Abstract
Cuban cities are characterized by juxtapositions of Spanish colonial and U.S. capitalist heritage with the material and political culture of nearly fifty years of socialism; these cities have been transformed and retransformed by the daily practices of residents in noteworthy ways. This article will suggest that a fundamental philoso phy and practice that shapes Cuban vernacular architecture is the concept of Inventar, whereby new housing spaces and structures are quite literally "invented" through the improvised acquisition of goods and the expert negotiation of complex political and economic obstacles.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 78-92 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Buildings and Landscapes: journal of the vernacular architecture forum |
Volume | 15 |
Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Keywords
- architecture
- housing
- Cuba