Cuban modernism : mid-century architecture 1940-1970 /

Cuban modernism : mid-century architecture 1940-1970 /

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Author / Creator:	Deupi, Victor, author.
Imprint:	Basel : Birkhäuser, [2021] ©2021
Description:	342 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans, portrait ; 29 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Midcentury modern (Architecture) -- Cuba. Architecture -- Cuba -- History. Architecture, Modern -- 20th century.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12634519

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Other authors / contributors:	Lejeune, Jean-François, author. Ros, Silvia, photographer.
ISBN:	9783035616415 3035616418
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	For several decades, 20th century 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.

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Call Number:	NA803 .D48 2021
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