INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL architecture & art

Florida

Fall 2012Volume 1 No. 3

The

Classical Caribbean Journal

HAVANA

Classical Caribbean Journal 1

St. Augustine, Florida waterfront

Havana, Cuba

We are honored to present e Classical Cuba Program of e Institute for Classical Architecture and Art Florida. e ICA&A is committed to hosting relevant programs and events to its members in the US, the Caribbean and abroad. e ICA&A Florida is engaging the Classical architecture of the Caribbean Basin through education, programs, travel, and conferences. As a component of the Classical Cuba Program, we have been fortunate to invite several leading architectural professionals and scholars from Cuba in an exchange of knowledge on the important arena of preservation and urbanism in the Caribbean basin region. e mission of ICA&A Florida is to “Make a positive impact on the built environment through the principles of the classical tradition in architecture & art." We welcome you to participate in this vital program to study the classical architecture of the Caribbean.

David Case, ICAA Florida Chapter President

Classical Caribbean Committee Clifford G. Duch, AIA Teo#lo Victoria, AIA Rafael Fornes Joseph S. Cronk, AIAA

Havana's Nolli Map I, Studies of La Habana (1994) Professors Douglas Duany & Rafael FornesHavana's Nolli Map II, Ecole d'Architecture de Paris, Belleville, Professor David Bigelman 

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La Habana Vieja

Castillo San Felipe del Morro

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A perspective view through a colonnade or porch on Plaza Vieja along Brazil Street to the Capitalio National. Architects Raul Ortero, Eugenio Rayneri, Felix Cabbarocas, Jose Maria Bens Arrate. Constructed 1930 by Purdy & Henderson Company, USA.

Upcoming Events 5

Fall 2012 Workshop

Mr. Van Wyk will guide a day long plein air tour of the urban spaces of St. Augsutine in preparation for the 2013 drawing tours of The Palladio and Cuba Programs. The continuing education program will provide 4 hrs. of AIA approved credits. Mr. Van Wyk is an internationally recognized architect and artist. He has programmed, designed, and oversaw many significant projects worldwide and is an accomplished professional who has practiced in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and the United States. Mr. Van Wyk has worked with several noted international architects and artists including James Stirling, Ra lph Ersk ine, and Kisho Kurakawa and Sir Hugh Casson. He was also the sole proprietor of a 40 person firm in Botswana.

ICAA Lecture & Event Info

Conrad Van Wyk Information

December 8, 2012St. Augsutine, Florida

Sketch Workshope Art of St. Augsutine spaces from an Architects Perspective

Conrad Van Wyk, RIBA, BAA

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Spring 2013 lecture

Professor Chao will discuss the Regulaciones Urbanisticas de la Ciudad de La Havana for the city of Havana, completed in 2006 and 2009 respectively and will illustrate the important role these form based codes play in the current and future growth of the city. P r o f . C h a o wa s P r i n c i p a l Investigator of a funded research project entitled Havana Initiative. She orchestrated charrettes & lecture series, curated exhibitions, p e r f o r m e d r e s e a r c h  a n d contributed to publications in collaboration with scholars on both sides of the Florida Straits. These various academic efforts in turn laid the foundation and nurtured the adoption of form based codes on the island under the auspices of the Office of the Historian.

March 16, 2013St. Augustine, Florida

Form Base CodesUrban Codes for Vedado and Vieja Habana Districts

Sonia Chao

by William Moreno, UM SoA, “Studies of La Habana”. Prof. Rafael Fornes

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Spring 2013 lecture

March 16, 2013St. Augustine, Florida

Colonial Architecturee Colonial Architecture of St. Augustine: Myths & Realities

Paul Weaver, M.A.

Mr. Weaver, a leading Florida preservation consultant and active member of The St. Augustine Baracoa Friendship Organization, will discuss the often misunderstood characteristics of Spanish and English influences on the evolution of architectural style in St. Augustine as we see it today and ultimately the unique heritage that exists. Mr. Weaver, who has traveled extensively to Cuba, will review the various social and architectural connect ions between the colonial cities of Havana and St. Augustine and will discuss the challenges that it will face ahead in the areas of intervention, restoration, adaptive re-use and renovation. Paul will also discuss the history, myths and current significance of the o b e l i s k i n t h e P l a z a d e l a Constitucion which displays the 1823 Royal decree commemorating the short lived Spanish Constitution.

