In association with The Society of Cuban-American Engineers and Architects And Co-Sponsored by The Cooper Union, The AIANY Global Dialogues Committee, The Architectural League and The Municipal Art Society
Morning Program
All sessions of the program will include historical films and audiovisuals
8:00 – Registration / Continental breakfast
8:45 – Welcome Manuel Castedo (Cuban Cultural Center of New York) Paul Echániz (Society of Cuban-American Engineers and Architects) Anthony Vidler (The Cooper Union) –TBC–
8:50 – Dedication In Memoriam to Mario Romañach María Romañach (Romañach Architects)
9:00 – Keynote Address Historical Overview and Legacy of Cuban Architecture Nicolás Quintana Presenter: Ysrael Seinuk (The Cooper Union)
9:40 – The Colonial Period and the Cuban Republic
The First Four Centuries: From Bohíos to New World Crossroads Narciso Menocal (University of Wisconsin)
La Habana Republicana 1902-1940 Raúl L. Rodríguez, AIA (Rodríguez and Quiroga Architects Chartered) Carlos Alberto Fleitas (AECOM)
The Modern Movement: From Rationalism to Regionalism Eduardo Luis Rodriguez (Author – The Havana Guide)
Moderator: Rachel Carley (Author – Cuba:400 Years of Architectural Heritage)
Afternoon Program
12-1:15 – Lunch Break
1:30 – Revolution and Post-Revolution
Construction and Deconstruction in Revolutionary Cuba: From 1959 to the Present Belmont Freeman (Belmont Freeman Architects)
The Art of Making Ruins Florian Borchmeyer (Filmmaker, Raros Media)
The Restoration Project Hansel Hernández Navarro (Architectural conservator and historian)
The Architecture of Exile: Cuban Architecture Outside Cuba Hervin Romney (Founding partner of Arquitectonica)
Moderator: Manuel Pereiras (SCAEA)
4:00 – Art Exhibit (Co-sponsored by Cuba Art NY) Merienda, books, DVDs and CDs
4:20 – A Special Tribute
Guest of Honor: Ricardo Porro Presenter: Josef Asteinza
5:00 – Cuban Architecture and Urbanism Full Cycle
A Colloquium on Present Trends and a Post-Revolutionary Future A round table by some of the most outstanding Cuban personalities in today’s architectural landscape, who will be touching on a variety of topics, including urban planning and development in a post-revolutionary resurgent economy.
Moderator: James S. Russell (Bloomberg News)
7:30 – Concert
The Music and Architecture of a Romantic City with Chico Álvarez and Brisas del Malecón
Concert Program
The Music and Architecture of a Romantic City Starring Chico Álvarez and Brisas del Malecón
Amidst Havana’s architectural rennaissance of the 1940’s and 1950’s, Cuba also experienced a golden era in popular music, producing a plethora of romantic danzones, sones and boleros that made lovers swoon.
This concert has been conceived as a nostalgic tribute to that bygone era, when the sensuous pastel landscape of a city that had been long proclaimed the Paris of the Americas, sang its heart out to the world.
This concert is sponsored by the Music Program of the Cuban Cultural Center of New York and is supported, in part, by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
Those who would like to attend the concert ONLY, must register IN ADVANCE at CCCOFNY@AOL.COM and pay $30 at the door.
The musicians:
CHICO ÁLVAREZ, voice and percussion MANUEL CARRO, voice and percussion LINO FERNÁNDEZ, percussion OCTAVIO PONCE, flute, sax, voice and piano STEVE GLUZBAND, trompet TIFFANY RODRÁGUEZ, violin –TBC– PABLO MOYA, tres and voice JORGE BRINGAS, bass and voice
Special Guest Artist: RAÚL AZPIAZU, voice
Featuring the greatest hits of the 40’s and 50’s, as well as enduring classics, among them:
Obsesión Lágrimas negras Y tú, qué has hecho Inolvidable Perfidia Cómo fue Contigo en la distancia Nosotros Los aretes de la luna Almendra
And many, many more…