Architecture and Design of Latin America and the Caribbean

Documents the history, preservation, and present uses of Havana's most important buildings and urban spaces.

Explores architecture, planning, and law as cultural forces and the links between architecture and political circumstances. Available through ProQuest Ebook Central (login required).

Explores the failed international reconstruction of Port-au-Prince after the devastating 2010 earthquake.Taking readers into the remnants of failed industrial projects in Haitian provinces and into the streets, rubble, and homes of Port-au-Prince, this book reflects on the possibilities and meanings of dwelling in post-disaster urban landscapes. Available through ProQuest Ebook Central (login required).

Viewing the transformation of the Plaza de Armas, including the baroque monument created in 1754 and the neoclassical El Templete in 1828, this book investigates how late colonial Cuban society narrated Havana's founding to valorize Spanish imperial power and used the monuments to underpin a local sense of place and cultural authenticity, civic achievement, and social order. Available through ProQuest Ebook Central (login required).

Examines the reciprocal relationship between the modern practice of tourism and the built environment, showing how photography, film and souvenirs have been deployed to help mediate and mythologize specific sites. It also explores how tourist itineraries, behavior and literature are institutionalized for popular consumption in order to support larger cultural objectives, drawing on case studies in Cuba, Ghana, Greece, France, Italy, Libya, Mauritius, Spain and the United States. Available through Bloomsbury Architecture Library (login required).

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