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For c en tu r i e s s tuden t s o f architecture have visited Venice and the Veneto to study the work of the 16th century Renaissance architect, Andrea Palladio. This is so because of the inherent beauty of the built works and their corresponding landscapes and because Palladio's work is a testimony of a political culture and humanist ideal which would resonate throughout the world. Jefferson's reliance on Palladio's conception of architecture is explained as much by the practical content evident in Palladio's drawings and buildings, as it is by the ability of his work, individually and collectively, to project a cultural ideal. In Jefferson's case it would be the political program of a new republic, manifest in reassembled pediments and piers against the geography of a new world. A geography, as Vincent Scully reminds us, which is not altogether different from the low lands and of the Veneto.

Palladio Program 2013 Information

January 2-12, 2013e Veneto Region, Italy

Spring 2013 Travel

The Palladio ProgramA Study of Palladio in e Veneto as a Foundation for the Architecture of the New World

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Spring 2013 Travel

Cuba, and especially Havana, is a treasure trove of architectural styles spanning six centuries. With buildings dating from the 16th through the 19th centuries, Havana is perhaps the most authentic colonial city in the Americas. Since 1982, when the city became a UNESCO World Heritage site, the government has embarked on an ambit ious preservation and restoration program concentrated in the Old City. However, a severe lack of fund ing and mater i a l s has hampered efforts. Therefore, the decay and neglect of the past 40 years coupled with the destructive tropical weather continues to claim buildings every year. Most of the architectural styles imported f r o m E u r o p e — i n c l u d i n g R e n a i s s a n c e , B a r o q u e , Neoclassical, Neo-gothic, the Moorish mudejar and even Art Deco—are well represented in Havana and other cities in Cuba.

Cuba Travel Program Info

March, 2013Havana, Cienfuegos, Trinidad Cuba

Havana, Cubae Architectural Treasures of Cuba: Access RenewedICA&A and Classic Excursions

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Fall 2012 Lecture

Dr. Felicia Chateloin Santiesteban is a graduate of  the Escuela de Arquitectura, Facultad de Technologia, Universidad de la Havana and specializes in conservation and rehabilitation of built patrimony and in Urban Historic Preservation . As a member of  the Centro Nacional de Conser vac ión, Res taurac ión  y Museología ( CENCREM) she played a key role in developing  the  institutional procedure for the  designation  of the Historic Urban  Zones in La Habana, Cuba. She served as technical consultant to the O#cina del Historiador de la Ciudad de La Habana (OHCH) in the i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f t h e # r s t comprehensive  survey of historic structures in La Habana Vieja. Her book , La Habana de Tacon, remains the most extensive study  of  the Captain General’s  interventions in La Habana in the  #rst half of the 19th  Century. Dr. Chateloin  is a professor at the Facultad de Arquitectura del Instituto Superior Politécnico José Antonio Echeverría ( C U J A E ) a n d a t t h e C o l e g i o Universitario  de San Gerónimo de la Universidad de La Habana.     

October 5, 2012University of MiamiSchool of Architecture

La Habana and Her Territorial PatrimonyFrom Historic Center to Historic City

Dr. Felicia Chateloin

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Fall 2012 Lecture

From the beginning of the Cuban colonial period and well into the nineteenth century, the use of highly decorative wooden roof trusses and Mudejar craftsmanship provided the best solution for the ceilings of religious institutions as wel l as domest ic and civi l constructions. These wooden pitched ceilings, covered with locally made ceramic roof tiles, were a characteristic feature of the architecture of colonial Cuba that protected exquisitely beautiful interiors. They defined the urban environment and architectural spatiality with a breathtaking aesthetic. Dr. Chateloin will discuss the history and provide an understanding of how this necessary structural element came to help identify a period and style in Cuban architectural history.Images from Lecture

