Havana Guide Modern Architecture 1925-1965

Name: Havana Guide Modern Architecture 1925-1965
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ISBN: 9781568982106

ISBN-10: 1568982100

ISBN-13: 9781568982106

Edition: 2000

Authors: Eduardo Luis Rodriguez, Lorna S. Fox

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While Havana's colonial mansions have recently received worldwide attention, the immense wealth of modern architecture in Cuba has long been neglected. The first half of the twentieth century was a culturally rich era for Cuba, a time in which the architects of the Modern Movement sought to define an identity for this Caribbean nation. However, within a few years after the revolution of 1959, design ideology became allied with the mass-production aesthetic promoted by the Soviets, and many Cuban architects fled to seek creative and political freedom abroad. The Havana Guide is the first to recognize the enormous importance of Cuba's modern architecture. It features over 200 structures,…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Publication date: 7/1/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.50" wide x 9.00" long x 0.88" tall
Weight: 1.188



Acknowledgments


How to Use This Guide


Foreword


Introduction


Plates


Playa


Jaimanitas-Barlovento


Siboney-Atabey


Nautico-Flores


Cubanacan


Querejeta


Alturas de Miramar-Kohly-Almendares


La Ceiba


Miramar


Plaza


El Vedado


Nuevo Vedado


Cementerio


Plaza Civica


Centro Habana


Habana Vieja


Habana Del Este


Santa Maria Del Mar


Celimar


Boca Ciega-Ampliacion de Marbella


Playa Veneciana Brisas Del Mar


San Miguel Del Padron


Diez de Octubre


La Vibora


Cerro


Cerro


Santa Catalina


Marianao


La Lisa


Alturas de la Coronela


Guatao


Boyeros


Capdevila


Cotorro


Selected Bibliography


Index


Image Credits


Biographical Note