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Reinhabiting Havana
| dc.contributor.advisor | Julian Beinart. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Valdes, Frank Javier, 1972- | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. | en_US |
| dc.coverage.spatial | nwcu--- | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-04-26T18:37:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-04-26T18:37:18Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 1998 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 1998 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70307 | |
| dc.description | Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1998. | en_US |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (leaves [92]-[93]). | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The project presented here is about the transformation of an extant fabric. The observation of the built environment in Havana revealed that people's interaction with their built environment have produced artifacts like the barbacoa. Their interaction is a creative attempt to resolve the need for more housing space. This make shift construction may solve the problem temporarily. The thesis deals with the observation and documentation of this artifact in order to develop a new model for housing based from the barbacoa and its culture. This new model will increase the density of buildings, provide a prototype that can be adapted in different buildings types and help preserve a way of life in Havana. | en_US |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | by Frank Javier Valdes. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 40 [i.e. 94] leaves | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | en_US |
| dc.rights | M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Architecture. | en_US |
| dc.title | Reinhabiting Havana | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.description.degree | S.M. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture | |
| dc.identifier.oclc | 41435726 | en_US |