October 6, 2012 5:00 PMMarkland House, Flagler College

Cuban PatrimonyCuba’s Patrimony: beneath its Colonial Roofs

Dr. Felicia Chateloin

Drawings by Edeline Bigas, UM SoA, “Studies of La Habana”. Prof. Rafael Fornes

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Dr. Menéndez, who has been involved as an Architect in conservation efforts in La Habana with both the CENCREM as well as the Office of the Historian of the City of La Habana (OHCH) and is presently a professor at the Colegio Universitario de San Geronimo, lectured on Neo-Classical Architecture in La Habana in the XIX and XX Centuries. From the end of the 1700’s to the early republic in the first half of the XX Century, Neo- Classical architecture was perhaps the predominant architectural style in Cuba and would yield excellent examples in the related fields of Urban Design, Interior Design, Craftsmanship and Landscape Architecture. In the XX Century, Neo Classical Architecture in Cuba parallels the professional practice in the United States as in the work of McKim, Mead and White and Schutze & Weaver, for example, and is a living testimony of a shared cultural patrimony between our two countries.

Spring 2012Flagler College

Spring 2012 Lecture

Neoclassical HavanaAmerican Architectural Heritage in Havana

Dr. Madeline Menéndez García

IONIC ORDER CAPITAL SHADOW STUDY Elementary Practical Treatise on the Study of the Five Orders of Architecture J. B. VignolaIllustrated in seventy-two plates by J.A. Léveil.

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Institute of Classical Architecture & Art O#cina del Historiador de La Ciudad del la Habana

Classical Architecture and

Traditional Urbanism in Cuba

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Institute of Classical Architecture and Classical America merged in 1991 to form the leading nonpro#t organization in the United States dedicated to advancing the practice and appreciation of the classical tradition in Architecture, Urbanism and the allied arts. e ICAA is represented by 14 chapters nationwide which pursue the mission of the Institute through education, publication, and advocacy.e Florida Chapter, conscientious of the shared cultural legacy between Florida and Cuba, has established collaborative relationships with organizations such as e St. Augustine/Baracoa Friendship Association, Fundación Amistad, and others. ese relationships are dedicated to fostering mutual respect and understanding between the United States and Cuba through humanitarian, cultural and educational initiatives, in order to promote an academic research program in partnership with the Office of the Historian of the City of Havana.

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To advance knowledge and training of classical and traditional architecture and urbanism and to increase Cuban, American and Cuban American awareness and involvement in national and global initiatives on the preservation and conservation of cultural patrimony by means of pedagogy, scholarship, conferences, symposia and publications.

Program Mission

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Program Components

e ICA&A, in collaboration with the OHCH of Havana, has embarked on a joint research program for a #ve year period dedicated to the study of classical and traditional architecture and urbanism and the allied arts. e program is centered on a series of drawing courses dedicated to the illustration of classical construction details and to the documentation of historic structures but also promotes and advocates a wide array of initiatives focused on the advancement of the knowledge and understanding of classical and traditional architecture and urbanism in Florida and Cuba. e program as presented to the Office of the Historian of the City (OHCH) during the ICA&A committee visit on March 2011 consists of a phased research agenda starting with documentation and ending with the publication of guidelines for the implementation of classical detailing in the rehabilitation of existing buildings and for use in new construction.

e following activities are indicative of the types contemplated through this joint program:

1) Compilation of the #rst #fty titles on Classical Architecture and traditional urbanism for the library of the Colegio Universitario San Gerónimo de La Habana.2) Provide seminar courses of the ICA&A on classical composition, proportion and drawing in Havana for ICA&A members as continuing

