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Havana: Two Faces of the Antillean Metropolis
Scarpaci, Joseph L., Segre, Roberto, Coyula, Mario
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Description for Havana: Two Faces of the Antillean Metropolis
Paperback. One of the oldest and most celebrated cities in the Western Hemisphere, Havana is a metropolis where history has left its handprint on every corner. An international trio of architects and planners assesses nearly 500 years of development in the Cuban capital. Num Pages: 544 pages, 48 illustrations, 33 tables, 17 maps, 11 figures, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AMVD; HBJK; JFSG; WTH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 617.
One of the oldest and most celebrated cities in the Western Hemisphere, Havana is a fascinating metropolis where history has left its handprint on every corner. Here, an international trio of well-known architects and planners assesses nearly five hundred years of development in the Cuban capital. They offer an insightful introduction to Havana's historic architecture and modern buildings, its social and economic fabric, its diverse people, and its contemporary challenges and opportunities. From the colonial and early republican periods, through the 1959 revolution, and into the post-Soviet era and today, the authors trace Havana's physical evolution and place it in ... Read more
One of the oldest and most celebrated cities in the Western Hemisphere, Havana is a fascinating metropolis where history has left its handprint on every corner. Here, an international trio of well-known architects and planners assesses nearly five hundred years of development in the Cuban capital. They offer an insightful introduction to Havana's historic architecture and modern buildings, its social and economic fabric, its diverse people, and its contemporary challenges and opportunities. From the colonial and early republican periods, through the 1959 revolution, and into the post-Soviet era and today, the authors trace Havana's physical evolution and place it in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807853696
SKU
V9780807853696
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About Scarpaci, Joseph L., Segre, Roberto, Coyula, Mario
JOSEPH L. SCARPACI is professor of urban affairs and planning at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. ROBERTO SEGRE is professor of architecture and urbanism at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. MARIO COYULA is an architect and planner in Havana, Cuba.
Reviews for Havana: Two Faces of the Antillean Metropolis
"This book is an extraordinary document, not least because its subject is a truly great city, perhaps the most interesting in the New World." - Andres M. Duany, from the Foreword