Cuba : 400 years of architectural heritage / Rachel Carley ; photography by Andrea Brizzi.

Main entry:

Carley, Rachel.

Title & Author:

Cuba : 400 years of architectural heritage / Rachel Carley ; photography by Andrea Brizzi.

Publication:

New York : Whitney Library of Design, 1997.

Description:

224 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 32 cm

Notes:
Colored maps of Cuba on endpapers.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-223) and index.

Summary:

Of all of Cuba's important cultural assets, none speaks more eloquently of its history and evolution than its architecture. Like the country itself, Cuban architecture, with its distinct but difficult-to-define Cuban spirit, defies easy categorization. Spanning four centuries, this remarkable built legacy has been preserved largely through benign neglect, and so the island today serves as a rare archive of Caribbean architectural history waiting to be rediscovered.
Author Rachel Carley's incisive, illuminating text traces the island's architectural developments and achievements - from Indian bohfos, early colonial fortification systems, and Mudejar craftsmanship to baroque churches, classically inspired civic buildings, ambitious modernist designs, and the present-day interest in preservation. Architectural treasures located throughout Cuba are vividly documented in photographer Andrea Brizzi's lush color images, transporting us - if only momentarily - to all corners of this diverse tropical land.

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ISBN:

0823011291
9780823011292
0823011283 (pbk.)
9780823011285 (pbk.)

Subject:

Architecture Cuba.
Architecture.
Cuba.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 191616
Call No.: ID NA803.C27; ID:97-B2612
Status: Available

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