room house of the Ifugao commonly know to them as fale. The exterior of the house seems to be nothing but a pyramid resting on four posts, while the interior space is enclosed by slanting walls and ceiling that appears to be spherical that are formed by the loft.

https://en.wikipilipinas.org/view/Ifugao_House

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The Spanish colonial period of the Philippines began when explorer Ferdinand Magellan came to the islands in 1521 and claimed it as a colony for the Spanish Empire.

The Spanish era (Latin: Æra Hispanica) was a calendar era (year numbering system) commonly used in the states of the Iberian Peninsula from the 5th century until the 15th century. It was phased out in favour of the Anno Domini (AD) system.

https://short-fact.com/what-is-spanish-period-in-the-philippines/#What_is_Spanish_period_in_the_Philippines

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During three hundred thirty years of Spanish colonialization, the Philippine architecture was dominated by the Spanish influences. The Augustinian friars, along with other religious orders, built many grand churches and cathedrals all over the Philippine Islands. During this period the traditional Filipino Bahay na bató (Filipino for "house of stone") style for the large houses emerged. These were large houses built of stone and wood combining Filipino, Spanish and Chinese style elements.

The bahay na bato is constructed from the ground up with a solid stone foundation and brick walls. Today, more and more talented architects are Its design evolved throughout the ages but maintained its nipa hut architectural roots. Its design has evolved throughout the ages but still maintains the bahay kubos architectural basis, which corresponds to the tropical climate, stormy season and earthquake-prone environment of the whole archipelago of the Philippines and fuses it with the influence of Spanish colonizers and Chinese traders. The diversity in vernacular architecture ranges from the bahay kubo to the bahay na bato torogan idjang payyo and ethnic shrines and mosques. Miana described it as a neo-bahay-na-bato.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture_of_the_Philippines#:~:text=During%20three%20hundred%20thirty%20years,all%20over%20the%20Philippine%20Islands

https://philippinetravelforum.com/bahay-na-bato-architecture/

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Among these most beautiful Spanish colonial churches that one could visit until today is the San Agustin Church in Manila, the first church erected in Luzon, which has been standing on the same spot since 1571. It has been dedicated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993.

https://filipinoamericanwar.com/characteristics-of-spanish-colonial-architecture-in-the-philippines/

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The period of American colonialization of the Philippines lasted 48 years. It began with the cession of the Philippines to the U.S. by Spain in 1898 and lasted until the U.S. recognition of Philippine independence in 1946.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans_in_the_Philippines#:~:text=The%20period%20of%20American%20colonialization,of%20Philippine%20independence%20in%201946.

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After the Philippines was ceded to the United States as a consequence of the Spanish–American War in 1898, the architecture of the Philippines was dominated by American aesthetics. In this period, the plan for the modern city of Manila was designed, with many neoclassical architecture and art deco buildings by famous American and Filipino architects.

The Lizares Mansion is one of Iloilo City's most elegant heritage mansions, with a combination of American and Spanish architectural designs. It was founded in 1937 by Don Emiliano Lizares, a Jaro-born sugar baron, and stands as a testament to Iloilo's thriving sugar industry at the time.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture_of_the_Philippines#:~:text=The%20Manila%20Central%20Post%20Office,built%20during%20the%20American%20period.

https://guidetothephilippines.ph/destinations-and-attractions/lizares-mansion

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Art Deco building designed by the Filipino architect Juan M. Arellano, and built in 1935. During the liberation of Manila by the Americans in 1945, the theatre was totally destroyed. After reconstruction by the Americans it gradually fell into disuse in the 1960s. In the following decade it was meticulously restored but again fell into decay. The city of Manila is planning a renovation of this once magnificent building.

https://www.liquisearch.com/architecture_of_the_philippines/architecture_during_the_american_colonial_period

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Japanese Invasion caused fear, suffering and hardships to the Filipinos. The development of art stopped because of the war.

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The Japanese invasion during World War II lasted only for three years and did not bring any significant architectural change in the Philippines.

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After the second world conflict, there was nothing left but destruction. There was a period of rebuilding. Modern Philippine architecture was born using the International Modern Style’s simple, straight lines as its primary mode of expression.

With the Filipinization of architecture, a new type of Philippine architecture was born by the 1970s. In the 1980s, Post-Modernism reshaped the country's architectural style. This movement is a return to some degree of classical architecture's romanticism.

https://www.ianfulgar.com/architecture/philippine-architecture/

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The Philippine Arena’s magnificent dome was designed with safety in mind while creating the most beautiful angles and curves. The arena is able to withstand extreme external forces of heat and wind. The magnificent exterior is designed to maximize aesthetics, while the interior of the four-story building, constructed in line with an organic flow and harmony, offers a huge space for cultural events. Hanwha E&C applied a “Design-Build” method throughout the entire process, from design to construction.

https://www.hwenc.com/majorprojects/philippine-arena.do

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The convention center designed by Ilonggo architect, William Coscolluela. The design was inspired by Iloilo's Dinagyang and Paraw Regatta festivals. The paraw is a native double outrigger sailboat in the Visayas region, used in the annual Paraw Regatta Festival sailboat race. Abstract designs of the Dinagyang Festival are featured on the glass walls of the center.

It is a two-storey structure with a total floor area of 11,832 square metres (127,360 sq ft). The main hall on the ground floor has a 3,700-seat capacity and 500-seat function rooms on the second floor. A rooftop of 1,500 square metres (16,000 sq ft) is available for outdoor functions.

Today, Philippine architecture thrives with the growth of the real estate industry, and the introduction of more high-quality architectural styles responding to the country’s opening to the rest of the globe.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iloilo_Convention_Center