A National Treasure restored by Escuella Taller The recent restoration of La Loma Chapel was the product of the efforts between Escuela Taller de Filipinas Foundation, Inc. or Escuela Taller and the Diocese of Kalookan. The restoration of the chapel facade took just 11 months to complete. The newly...
Spanish Ambassador, H.E. Jorge Moragas, accompanied by Instituto Cervantes - Manila director Javier Galvan, visited the chapel After its restoration last May, the La Loma Chapel now has a striking white and yellow façade. The new color choice is based on “residues and material evidence found...
A crucial need for heritage structures and sites Preventive Maintenance Towards DRR “Preventive maintenance is the simplest and most basic conservation approach for built heritage,” says Jeffrey “Foom” Cobilla, architect and Escuela Taller’s head of Project Development and Management for...
The old La Loma Cemetery Chapel is a National Cultural Treasure, the highest designation given to a valuable cultural asset. As such, it has unique value and has been demmed possessing outstanding historical, cultural, artistic, and scientific value, which is highly significant and important to the...
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While conservation works initiated by the Escuela Taller de Filipinas Foundation, Inc . on heritage structures continued amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, its training program had to take a backseat. (Photo courtesy of Escuela Taller de Filipinas Foundation, Inc. Facebook Page) The...
