Inside Cuba (in French): JU - Hardcover

Hernandez, Julio Cesar Perez

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3822845973 ISBN 13: 9783822845974

Publisher: Taschen GmbH, 2006

Synopsis

Cuba is the Caribbean's largest island, a place known as much for its revolutionary history as for its ebullient and rich culture. Its landscapes marked by sun-drenched tobacco and sugar cane fields, and its cities ripe with music, dancing, and jubilation. Cuba is a favorite tourist destination for travelers from all corners of the world. This book presents a wide selection of Cuban homes, hotels, gathering places, and more, encompassing everything from traditional time-worn dwellings bearing the patina of generations of habitation to art deco buildings, Modernist houses, a cigar factory, a Havana teenage hangout, a home with a Lalique-designed interior, and a hotel where Hemingway once stayed before he decided to buy a farm on the outskirts of Havana. Ranging in style from working class to top-notch luxury, this colorful collection reveals the spirit of Cuban living for all walks of life.

About this title

About the Author:

The author: Julio Cesar Perez Hernandez, a practicing architect and urban planner, is an adjunct professor at the School of Architecture in Havana, Cuba and at the Boston Architectural Center in USA. He is the recipient of several international and national awards and his work has been published in the New York Times, Arquitectura Cuba and Arquitectura y Urbanismo and exhibited in Harvard and Havana. He is currently working in a Master Plan for the city of Havana. The editor: Angelika Taschen studied art history and German literature in Heidelberg, gaining her doctorate in 1986. Working for TASCHEN since 1987, she has published numerous titles on the themes of architecture, photography, design, and contemporary art.

About this edition

• Publisher: Taschen GmbH
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 3822845973
• ISBN 13: 9783822845974
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400
• Editor: Taschen Angelika