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3) Systematic and comprehensive #eld work documentation of classical detailing of existing buildings following the criteria of the Historic American Building Survey and employing annotation procedures developed in Cuba by the OHCH.4) Symposia, exhibition and publications on classical architecture with the participation of Cuban, American, Latin American, Asian and European speakers to be held in the United States and Cuba.5) International Symposium on classical architecture to be held in Cuba.6) Publication of the book with the drawings resulting from the #rst four courses for use as a pedagogical tool in schools of architecture in the United States, Instituto Politecnico de La Habana and the Colegio San Geronimo.7) Development of student and faculty academic exchange programs between Cuban and American institutions and pursuit of combined academic degrees in the #elds of Architecture, Urbanism and Preservation8) Implementation of academic degrees in the #elds of Architecture, Urbanism and Preservation.9) Assist and promote Cuban students and faculty participation in the ICA&A travel programs such as the Palladio Program and the Rome Program.10) Editing classic texts by Cuban scholars on the history of classical architecture in Cuba.11) e publication of a manual of classical detailing in the manner of the “Manuale del Recupero del Comune di Roma” to provide guidelines for general

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St Augustine, Florida Fall 2011Flagler College

A multi-discipline conference was held to host several professionals from Havana to discuss their areas of expertise in Cuba and to prepare for the Classical Cuba Program. The various events (described in the pages below) were well attended by architects from around the state, local distinguished guests such as Mayor Joe Boles and Bishop Filipe Estévez, and a wide range of groups interested in the beautiful city of Havana.

Past Program Events

Cuba Conference

Coordination Visits Spring 2011Havana, Cuba

The ICA&A Classical Cuba Committee along with Fundacion Amistad met with OHCH & University of San Geronimo to discuss the ICA&A Program. The meetings discussed candidate buildings for study and the implementation for the “The Havana Manual for Restoration” along with other educational specific venues to match local professionals with the visiting ICAA participants. The initial trip is scheduled for May 2012.

Habana Vieja, Cuba

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A walking tour of colonial St. Augustine set the stage for the March Conference lectures. Colonial historian Dr. Susan R. Parker and architectural historian Dr. Alicia García Santana will introduce you to St. Augustine’s fortress and the colonial buildings that it protected.

We meet at Castillo de San Marcos National Monument (ticket booth area). After passing through the City Gate we will head south. As we walked the narrow streets of the old, mile-long town, visited the buildings and courtyards where residents from Spain and Cuba (other Spanish lands, too) lived, worked, and prayed in La Florida's capital.

We studied how ancient styles and motifs were adapted to locally available building material. Spanish colonists used coquina, a shell stone quarried on the barrier island, for buildings, chimneys, boundary walls, and military defense works. The fortress is both the oldest and largest example of a coquina building.

Walking Tour

San Agustín ViejaFall 2011St. Augustine, Florida

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lecture

Classical to VernacularAmerican Architectural Heritage in Havana

Fall 2011Professor Rafael Fornés

e concept for the lecture from Professor Fornés, "From Classical to Vernacular",  refers to the  regressive process  that has occurred  in Cuban cities - mainly  in Havana after the revolution - and how the process is unique to other parts of the world. e lecture will cover  three parts of the architectural heritage of Cuba:Colonial Classicism (1492-1898) A study and discussion of  Cuba’s Roman architectural heritage up until the Spanish-American War, with reference to Vignola’s Renaissance treatises.American & Republican (1898-1958)Even before the  Spanish-American  War, important  Cuban architects  were trained in the Neoclassical and Beaux Arts traditions at American universities  (Cornell, Columbia, Tulane, Notre Dame, and Syracuse).  In addition to the academic in&uences, American construction companies  such  as  Purdy  and Henderson  were responsible for  the construction of  major  public buildings such a s  t h e C a p i t o l i o  N a c i o n a l ,  H o t e l Nacional,  Universidad  de la  Habana and the Financial buildings that make up the Wall Street of Havana.Vernacular (1959-)e Revolutionary style initially follows the principles of the modern movement, but after the fall of the Soviet Union, vernacular interventions transformed the dominant neoclassical architecture dramatically.

