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Puerto Rico’s Henry Klumb

Author : Cesar Cruz
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 042962039X
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (296 download)

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Download or read book Puerto Rico’s Henry Klumb written by Cesar Cruz and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-03-27 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book follows Henry Klumb’s life in architecture from Cologne, Germany to Puerto Rico. Arriving on the island, Klumb was a one-time German immigrant, a moderately successful designer, and previously a senior draftsman with Frank Lloyd Wright. Over the next forty years Klumb would emerge as Puerto Rico’s most prolific, locally well-known, and celebrated modern architect. In addition to becoming a leading figure in Latin American modern architecture, Klumb also became one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s most accomplished protégés, and an architect with a highly attuned social and environmental consciousness. Cruz explores his life, works, and legacy through the lens of a sense of place, defined as the beliefs that people adopt, actions undertaken, and feelings developed towards specific locations and spaces. He argues that the architect’s sense of place was a defining quality of his life and work, most evident in the houses he designed and built in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico’s Henry Klumb offers a historical narrative, culminating in a series of architectural analyses focusing on four key design strategies employed in Klumb’s work: vernacular architecture, the grid and the landscape, dense urban spaces, and open air rooms. This book is aimed at researchers, academics, and postgraduate students interested in Latin American architecture, modernism, and architectural history.

Architecture in Puerto Rico

Author : Jose A. Fernandez
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (126 download)

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Download or read book Architecture in Puerto Rico written by Jose A. Fernandez and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Architecture of San Juan de Puerto Rico

Author : Arleen Pabon-Charneco
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317423593
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Book Synopsis The Architecture of San Juan de Puerto Rico by : Arleen Pabon-Charneco

Download or read book The Architecture of San Juan de Puerto Rico written by Arleen Pabon-Charneco and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-11-18 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As San Juan nears the 500th anniversary of its founding, Arleen Pabón-Charneco explores the urban and architectural developments that have taken place over the last five centuries, transforming the site from a small Caribbean enclave to a sprawling modern capital. As the oldest European settlement in the United States and second oldest in the Western Hemisphere, San Juan is an example of the experimentation that took place in the American "borderland" from 1519 to 1898, when Spanish sovereignty ended. The author also investigates post-1898 examples to explore how architectural ideas were exported from the mainland United States. Pabón-Charneco covers the varied architectural periods and styles, aesthetic theories and conservation practices of the region and explains how the development of the architectural and urban artifacts reflect the political, cultural, social and religious aspects that metamorphosed a small military garrison into a urban center of international significance.

Puerto Rico 1900

Author : Jorge Rigau
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Puerto Rico 1900 written by Jorge Rigau and published by Rizzoli International Publications. This book was released on 1992 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Puerto Rico 1900 is a detailed examination of the products and the influences of that rich heritage. Each heavily illustrated chapter is devoted to one important aspect of this period, including the new facade treatments, the spatial sequences, and the thematic links between architecture and Latin American and Puerto Rican literature of the period.

Historic Architecture in the Caribbean Islands

Author : Edward E. Crain
Publisher : Florida and the Caribbean Open
ISBN 13 : 9781947372214
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (722 download)

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Book Synopsis Historic Architecture in the Caribbean Islands by : Edward E. Crain

Download or read book Historic Architecture in the Caribbean Islands written by Edward E. Crain and published by Florida and the Caribbean Open. This book was released on 2017-11-29 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The books in the Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series demonstrate the University Press of Florida's long history of publishing Latin American and Caribbean studies titles that connect in and through Florida, highlighting the connections between the Sunshine State and its neighboring islands. Books in this series show how early explorers found and settled Florida and the Caribbean. They tell the tales of early pioneers, both foreign and domestic. They examine topics critical to the area such as travel, migration, economic opportunity, and tourism. They look at the growth of Florida and the Caribbean and the attendant pressures on the environment, culture, urban development, and the movement of peoples, both forced and voluntary. The Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series gathers the rich data available in these architectural, archaeological, cultural, and historical works, as well as the travelogues and naturalists' sketches of the area prior to the twentieth century, making it accessible for scholars and the general public alike. The Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series is made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, under the Humanities Open Books program.

