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Unidentified Havana newspaper clipping, July 1958. Wiener joined José Luis Sert in 1942 to form Town Planning Associates which operated until 1959, when they finished the Havana Plan Piloto, as an architectural, urban planning, and site planning consultant firm. During this period, Wiener and Sert lectured in the United States and Latin ...
This 18th-century manuscript map shows the plan of Morro Castle, located at the entrance of Havana Bay, Cuba. The fortress was built by the Spaniards, starting in 1585. The Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro (English: "Castle of the Three Kings of Morro" ), also known as Castillo del Morro (Morro Castle), is a fortress guarding the entrance ...
The Sert and Wiener Plan focused on providing improved accessibility for traffic to the heart of the old city. "Two major north-south dual carriageways were planned to cut through the center of the Old Havana on Calle Cuba and Calle Habana. A further dual carriageway was to cut through the center on an east-west axis along Calle Muralla, and ...
By Dave Sherwood. HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba closed schools and told non-essential workers to stay home on Friday as its electrical grid faltered following the failure of a major power plant, causing ...
Hotel Tryp Habana Libre is one of the larger hotels in Cuba, situated in Vedado, Havana.The hotel has 572 rooms [4] in a 25-floor tower at Calle 23 ("La Rampa") and Calle L. Opened in 1958 as the Habana Hilton, the hotel famously served as the residence of Fidel Castro and other revolutionaries throughout 1959, after their capture of Havana.
“There is no reason for Americans to be complicit in the ongoing human rights violations against the Cuban people.”
Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva is an indoor sporting arena located in Havana, Cuba. Built in 1957, the Coliseum is one of the most important works of Cuban Civil Engineering. Built in 1957, the Coliseum is one of the most important works of Cuban Civil Engineering.
The golden rule at Deloitte is that "people are trusted to decide how they work," the firm says on its website. Deloitte, which is the largest of the Big Four by both employees and revenue, has ...