Modular Architecture can be understood as the design of any system composed of basic components (modules) that can be connected, in most cases through interlocking. 

Throughout this chapter on the Cuban economy, we aim to provide the reader with a set of tools to analyze the current economic conjuncture of Cuba. 

Until the German reunification in 1989, development cooperation between Cuba and Germany was tense. On the one hand close cooperation between Cuba and the GDR and on the other hand the resulting critical attitude of the FRG.

Design-build per definition is a project delivery system used in the construction industry. It is a method to deliver a project in which the design and construction services are contracted by a single entity known as the design-builder.

Cuba experiences three major climates across its territory. Savannah (also referred to as Wet and Dry Tropical) climate is by far the most predominant. This is followed by Monsoon Tropical climate and Tropical Rainforest climate which are experienced at m

Bio-climatic construction and design processes are based on a climate and environmental-aware architectural practice-oriented to achieve efficient use of energy during a building’s lifetime.

And as architects/ urban designers we pursue the will to improve people’s lives, understanding architecture as a service to others. Thus, pretending to reach the most needed people means rethinking the role of architecture in society and...

In 1959 Fidel Castro’s rebel army ‘assumed power’, replacing Batista’s defeated government. Due to shared communist ideologies Castro immediately received support and money from the Soviet Union and swiftly began armed intervention overseas.

Public spaces play an important role in urban life in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Offering space for all activities related to social life like politics, communication, trade, representation, religion, sports, and leisure.

The Cuban political singularities had not been indifferent to the rest of the world since their final emancipation 61 years ago. The island created a stable and robust enclave, openly communist and anti-imperialist,...

Housing plays an integral part in our everyday lives and has the ”unique capacity to define the urban form and the character of the city” 

The largest of the Caribbean islands, Cuba is situated between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. The country is made up of 15 provinces, and its capital and the most populous city is Havana, or “Habana” in Spanish....

There is a variety of beliefs in Cuba that reflect different cultural elements. The main religions in Cuba are the Christianity of the Roman Catholic Church, the Santería and numerous Protestant denominations. ...

To understand the current state of media violence within Cuba, we need to look back to 1958. The media made a significant contribution to the Cuban revolution and the overthrow of the then ruling dictator Fulgencio Batista. ...

This essay is an analysis about massive construction and prefabricated systems with the focus on Cuba during the first years of Revolution until now. ...

Generally, simple construction or low-tech architecture encompasses structures that are simply built using local, natural materials and use passive solutions for climate control. ...

10,000 BC, mankind‘s form of food procurement changed from hunting and gathering to agriculture and animal farming. This requires solid dwellings, constructed largely of wood, natural stone and earth...

Infrastructure in Cuba acts as a visual representation of the island‘s tumultuous history. Characterized in the first half of the twentieth century by a range of successful engineering projects such as the 1958 Havana Bay Tunnel [B3],...

The island of Cuba has been inhabited by humans for several thousand years. The first human traces that man found on the island go back to 10,000 - 8,000 years BC.

Cuba (or Republica de Cuba) is the largest country by land area in the Caribbean. Cuba is situated just south of the Tropic of Cancer at the intersection of the Atlantic Ocean (north and east), the Gulf of Mexico (west), and the Caribbean Sea (south) ...

The word filgran originally comes from Latin and is composed of the words filum (Latin thread or wire) and granum (Latin grain), literally translated as “grained wire”.1 In a figurative sense, the term filigree describes a goldsmith‘s work consisting ...

The history of the Cuban education system goes back to the time of the revolution. ...

The perception of public architecture 100 years ago was very different than it is today. Nowadays, a public building is defined as any building open to the general use, participation, or enjoyment of the public and owned and operated by a city, county,...

Its modern urban layout comes from the Spanish urban planning tradition - multiple churches and squares supplemented by regular street grids that vary in the length and width of the streets and the size of the blocks. These urban grids ...

Cuba of today is a particular example of radical change in the agriculture system throughout its history, from conventional agriculture, intensive ...