Places of Purpose

Author : Álvarez-Díaz & Villalón
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780999022719
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (227 download)

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Download or read book Places of Purpose written by Álvarez-Díaz & Villalón and published by . This book was released on 2019-09 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PLACES OF PURPOSE showcases the 15-year combined portfolio of the Puerto Rican husband-and-wife team, architect Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz and interior designer Cristina Villalón, who merged their previously separate architecture and interior design practices to create ÁLVAREZ-DÍAZ & VILLALÓN® (AD&V®). This book was in the works even before Hurricane María devastated the duo's home island of Puerto Rico-but its passing made it imperative that they finish and publish the book as planned. What is most impressive about the body of work chronicled within is that most of the projects that comprise this stunning portfolio were designed and completed during Puerto Rico's 11-year ongoing recession. Beyond the beautifully photographed images lies a story of resilience, perseverance, and pride: each project telling a powerful and moving individual story of self-realization. Against all odds, this husband-and-wife team has not only managed to sustain their design firm throughout the turmoil, but simultaneously, has built around them a solid staff and thriving office culture that has allowed them to expand their business and export their creative services-with clients as far away as Dubai- while evolving as thought leaders in their own industry and beyond.

Modern Architecture in Latin America

Author : Luis E. Carranza
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292768184
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)

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Download or read book Modern Architecture in Latin America written by Luis E. Carranza and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2015-01-05 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed as a survey and focused on key examples and movements arranged chronologically from 1903 to 2003, this is the first comprehensive history of modern architecture in Latin America in any language. Runner-up, University Co-op Robert W. Hamilton Book Award, 2015 Modern Architecture in Latin America: Art, Technology, and Utopia is an introductory text on the issues, polemics, and works that represent the complex processes of political, economic, and cultural modernization in the twentieth century. The number and types of projects varied greatly from country to country, but, as a whole, the region produced a significant body of architecture that has never before been presented in a single volume in any language. Modern Architecture in Latin America is the first comprehensive history of this important production. Designed as a survey and focused on key examples/paradigms arranged chronologically from 1903 to 2003, this volume covers a myriad of countries; historical, social, and political conditions; and projects/developments that range from small houses to urban plans to architectural movements. The book is structured so that it can be read in a variety of ways—as a historically developed narrative of modern architecture in Latin America, as a country-specific chronology, or as a treatment of traditions centered on issues of art, technology, or utopia. This structure allows readers to see the development of multiple and parallel branches/historical strands of architecture and, at times, their interconnections across countries. The authors provide a critical evaluation of the movements presented in relationship to their overall goals and architectural transformations.

Queer Sites in Global Contexts

Author : Regner Ramos
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000318427
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Queer Sites in Global Contexts written by Regner Ramos and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-29 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Queer Sites in Global Contexts showcases a variety of cross-cultural perspectives that foreground the physical and online experiences of LGBTQ+ people living in the Caribbean, South and North America, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. The individual chapters—a collection of research-based texts by scholars around the world—provide twelve compelling case studies: queer sites that include buildings, digital networks, natural landscapes, urban spaces, and non-normative bodies. By prioritizing divergent histories and practices of queer life in geographies that are often othered by dominant queer studies in the West—female sex workers, people of color, indigenous populations, Latinx communities, trans identities, migrants—the book constructs thoroughly situated, nuanced discussions on queerness through a variety of research methods. The book presents tangible examples of empirical research and practice-based work in the fields of queer and gender studies; geography, architectural, and urban theory; and media and digital culture. Responding to the critical absence surrounding experiences of non-White queer folk in Western academia, Queer Sites in Global Contexts acts as a timely resource for scholars, activists, and thinkers interested in queer placemaking practices—both spatial and digital—of diverse cultures.

