presentazione/introduction
Havana: from restoration to renewal text by Marco Casamonti
panorama/panorama
mappa satellitare
Havana XX-XXI° century: a timeline edited by Umberto Zanetti, Paloma Herrero Ermakova
editoriale/editorial
La Habana: roots, revolution and future text by Alessandro De Magistris, Umberto Zanetti
intervista/interview
Questions to Patricia Rodríguez text by Laura Andreini
saggi/essays
Havana, the irresistible city text by Eusebio Leal Spengler
Cuban architects in search of a more active role text by Nelson Herrera Ysla
Neutra in Cuba: De Schulthess house, 60 years after text by Eduardo Luis Rodríguez
The decada olvidada: continuity and ruptures in Cuban architecture of the 1950s and ‘60s text by Gaia Caramellino
Italians in Cuba: between achievable utopia and modern humanism text by Gaia Caramellino
‘El Plan Director De La Habana‘ 1970 text by Vittorio Garatti
La CUJAE, Ciudad Universitaria José Antonio Echeverría text by Marella Santangelo
scenari di architettura/architectural scenario
Oficina del Historiador de La Habana/Emboque de Luz – text by Oficina del Historiador de La Habana – photos by Salvatore Di Gregorio
Oficina del Historiador de La Habana/Almacen de Madera y Tabaco – text by Oficina del Historiador de La Habana – photos by Salvatore Di Gregorio
Oficina del Historiador de La Habana/Sifón de La Habana – text by Oficina del Historiador de La Habana – photos by Salvatore Di Gregorio
Proyecto Espacios/Gran Teatro Alicia Alonso – text by Paloma Herrero Ermakova – photos by Proyecto Espacios
Proyecto Espacios/Lava Dia Bar – text by Proyecto Espacios – photos by Laura Andreini
Proyecto Espacios/Lab.26 – text by Paloma Herrero Ermakova – photos by Proyecto Espacios
Estudio Choy-León/Centro de estudios Che Guevara – text by Estudio Choy-León – photos by Estudio Choy-León
Ernesto Jiménez García/FAC Fábrica de Arte Cubano – text by Ernesto Jiménez García– photos by Ernesto Jiménez García, Equis Alfonso, Danay Nápoles, Alejandro Reyes, Sandra Lopes
Schools of Art in Havana: a 55 year-long problem...text by Michele Paradiso
Vittorio Garatti/National Art Schools School of Ballet and School of Music – text by Vittorio Garatti, Christian Zecchin – photos by Laura Andreini, photos and 3d renders courtesy of Archivio Vittorio Garatti, Salvatore Di Gregorio
Roberto Gottardi/Restoration and completion of the National School of Dramatic Art – text by Roberto Gottardi (from Arquitecture cuba n°380, 2008) – photos by Laura Andreini
Estudio Choy-León/Central Railway Station – text by José Antonio Choy López – photos by José Antonio Choy López
Oficina del Historiador de La Habana/Malecón, Puerto y Bahía de La Habana – text by Alessandro Massarente, Romeo Farinella – photos by Chiara Ferioli, Erminia Chiara Pastore, Chiara Pellizzola, Francesca Vanelli
Martínez-Becerra Arquitectos/Restaurante ‘La Barbacoa‘ – text by Martínez-Becerra – photos by Martínez-Becerra
design/design
Luis Ramírez Jiménez, Miguel Aguilar/Parawifi – text by Ernesto Niebla Chalita – photos by Luis Ramírez
Luis Ramírez Jiménez/Ceramics – text by Luis Ramírez Jiménez – photos by Luis Ramírez Jiménez
Grupo Ensemble/Set of furnishing – text by Paloma Herrero Ermakova – photos by Laura Andreini
saggi/essays
Organopónicos Havana a strategy of co-planning for urban agriculture in Cuba – text by Emanuele Sommariva
The teaching of architecture and town planning in Cuba – text by Joiselen Cazanave Macías
Between ideas and experiences: the havana biennial and the places of culture – conversations with Jorge Fernández Torres and Ana María Pedroso Guerrero – text by Christian Zecchin
fotografia/photography
A journey through ISA in Havana photos by Salvatore Di Gregorio
havana bibliographical journey
edited by Aldo De Poli
itinerario contemporaneo/contemporary itinerary
Havana edited by Eduardo Luis Rodríguez
esiti concorsi/competitions
text by Alessandro Massarente
recensioni mostre e libri/exhibition and book reviews
texts by Aldo De Poli, Federica Arman, Massimiliano Azzolini, Monica Bruzzone, Daniela Buonanno, Claudio Dolci, Gabriele Gardini, Alessandro Gattara, Ilaria Morcia, Carmine Piscopo, Francesco Saverio Fera
new media
edited by Monica Bruzzone


FAC Fábrica de Arte Cubano

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Cuban Art Factory is composed of five spaces which we call “Nave“. The first of these spaces (Nave 1) is located on the ground floor where the entrances are located….

Gran Teatro Alicia Alonso

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The Gran Teatro Alicia Alonso opened its doors at the beginning of 2016 after being closed for over three years for restoration. The whole project consisted in an exhaustive reconstruction…

Sifón de La Habana

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Faced with the possibility of creating better technological conditions for the interventions of the Cámara de Rejas del Sifón de la Bahía de La Habana, the designers were asked to…

Lab 26

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Founded in the city of Havana in 1998 by the architect Vilma Bartolomé, Proyecto Espacios is an interdisciplinary group of architects, designers and artists that together create and execute projects…

National Art Schools School of Ballet and School of Music

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Foreshadowing the Future The National Art Schools complex, appointed National Monument of Cuba on the 8th of November 20121, embodied the spirit and principles of the Cuban Revolution, first victory…