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

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

sweet home alabama - birmingham





dwntwn 1916


click to enlarge the images
thanks to katia, david & amalia

Sunday, June 22, 2008

CCE miami: urbanismo, diseno y medio ambiente

CCE's video by yordan


video by narah valdes



video by narah valdes

El Nuevo Herald recently published an article which included mention of Rafael Fornes and the Summer 'American Cities' Studio at University of Miami. At a conference at the Spanish Cultural Center (CCE) on Miami's multiculturalism, Rafael presented a map entitled El Malecon de Miami. The map was produced by a group of Rafael's students here at the School of Architecture. The conference, Miami: Ciudad-Metafora, was held by a coalition of Miami-based visual artists and writers who originally arrived in Miami not expecting to settle long term.

Rafael was quoted in the article. "...It is marvelous that this conference has been achieved at the CCE...This group of artists exemplify distinct visions. There are Colombians, Venezuelans, Cubans, Haitians...and, behind it all, a body of theories that revolve around the idea of the multifaceted experience unique to Miami..."

Thursday, May 1, 2008

memorial della cubania

calleocho & diecisiete avenida tikal guatemala





LOCATION
OLGA GUILLOT WAY &
TEDDY ROOSVELT STREET
LITTLE HAVANA ~ MIAMI, FLA

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