Constitutional Modernism : Architecture and Civil Society in Cuba, 1933-1959.

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How does architecture make its appearance in civil society? Constitutional Modernism pursues this challenging question by exploring architecture, planning, and law as cultural forces. Analyzing the complex entanglements between these disciplines in the Cuban Republic, Timothy Hyde reveals how archit...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hyde, Timothy
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2013.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Architecture and society > Cuba > History > 20th century.
City planning > Cuba > History > 20th century.
Modern movement (Architecture) > Cuba.
Architecture et société > Cuba > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Mouvement moderne (Architecture) > Cuba.
ARCHITECTURE > Urban & Land Use Planning.
ARCHITECTURE > History > General.
Architecture and society
City planning
Modern movement (Architecture)
Cuba
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; I Constitution; 1 The Idealized Republic: The Constitution of 1940; 2 Better Cities, Better Citizens: The Political Function of Planning; 3 A Perfect Structuring: Representing the Nation as Plan and Purpose; II CITY; 4 Public Works: Constructing the Urban Spaces of Civil Society; 5 Master Plans: The Retrospective Order of the Plan Piloto de la Habana; 6 Historic Districts: The Regulation of the Past in Habana Vieja; III MONUMENT; 7 The Experience of Civic Conscience: Designs for the Monumento a Marti.
  • 8 The Prospect of cubanidad: Figural Forms and the Palacio de las PalmasEpilogue: Futures of Constitutional Modernism; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.

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