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Terms and conditions applyHavana: The Sleeping Beauty
Jochen Visscher
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Format: Book
Pages: 96
Publisher: Jovis Verlag
Date Published: Oct 2007
Stock Code: 63931
Binding: Hardback
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Havana in the 40s and 50s was a gambling haven, much like Las Vegas. Today this pre-revolutionary boom still characterises the city, which is a blend of much-photographed, colorful, colonial buildings and a sprinkling of internationally renowned Modernist architecture: Walter Gropius, Richard Neutra and Oscar Niemeyer all passed through Havana during this time. In 1956, The Edificio Focsa - a 35-storey complex containing 400 apartments, garages, a school and a restaurant - was built on the Corbusian principles of a self-contained city within a city. At the time, it was the world's tallest concrete structure. Western influences set a standard, but the architects often worked with local artists to create a uniquely Cuban version of Modernism. For this volume, German-born photographer Bodo Tuengler has documented the rarely-seen architecture of Havana's brief Modernist period.
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