In the 20th century, modern architecture thrived in Cuba and a wealth of buildings was realized prior to the revolution 1959 and in its wake. The designs comprise luxurious nightclubs and stylish hotels, sports facilities, elegant private homes and apartment complexes. Drawing on the vernacular, their architects defined a way to be modern and Cuban at the same time - creating an architecture oscillating between tradition and avantgarde.
Audacious concrete shells, curving ramps, elegant brises-soleils and a fluidity of interior and exterior spaces are characteristic of an airy, often colorful architecture well-suited to life in the tropics. New photographs and drawings were specially prepared for this publication. A biographical survey portraits the 40 most important Cuban architects of the era.

About the Author

Victor Deupi, Ph.D., is a senior lecturer at the University of Miami
School of Architecture. His research focuses on the art and architecture
of the Early Modern Spanish and Ibero-American
world, and mid-twentieth-century Cuba. Dr. Deupi was also
the President of the CINTAS Foundation dedicated to promoting
Cuban art and culture from 2016-2018. He is President of Docomomo US/Florida.

Jean-Francois Lejeune, Ph.D., is a professor of architecture,
urban design, and history at the University of Miami School of
Architecture. His research ranges from Latin American architecture
and urbanism to twentieth-century vernacular modernism
in Spain and Italy. He is the secretary of DoCOMOMO-US/
Florida and was an Affiliated Fellow at the American Academy
in Rome in 2007.

Book Information
ISBN 9783035616415
Author Victor Deupi
Format Hardback
Page Count 344
Imprint Birkhauser
Publisher Birkhauser
Weight(grams) 1657g