page_title: University of the Philippines College of Engineering
section_title: Melchor Hall
hierarchical_section_title: University of the Philippines College of Engineering / Melchor Hall
caption_attribution_description: English: University of the Philippines College of Engineering[1]The College of Engineering of the University of the Philippines Diliman[2] is the largest degree-granting unit in the U.P. System in terms of student population. The college is also known formally as UP COE, COE, and informally as Eng'g (pronounced "eng"). The College of Engineering is composed of eight (8) departments, six of which are housed in the historic Alejandro Melchor Hall[3] along Osmeña Avenue in the U.P. Diliman campus. The Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute[4] has its own building along Velázquez Street in the Diliman Science Complex and Technology Incubation Park, while the Department of Computer Science[5] (along with the College Library) moved into their own buildings near the EEEI building in early 2007.[6] Founded on June 13, 1910, the UP College of Engineering offers the most comprehensive engineering curricula in the country. The National Engineering Center (NEC) is a related yet independent unit of the College of Engineering. The NEC is under the jurisdiction of the University of the Philippines System and provides research, consultancy, and continuing education services in the engineering and related fields. Whilst the U.P. COE is a unit purely dedicated to academic pursuit, the NEC serves industry and government institutions in need of engineering solutions. The NEC is housed within the Alfredo Juinio[7] Hall (formerly the National Engineering Center Building), located beside U.P. COE's Melchor Hall along Osmeña Avenue. As of 2006, the College of Engineering Dean, Dr. Rowena Cristina Guevara, also serves as the center's Executive Director. The Sundial is the official newsletter of the U.P. Alumni Engineers. Carrying the motto "The time of day it reckons, U.P. Engineers it beckons", the Sundial's first issue came out on October 25, 2004. Like the Logscript, the Sundial has the university landmark of the same name as its emblem. National Center for Transportation Studies (NCTS), formerly the Transport Training Center[8]Melchor Hall (College of Engineering) (Quezon City) Coordinates: 14°39'24"N 121°4'10"E
context_page_description: The College of Engineering of the University of the Philippines Diliman is the largest degree-granting unit in the U.P. System in terms of student population. The college is also known formally as UP COE, COE, and informally as Eng'g.
  The College of Engineering is composed of eight departments, three of which are housed in the historic Melchor Hall along Osmeña Avenue in the U.P. Diliman campus. These are the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Department of Geodetic Engineering, and the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research.
  The Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute has its own pair of buildings along Velázquez Street facing the entrance to the National Science Complex, while the Department of Computer Science moved into their own building beside the EEEI building in early 2007. Since then, the Department of Mining, Metallurgical, and Materials Engineering, the Department of Chemical Engineering, and the Institute of Civil Engineering have also moved into their own respective buildings at the Engineering Complex, with each building facing C.P. Garcia Avenue.
context_section_description: Melchor Hall, the current main building of the University of the Philippines Diliman College of Engineering is the work of Architect Cesar Concio. His other notable other works are the Church of the Risen Lord inside the UP campus, the Palma Hall (College of Social Sciences and Philosophy building), the Insular Life building and the Children's Hospital, among others.
  The building is heavily influenced by the Bauhaus school of design and the challenge of building design without frills. It is a long horizontal, five-story reinforced concrete building designed in planar forms tempered with Filipino design expression. Internal spaces flow rather than being rigidly boxed.
  Melchor Hall is a symmetrical structure which is divided into two wings by an imposing central section. This large rectangular three-story-high portal serves as the main entrance of the building. An equally imposing concrete stairway terminates at the portal, flanked by 2 plain columns that soar three stories high.
  Each wing of the structure features continuous open balconies on each floor which serve as single-loaded corridors to the classrooms. The architectural design creates well-ventilated, naturally-lighted classrooms. Stairs that service the five floors are wide with comfortable treads and risers. Structural members are in all honesty defined on both the exterior and interior of the building. There is a grid of discreet sun baffles at the west side of the entrance hall.
caption: Melchor Hall of the UP Diliman College of Engineering
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