Cuban Modernism

Belmont Freeman

A comprehensive new study of mid-20th-century modern architecture in Cuba does much to fill in an historical record that remains sparse, and to illuminate a powerful and neglected cultural legacy.

A comprehensive new study of mid-20th-century architecture in Cuba does much to illuminate a powerful and neglected cultural legacy.

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  • Alan Thomas
  • Naomi Stead
  • Belmont Freeman
  • Despina Stratigakos

Alan Thomas

Alan Thomas is a columnist for Places. He is Editorial Director for the Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Chicago Press and a photographer specializing in urban landscape.

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Naomi Stead

Naomi Stead is a columnist for Places. She is an architecture critic and Head of Architecture at Monash University.

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Belmont Freeman

Belmont Freeman, a columnist for Places, is principal of Belmont Freeman Architects in New York City.

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Despina Stratigakos

Despina Stratigakos is a columnist for Places and Vice Provost for Inclusive Excellence and Professor of Architecture at the University at Buffalo.

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Cities in Transition

History of the Present focuses on cities facing profound social, political, and environmental challenges.

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