NOTES: Primarily an academic institute for research and training, it was begun in 1979, but later phases were being planned when this image was taken. See RIBA131537 for a black and white version of this image.
NOTES: Originally an 18th century town house, but extensively renovated in 1834, with the replacement of wooden balconies with metail ones and a number of the main rooms being knocked through. It is now the Centro de Desarollo de las Artes Visuales. See RIBA146328 for a black and white version of this image.
NOTES: Calle Obispo was laid out in the late 16th century, but these houses are likely to be much later. See RIBA146498 for a black and white version of this image.
NOTES: This house was built around 1809 by the notorious slave-trader Santiago de la Cuesta y Manznal. It was also fictionalised in a novel by the Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier, 'The Age of Enlightenment'. It is now used as a cultural centre dedicated to the same writer. See RIBA146271 for a black and white image.
NOTES: This house was built around 1809 by the notorious slave-trader Santiago de la Cuesta y Manznal. It was also fictionalised in a novel by the Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier, 'The Age of Enlightenment'. It is now used as a cultural centre dedicated to the same writer. See RIBA146272 for a black and white version of this image.