Architecture of social concern

Author : Enrique Vivoni Farage
Publisher : Editorial Universidad de Puerto Rico
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Architecture of social concern written by Enrique Vivoni Farage and published by Editorial Universidad de Puerto Rico. This book was released on 2006 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Imperial Islands

Author : Joseph R. Hartman
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824889203
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (892 download)

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Download or read book Imperial Islands written by Joseph R. Hartman and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2021-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the USS Maine mysteriously exploded in Havana's harbor on February 15, 1898, the United States joined local rebel forces to avenge the Maine and "liberate" Cuba from the Spanish empire. "Remember the Maine! To Hell with Spain!" So went the popular slogan. Little did the Cubans know that the United States was not going to give them freedom--in less than a year the American flag replaced the Spanish flag over the various island colonies of Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. Spurred by military successes and dreams of an island empire, the US annexed Hawai'i that same year, even establishing island colonies throughout Micronesia and the Antilles. With the new governmental orders of creating new art, architecture, monuments, and infrastructure from the United States, the island cultures of the Caribbean and Pacific were now caught in a strategic scope of a growing imperial power. These spatial and visual objects created a visible confrontation between local indigenous, African, Asian, Spanish, and US imperial expressions. These material and visual histories often go unacknowledged, but serve as uncomplicated "proof" for the visible confrontation between the US and the new island territories. The essays in this volume contribute to an important art-historical, visual cultural, architectural, and materialist critique of a growing body of scholarship on the US Empire and the War of 1898. Imperial Islands seeks to reimagine the history and cultural politics of art, architecture, and visual experience in the US insular context. The authors of this volume propose a new direction of visual culture and spatial experience through nuanced terrains for writing, envisioning, and revising US-American, Caribbean, and Pacific histories. These original essays address the role of art and architecture in expressions of state power; racialized and gendered representations of the United States and its island colonies; and forms of resistance to US cultural presence. Featuring interdisciplinary approaches, Imperial Islands offers readers a new way of learning the ongoing significance of vision and experience in the US empire today, particularly for Caribbean, Latinx, Pilipinx, and Pacific Island communities.

From Bomba to Hip-hop

Author : Juan Flores
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780231110778
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book From Bomba to Hip-hop written by Juan Flores and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flores investigates the historical experience of Puerto Ricans in New York, reflecting their varied areas of cultural expression in the diaspora against the background of contemporary debates in Puerto Rico and recent developments in cultural theory. Close studies of urban space and performance, popular musical styles, and Nuyorican literature highlight the complexities and contradictions of Latino identity.

The Preparation and Use of Historic Structure Reports

Author : Deborah Slaton
Publisher : Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 : 9780160616907
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (169 download)

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Download or read book The Preparation and Use of Historic Structure Reports written by Deborah Slaton and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2005 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains the purpose of historic structure reports, describes their value to the preservation of significant historic properties, outlines how reports are commissioned and prepared, and recommends an organizational format for such reports.

The Art of City Sketching

Author : Michael C. Abrams
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136665455
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (366 download)

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Download or read book The Art of City Sketching written by Michael C. Abrams and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-24 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Art of City Sketching: A Field Manual guides you through the laborious and sometimes complex process of sketching what you see in the built environment so that you can learn to draw what you imagine. Illustrated with hundreds of drawings by students and professionals of cityscapes around Europe and the United States, the book helps you develop your conceptual drawing skills so that you can communicate graphically to represent the built environment. Short exercises, projects, drawing tips, step-by-step demonstrations, and composition do's and don'ts make it easy for you to get out into the city and experiment in your own work. Author Michael Abrams uses his experience as a field sketching instructor, to show you that by drawing, you can discover, analyze, and comprehend the built environment.