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lecture

La Casa CubanaTradition and CultureFall 2011Dr. Alicia García Santana

The origins and in&uences of the Cuban House gave rise to a uniquely Cuban style of architecture. Author of important books about Trinidad and Matanzas and another on the seven original Cuban colonial settlements, Dr. García has dedicated years of research to the origins and evolution of the Cuban House in the Spanish Caribbean. Her lecture today covers the transculturation of European cultures with autochthonous groups present in Cuba at the time of #rst contact and the dynamic process that brought about the essential Cuban house. rough a visual slide presentation of photographs by Julio Larramendi her lecture illustrates the #rst colonial houses with details ranging from simple wooden structures with palm thatched roofs to the more elaborate patio houses – a re&ection of the strong Spanish in&uence. Highlighted are the more elaborate villas of the colonial settlements of Santiago de Cuba, Sancti Spiritus, Trinidad and Camaguey. e Moorish in&uence is also evident in the architecture of the times both in the Caribbean and in the colonies such as St. Augustine, a town that plays a similarly important role in the creation of a creole colonial house, adapted to the weather and necessities of the times. Dr. García closes her talk with a discussion of the changes in architectural styles in the early 19th century due to the trend away from trade with Europe and toward the United States, re&ecting the profound in&uence of more modern cultures.

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Panel Discussion

Why Cuba?e Future of Cultural Patrimony in Cuba and Florida

Alicia García SantanaSonia Cháo Rafael Fornés Clifford DuchTeó$lo Victoria- translatorJoseph Cronk - moderator

Reception

Following the panel discussion, light refreshments were served in the historic First national Bank Building lobby. The photography of Julio Angel Larramendi Joa was displayed in the Drawing Room.

A panel composed of architects, preser vat ion is t s, and scholars addressed the question of the exper ience of  Cuba in the preservation of the cultural patrimony and the relevance of this experience to historic preservation efforts in Florida; the means by which Cuba and Florida could collaborate in the future in the preservation of a shared architecture and urban heritage; and the mean ing th i s prospect ive  relationship could have to the economic and social narrative of the region. After the panel discussion there was an open forum with the participation of the general public in a question and answer period.

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Panel Discussion

Why Cuba?

Alicia García Santana Sonia Cháo Rafael Fornés Clifford DuchJoseph Cronk

With a long and evolving relationship between St. Augustine and Cuba over the last 450 years, the panel will discuss some of the periods of partnership, exchange and connection between the two places in the areas of architecture, urbanism and cultural patrimony.

Shared Heritage - St Augustine & Cuba

Preservation & Patrimony

Classicism

The panel, with a widely varying perspective on the complex issues of architecture and place in Cuba, will discuss the current relevance of this evolving & living architectural resource to professionals in Florida.

What has been and what will be the role of Classical & Traditional architecture in Cuba. The panel will discuss the historical periods of Classical design influence in the past and the importance of Classical design principles in the future as Cuba continues the monumental undertaking of preserving its architectural heritage.

The panel will address the experience of  Cuba in the preservation of the Architectural & cultural patrimony and the relevance of this experience to historic preservation efforts in Florida; the means by which Cuba and Florida could collaborate in the future in the preservation of a shared architecture and urban heritage; and the meaning this prospective  relationship could have to the economic and social narrative of the region.

Heritage, Patrimony & the role of Classicism in Cuba

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e Flagler Room at Flagler College

lecture

Spain & FloridaA World Full of Myths & RealitiesAmbassador Santiago Martínez-Caro

Santiago Martínez-Caro comes to us from Vienna, Austria where he is currently posted to the United Nations Office on behalf of the Spanish government. His lifetime career in diplomacy has led him to a profound study of Spain’s role in colonizing the West and the fables that are sometimes substituted for history. Where one begins and the other leaves off is often open to interpretation and Dr. Martínez-Caro has all the credentials for an accurate assessment of his own country.  By virtue of his Spanish and U.S. citizenship, he avoids political, cultural, and emotional biases to provide an authentic account, accompanied by interesting visuals.The Ambassador discussed #ve common myths about the presence of Spain in Florida and the U.S. e #rst to be dispelled is the Spanish pursuit of Florida’s riches. e second myth is Spa in ' s a t t i tude towards Nat ive Amer i cans . e th i rd myth the Ambassador addresses is the Black Legend. e fourth - one that runs parallel to this country's foundations - concerns the arrival of the white man in North America; most Americans #rmly believe that the British were the #rst! e #nal myth concerns foreign support for American independence. Sometimes the truth is more unsettling than the myths.

