John Angelo Alonzo

This slideshow is part of: 2014–2015 Fellowship Recipients

John Angelo Alonzo traveled to Manila, Philippines, where he investigated the legacy of Daniel Burnham’s 1904 plan through the lens of the city’s historic waterways. With the help of local engineers and planners, he visited and documented the network of river tributaries in support of his thesis that the neglected waterways hold the key to the revitalization of the city.

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