S T U D I E S O F L A H A B A N A

Havana; Key to the New World and Rampart of the West Indies
La Habana es la llave del Nuevo Mundo, y antemural de las Indias Occidentales
Reales Cedulas de 24 de Mayo de 1634 y 10 de Marzo de 1717

Thursday, March 13, 2008

23 & D collage city

neoclassical eclectic 1920's
modern MOMO 1950's
communist vernacular 1990's

Monday, March 3, 2008

new cuban generations~builders of the future


miguel andres ortiz fornes (4) studying a model

chrysler building
architect william van alen
year completed 1930
height 1 046 feet 4 3/4 inches
tallest building in the world from 1930 to 1931

materials
20 961 tons of structural steel
391 881 rivets
3 826 000 bricks
446 000 tiles
35 miles of pipe
750 miles of electric conductor wire


B & 19 mercado agropecuario~christmas eve