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Flagler Room at Flagler College

keynote lecture

Havana & St. AugustineSettlements in Colonial Cuba & their ties with St. Augustine

Dr. Alicia García Santana

Relations between San Agustín de la Florida and Cuba were strong, relevant and constant. Dr. García brings to light monumental Cuban #gures like José Martí, Felíx Varela, Morell de Santa Cruz, and others whose lives were intricately woven in struggles between the Crown and the colonies – between St. Augustine and Havana.With slides of antique maps and historical illustrations, Dr. García tells stories of the defense of San Agustín and the attempts to protect Havana from invasions by the advancing English. Both cities had forts that were inadequate to protect the communities, so architects and defense strategists were called in to “modernize” and make impenetrable the standing structures.Important to complete the picture of the struggle by the Spanish to retain power in the area is the colonial settlement of Matanzas, the main supply base for Florida and the protectorate of Havana by land. e British occupation of San Agustín de la Florida gave rise to the &ight of Spaniards, mestizos, and Freemen to Cuba and the subsequent creation of the settlement of San Agustín de la Nueva Florida under Matanzas jurisdiction.

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e Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, founded as two separate nonpro#t organizations in 1991 and 1968, respectively, merged in 2002 as a national nonpro#t organization dedicated to advancing the classical tradition in architecture, urbanism and their allied arts. It does so though education, publication, and advocacy.e organization is a valued educational resource for students of art, planning and architecture, design professionals, and the general public assisted today by the growing network of regional and local chapters. e ICA&A offers a wide array of programs that include continuing education classes, travel programs, lectures, salons, and conferences. It publishes an academic journal called e Classicist as well as the acclaimed book series called the Classical America Series in Art & Architecture. e Grand Central Academy of Art &ourishes as the Institute’s division of #ne arts pedagogy and now offers a summer session called e Hudson River Landscape Painting Fellowships. e Institute also acts as a curriculum partner with accredited school s such a s the Col l ege o f Architecture at Georgia Tech & the University of Miami.

The Institute of Classical

Architecture & Art

Board of Advisors Florida

Troy Beasley omas E. BishopGerald Buxbaum David CaseTic Childers Joseph S. Cronk

Cliff Duch Marsha Faulkner Brandt HayPeter Moor Geoffrey Mouen Stephen A. Mouzon

ICAA FloridaDavid Case, ICAAPresidentdcase@rs-architects.comICAA National20 W. 44th St.New York, NY 10036 (212) 730-9646 info@classicist.org

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Alicia García Santana earned her doctoral

degree in Art Sciences from the University of Oriente. She has dedicated her life to the study and conservation of Cuban architectural patrimony. As director of research on the Historic Center of Trinidad, she wrote the application to UNESCO which declared Trinidad a World Heritage Site in 1988.She has published numerous articles & books including: Trinidad de Cuba; Contrapunteo cubano del arco y el horcón; La Habana, historia y arquitectura de una ciudad romántica; Trinidad de Cuba, Ciudad, Plazas, Casas y Valle; Las primeras villas de Cuba; Matanzas, la Atenas de Cuba; Urbanismo y arquitectura de la Habana Vieja, siglos XVI al XVIII and Trinidad de Cuba: un don del

The Guggenheim Foundation granted her a scholarship to study Spanish colonial architecture in the Caribbean. She is currently expanding the study and working on a book about the Cuban House.

Ambassador Santiago Martínez-Caro is a dual national, Spanish and American. He joined the Spanish Foreign Service in 1984 and has been posted to Cameroon, Peru, France, Morocco, Venezuela and Zimbabwe. He has been the Spanish Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi, after being the Director of the Sub-Saharan Africa Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is currently posted to the United Nations Office in Vienna. e Ambassador makes St. Augustine his home in the United States. His son is currently a student in Flagler College. He has been involved in the 450th anniversary celebrations and served on the Board of Directors of the First America Foundation. He has lectured at Flagler College on several occasions.

