Modern Cuba
Modern Cuba: Slideshow by Howard Shapiro in his 1965 Alden Dow house, 7 Regent Drive
April 16, 2-5 p.m.: Slides at 3 with tours of the house before and after.
Cost: $20: Proceeds will go toward upgrading our website.
Last October Howard participated in a do.co.mo.mo-US sponsored tour “Modern Cuba.” The architecture of Havana from the colonial area to the present was surveyed with an emphasis on the modern era prior to and following the revolution, including interior visits to numerous structures not open to the general public. Howard’s slideshow demonstrates the relationship of changing architectural styles to corresponding social changes and major historical events. Highlights include the Tropicana Cabaret (Max Borges Recio, 1951-1956), the Alfred de Schulthess House (Richard Neutra, 1956), and the National Art Schools (Ricardo Porro, Vittorio Garatti and Roberto Gottardi, 1960-1964).
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