MIT is a non-sectarian institute for higher learning
pioneering in technical education. Initially located on Carriedo Street
in Quiapo, Manila, it started out as a night school, with 80 students
enrolled in civil engineering and architecture.
Today, MIT is the biggest engineering school in the
Philippines, with at least 15,000 students. MIT was established by Don
Tomas Mapúa, the country’s first registered architect, on January 25,
1925.
Born on December 21, 1888 in Manila to Juan Mapúa and
Justina Bautista, Don Tomas obtained his degree at Cornell University in
Ithaca, New York in the US where he moved in 1903 to pursue his high
school and college education. He studied at Boone’s Preparatory School
in Berkeley, California in high school, while he graduated from college
in 1911.
Don Tomas was known for his great contributions in the field
of architecture especially when he joined the Bureau of Public Works
upon his return to the Philippines. He initially worked as a draftsman
in the agency before he was appointed supervising architect.
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