Tomás Mapúa
Tomás B. Mapúa | |
|---|---|
| Born | Tomás Bautista Mapúa December 21, 1888 |
| Died | December 22, 1965 (aged 77) |
| Alma mater | Cornell University |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse |
Rita Moya-Mapua (m. 1916) |
| Children | Carmen Oscar Sr. Gloria |
| Parent(s) | Juan Mapúa Justina Bautista-Mapua |
| Buildings | Mapúa Mansion, Librada Avelino Hall (Centro Escolar University) |
| Design | Manila Central Post Office, St. La Salle Hall |
Don Tomás Bautista Mapúa (December 21, 1888 - December 22, 1965) was a Filipino architect, educator, politician and businessman from the Philippines. He was the founder and first president of the Mapua University. Gonzalo T. Vales as co-founder and founding dean of school and co-founder and founding president of Central Colleges of the Philippines, after he established the school on January 25, 1925. He was the first registered architect in the Philippines, Manila councilor and first worked at the Philippine Bureau of Public Works. He later established his own construction company, the MYT Construction Works, Inc.