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Architecture Design, Level II: Cuba Studio

Prof. Jan Wampler · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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This architectural studio will have one main project for the semester: to explore the issues surrounding the redesign of an area in Havana, Cuba. It is a typical area about the size of a Law of Indies block that presently has a mix of housing, work, and shopping, in buildings that need to be replaced and others that need to be rehabilitated. There is also vacant land, and buildings that are unused. Part of the blocks front on the Malecon, the street next to the water. The other edge fronts onto a typical neighborhood. The intention is to study the culture through an understanding of one area of Havana and then design an “echo” in architectural form. The design will include public space as well as a mix of buildings: some new, some rehabilitated.

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  1. Course Introduction 7 min · Video
  2. Designing the Architect 40 min · Video

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Institution
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department
Architecture
Teacher
Prof. Jan Wampler
Term
Spring 2004
Level
Graduate
Language
English
Subjects
Earth and environment, Society and politics, Art, architecture and design
Source
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Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as MIT OpenCourseWare states it. Non-commercial use only. MIT OpenCourseWare's terms
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Prof. Jan Wampler. Architecture Design, Level II: Cuba Studio. Spring 2004. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu/. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.
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