ARCH ON TOUR 09_HAVANNA

Architektur Abenteuer Authentizität

25. OKTOBER - 02. NOVEMBER 2016

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Konzept und Moderation: Marion Kuzmany / ARCH ON TOUR in Kooperation mit Judith Augustinovic und Eduardo Luis Rodríguez

Führungen: Eduardo Luis Rodríguez; sowie weitere lokale ArchitektInnen, KünstlerInnen, ExpertInnen: Arelis Martín Hernández, Wilfredo Prieto, u.a.

Kooperationspartner: Arch+Ing Akademie

Medienpartner: Architektur & Bauforum

Reiseveranstalter: Mondial GmbH u Co KG

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Mit dem ersten Direktflug von Wien nach Havanna führt ARCH ON TOUR auf eine spezielle Entdeckungsreise in die karibische Hauptstadt und ihren einzigartigen Beispielen der kubanischen Moderne bis zu vereinzelten Spuren zeitgenössischer Interventionen. Willkommen zu einer nicht nur architektonischen Momentaufnahme zwischen Verfall und neuem Aufbruch!

Führungen vor Ort durch den kubanischen Architekten und Architekturhistoriker Eduardo Luis Rodríguez, bekannt durch seine Architekturführer von Havanna (DOM Publishers, u.a.) sowie als Autor zahlreicher Publikationen über kubanische Architektur der Moderne und des 20. Jhdts.

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PROGRAMM Stand 23.10.2016, Änderungen vorbehalten

Sonnenaufgang / Sonnenuntergang Havanna Ende Okt. 2016: ca. 07:30 / 18:50 Uhr

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Dienstag, 25.10.2016 / Abflug Wien, Ankunft Havanna

check-in erfolgt individuell, Treffpunkt zum Boarding am Abflugsgate, Flughafen Wien

Direktflug mit OS 023 nach Havanna, Aeropuerto Internacional José Martí

Bustransfer zum Hotel Habana Libre, check-in

(ehem. Hotel Hilton Havana / Nicolás Arroyo, Gabriela Menéndez, 1958; Wandmalerei: Amelia Peláez; Salon Turquino im 26. Stock)

Spaziergang

Abendessen im "Cafe Laurent"

1. Nacht im Hotel Habana Libre

 

Mittwoch, 26.10. 2016 / Stadtteil La Habana Vieja

Bus, Spaziergänge

Colonial architecture and urbanism in La Habana Vieja (Old Havana): Civil, religious and military buildings and urban spaces (16th to 19th centuries)

Tour of the main four squares and their surrounding buildings:

- Plaza de Armas (Arms Square). Including the Royal Force Castle (1558-1577); the Palace of the Second Commander (1770-1791); the Palace of the Captain General (1776-1791); the House of the Count of Santovenia (1784); the Templete (1828).

- Plaza de San Francisco (San Francisco Square). Including the Convent and Church of San Francisco de Asis (1719-1738); the Stock Exchange Building (1909); the Customs House (1914).

- Plaza Vieja (Old Square). Including the House of the Count of Jaruco (1737); the House of the Count of Lombillo (1745); the Palacio Cueto (1908).

- Plaza de la Catedral (Cathedral Square). Including the Havana Cathedral (1748-1777); the House of the Count of Bayona (1720); the House of the Marquis of Arcos (1746); the House of the Count of Lombillo (ca. 1750); the House of the Marquis of Aguas Claras (1751-1775).

Mittagessen  im "La Moneda Cubana", Plaza de la Catedral

- Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wilfredo Lam (visit of the building and exhibitions)

- Recent urban and architectural renovations in the area of the former docks, along the Avenida del Puerto and the Alameda de Paula (Paula Promenade). Tour includes, among other sites, the Church of San Francisco de Paula (1745, currently a concert hall), the new maritime promenade, the former Warehouse of Tobacco and Wood (1906, currently a brewery), and the Warehouse “San José” (1885), currently an arts and crafts market (Artisans’ Market) and cultural center;

- Art Gallery Factoría Habana

Ende Bus Hotel Habana Libre, Taxi zum Restaurant

Abendessen im "El Cocinero"

2. Nacht im Hotel Habana Libre

 

Donnerstag, 27.10.2016 / Stadtteile Las Murallas und Centro Habana

Bus, Spaziergänge

20th Century architecture in Las Murallas (The City Walls) district and Centro Habana municipality.