Madeline Menéndez García (Havana, 1941), an architect by profession, since 1982, works in the #eld of historic preservation and the study of historic structures and urban centers for the National Center for Conservation, Restoration and Museology(CENCREM) in Havana and for the Master Plan Office of the Historian of the City of Havana. She has published numerous books and articles on the management of historic structures and cultural patrimony and is a member of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS, Cuba) and the Provincial Commission on Monuments. Dr. Menéndez received a Doctorate in Technical Sciences from the ISPJAE in 1990 and is Deputy Assistant Professor at the School of Architecture (ISPJAE), and the Colegio Universitario de San Geronimo, University of Havana, Cuba.

Felicia Francisca Chateloinis a graduate of  the Escuela de Arquitectura, Facultad de Technologia, Universidad de la Havana and specializes in conservation and rehabilitation of built patrimony and in Urban Historic Preservation . As a member of  the Centro Nacional de Conservación, Restauración  y Museología ( CENCREM) she played a key role in developing  the  institutional procedure for the  designation  of the Historic Urban  Zones in La Habana, Cuba. She served as technical consultant to the O#cina del Historiador de la Ciudad de La Habana (OHCH) in the i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f t h e # r s t comprehensive  survey of historic structures in La Habana Vieja. Her book , La Habana de Tacon, remains the most extensive study  of  the Captain General’s  interventions in La Habana in the  #rst half of the 19th  Century. Dr. Chateloin  is a professor the Colegio Universitario  de San Gerónimo.

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Teó!lo Victoria graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1979 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and in 1980 with a  Bachelor of Architecture. In 1982 Mr. Victoria completed a Masters of Architecture and Urban Design from Columbia University and in 1983, became the #rst Town Architect for the town of Seaside, Florida. Mr. Victoria teaches at the University of Miami, where he has served as the Director of the Undergraduate Program (1995-1998) and the Director of the Graduate Program (1999-2009). He has  been a Visiting Professor at Cornell University and Harvard University and lectured in the United States, Europe and Latin America. 

Sonia R. Cháo is a research assistant professor at the University of Miami School of Architecture. She is the Director of school ' s Center for Urban & Community Design. She received her Masters of Science in Architecture from Columbia University and her BArch from the University of Miami. Cháo has collaborated on a research project, studying the historic preservation and urban design patterns of Havana, curated related exhibitions and is currently completing a correlated publication. Her ties to institutions in the Caribbean & Latin America have expanded the outreach efforts of the CUCD.

Rafael Fornés is currently a visiting associate professor at The University of Notre Dame School of Architecture studying the rehabilitation of Palacio de la Marquesa de Villalba, 1879 by Eugenio Rayneri Sorrentino. He was born in El Vedado, La Habana in 1956 and received a degree in Architecture from Instituto Superior Politécnico de La Habana in 1981 (IPSJAE). Between 1980 and 1985 he worked at the projects department of Dirección Provincial de Arquitectura y Urbanism (DPAU), which oversees the City of La Habana. His projects include Monuments and Urban Parks as wel l as the reconstruction of historical buildings and streets of La Habana Vieja, Centro Habana, El Cerro and Guanabacoa. Between 1990 & 1992 he worked in the Town Planning Office of Budapest City Hall, Hungary. He has taught the Studies of La Habana course at University of Miami, School of Architecture, since 1994. Since his move to the US in 1990, Mr. Fornés has been dedicated fully to the study of the urban morphology of La Habana.

Susan Parker holds a Ph.D. in colonial history and has taught history at the University of Florida, University of North Florida and the University of South Florida. Currently the executive director of the St. Augustine Historical Society, she was a historian and a historic preservation consultant with the Florida Department of State. e Florida Historical Society honored her as ”Outstanding Woman in Florida History” in 2009 and with its Golden Quill Award in 2010. A native of St. Augustine, Parker grew up surrounded by the vestiges of Spain’s presence in the United States. Her research focus is colonial social history with emphasis on Spanish Florida.

Julio Angel Larramendi Joa is a world renowned photographer and publisher of important reference books. He began as a science photographer, publishing the definitive book on Cuban orchids. Over the years his photography has covered every possible field.

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