Modern Architecture and Climate

Author : Daniel A. Barber
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691170037
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book Modern Architecture and Climate written by Daniel A. Barber and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How climate influenced the design strategies of modernist architects Modern Architecture and Climate explores how leading architects of the twentieth century incorporated climate-mediating strategies into their designs, and shows how regional approaches to climate adaptability were essential to the development of modern architecture. Focusing on the period surrounding World War II—before fossil-fuel powered air-conditioning became widely available—Daniel Barber brings to light a vibrant and dynamic architectural discussion involving design, materials, and shading systems as means of interior climate control. He looks at projects by well-known architects such as Richard Neutra, Le Corbusier, Lúcio Costa, Mies van der Rohe, and Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill, and the work of climate-focused architects such as MMM Roberto, Olgyay and Olgyay, and Cliff May. Drawing on the editorial projects of James Marston Fitch, Elizabeth Gordon, and others, he demonstrates how images and diagrams produced by architects helped conceptualize climate knowledge, alongside the work of meteorologists, physicists, engineers, and social scientists. Barber describes how this novel type of environmental media catalyzed new ways of thinking about climate and architectural design. Extensively illustrated with archival material, Modern Architecture and Climate provides global perspectives on modern architecture and its evolving relationship with a changing climate, showcasing designs from Latin America, Europe, the United States, the Middle East, and Africa. This timely and important book reconciles the cultural dynamism of architecture with the material realities of ever-increasing carbon emissions from the mechanical cooling systems of buildings and offers a historical foundation for today’s zero-carbon design.

The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture

Author : Phaidon Press
Publisher : Phaidon
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture written by Phaidon Press and published by Phaidon. This book was released on 2005-06 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A condensed version of the information contained in the ground breaking Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture, this travel edition is pocket sized and portable, ideal for the holiday or business traveller. Organized geographically and illustrated with global, regional and sub-regional maps, locating each building, plus twenty seven city orientations, the book contains 1,052 buildings, each of which is illustrated with a single image, and is accompanied by a brief description as well as the address and telephone number

Architecture of parish churches in Puerto Rico

Author : Thomas S. Marvel
Publisher : La Editorial, UPR
ISBN 13 : 9780847721184
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (211 download)

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Download or read book Architecture of parish churches in Puerto Rico written by Thomas S. Marvel and published by La Editorial, UPR. This book was released on 1994 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Culture and Customs of Puerto Rico

Author : Javier A. Galván
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Culture and Customs of Puerto Rico written by Javier A. Galván and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-03-20 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exciting addition to the Culture and Customs of Latin America and the Caribbean series provides readers with an all-encompassing look at contemporary life in Puerto Rico. Having always been under the watchful eyes of other colonies and countries, Puerto Rico's own customs and traditions have managed to flourish throughout the ages, culturally uniting what is a politically divided island. In addition to gaining an understanding of Puerto Rico's political relationship with the continental United States, students can explore extensive narrative chapters that cover contemporary religion, cuisine, sports, media, cinema, literature, performing arts, and visual arts. An essential for high school and public library shelves, Culture and Customs of Puerto Rico is the perfect research resource for students and general readers. This exciting addition to the Culture and Customs of Latin America and the Caribbean series provides readers with an exhaustive look at contemporary life in Puerto Rico. Having always been under the watchful eyes of other colonies and countries, Puerto Rico's own customs and traditions have managed to flourish throughout the ages, culturally uniting what is a politically divided island. In addition to gaining an understanding of Puerto Rico's political relationship with the continental United States, students can explore the small island nation's history with Spain during the colonial era. This fascinating volume provides illustrative narrative chapters on religious practices in Puerto Rico, as well as religious and secular festivals. Social customs, such as sports, cuisine, gender issues, family values, and nightlife, are discussed in depth. Extensive coverage on the media, performing arts, cinema, visual arts, and literature provides students with a solid foundation in Puerto Rican past and contemporary culture. An essential for high school and public library shelves, Culture and Customs of Puerto Rico is the perfect research resource for students and general readers.