University of Miami School Of Architecture: "La Arquitectura de La Habana Republicana 1902-1940" A presentation by Raul L. Rodriguez, AIA
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Start: Friday, September 30, 2011
Location: UM SOA, 1215 Dickinson Dr., Coral Gables Campus
Time: 6:00pm
Web Site: www.miami.edu
Herencia Cultural Cubana
Lo Invita a la Universidad De Miami, Escuela De Arquitectura
La Arquitectura de La Habana Republicana 1902 -1940
By Raúl L. Rodríguez, AIA
Rodríguez & Quiroga Architects Chartered
When in 1925, for his “ill or good fortune”, Carlos Miguel de Céspedes was named Secretary of Public Works, he envisioned La Habana as a city that would rival any city in Europe or América. Seeking an architect who could collaborate with Cuban architects in this effort, Céspedes wrote the Minister of Fine Arts in France asking him to recommend an individual and a reading list. Jean-Claude Nicolas Forestier, a French landscape architect under contract to the city of Paris was invited to La Habana.
Under Céspedes and Forestier what followed was a public works plan of unprecedented proportions which sought to combine classical built forms with a natural tropical environment. The plan included new or improved projects for: El Parque Central, El Parque de la Fraternidad, El Paseo del Prado, La Avenida de Las Misiones, La Avenida del Puerto, La Universidad de la Habana, La Plaza Cívica and El Capitolio Nacional.
Raúl L. Rodríguez, AIA and Carlos Alberto Fleitas, two Cuban born, American educated architects collaborated in preparing this presentation which chronicles the architecture of La Habana from its colonial precedents through the neo-classical aspirations of the young republic.
Place: University of Miami, School of Architecture Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center. 1215 Dickinson Drive, Coral Gables Campus
Date: 6:00 P.M. Friday, September 30, 2011
Directions to the School of Architecture and Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center:
Take U.S. Highway One (US1) or Ponce de Leon Blvd. into Coral Gables to the intersection of Stanford Drive. Turn onto Stanford Drive and proceed to the Information Booth. Ask for directions to the Pavia Garage on Pavia Street and Levante Avenue where parking is at no charge after 4 p.m. Walk from Pavia Garage along Merrick Street and Dickinson Drive to the School of Architecture at 1223 Dickinson Drive.
Directions to the School of Architecture and Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center from the Metro Rail Station:
The Coral Gables Campus is located directly north of the University Metro Rail Station. When leaving the University Station, cross Ponce de Leon Blvd and turn right. Turn left on to Merrick Street. Continue straight until you reach Dickinson Drive, turn
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