Las Murallas district: Central Park, Prado Promenade, and their surrounding buildings:

Tour includes, among other sites: Central Park (1877, renovated 1960); Palace of the Galician Association (1915, currently, Gran Teatro de La Habana and cultural center); Palace of the Asturian Association (1927, currently a branch of the National Museum of Fine Arts); Capitol Building (1929, currently under restoration), Paseo del Prado (Prado Promenade, 1772, renovated 1929); La Punta Castle (1589-ca. 1600, currently a museum); Presidential Palace (1920, currently the Museum of the Revolution); House of José Miguel Gómez (1915, currently an Academy of French Language); Central Railroad Station (1912);

Bacardi Building / Rafael Fernández Ruenes, Esteban Rodríguez Castell, José Menéndez (1930) 

Mittagessen im "Centro Asturiano La Terraza". Paseo del Prado, La Habana Vieja

Paseo del Prado 309 altos esquina and Virtudes

Centro Habana Municipality

Tour includes, among other sites: “Golden Scepter” Building (1910); House Crusellas (1913); Cuban Telephone Company (1927); Newspaper “El País” (1941); “America” Building (1941);

"Solimar" Building (Manuel Copado, 1944) Soledad #205 (between Lázaro and Ánimas)

Galleria Continua Águila de Oro

Ende Bus Hotel, Taxi zum Restaurant

Abendessen im "La Guarida"

Spaziergang zurück zum Hotel; optional: Jazz Club La Zorra Y el Cuervo

3. Nacht im Hotel Habana Libre

 

Freitag, 28.10.2016 / Stadtteile El Vedado und Nuevo Vedado

Bustour und Spaziergänge

 20th Century architecture in El Vedado and Nuevo Vedado neighborhoods.

Tour includes, among other sites: Main campus of the University of Havana (1906-1940); House Ferrara (1928, currently the Napoleonic Museum); Radiocenter Building (Junco Gastón and Domínguez, 1947); Odontological Building (Antonio Quintana, Rubio and Pérez Beato, 1953); Medical Insurance Building (Antonio Quintana, 1958); Partagás Building (1954); Cuba Pavilion (1963) Ave.23 and calle O;

Coppelia Ice-cream Parlor (Mario Girona, 1966) interior visit;

Hotel “National” (1930) interior visit

Hebrew Community Center (Aquiles Capablanca, 1953) I #253 (corner of 13), El Vedado, Plaza

; Sports Center “José Martí” (1960); Prefabricated apartment building (1967); House Baró Lasa (1927); Revolution Square (1953-1960).

Mittagessen im Paladar “El Balcón de Diego"

Modern architecture in Nuevo Vedado.

Tour includes, among other sites: House Farfante (1955); House Soto Bonavía (1957);

House Ennis (1957).

Habana Riviera Hotel, optional Cocktail at the bar

Ende Bus Hotel Habana Libre, Taxi zum Restaurant

Abendessen im "Atelier"

optional: Fábrica de Arte Cubano (FAC): Visit of exhibitions, cocktails

4. Nacht im Hotel Habana Libre

 

Samstag, 29.10.2016 / Stadtteil Playa

Bustour und Spaziergänge

Modern architecture in Playa municipality

Modern architecture in Miramar and beyond

Tour includes, among other sites: House Max Borges (1950); House Leal Pozo (1957); Apt. Building Vidaña (1956);

Cabaret Tropicana (Max Borges, 1951)

Mittagessen im "Café Rodney", Tropicana, meeting with  Fernando Martirena  at La Casona de Línea

- studio visit at "Infra Architects"

- apartment and gallery of Wilfredo Prieto (near Parque Lennon, Vedado) and meeting with Wilfredo Prieto 

Ende Bus Hotel, freier Abend  

Empfehlungen: El Jardin Tropical  (Haus der Herrera Familie, 1912)

5. Nacht im Hotel Habana Libre

 

Sonntag, 30.10.2016 / Playas del Este

Bustour und Strand

Colonial fortification across the bay: Castillo del Morro (Morro Castle 1586-1630)

Housing compounds after the revolution: East Havana Housing Unit # 1 (1961);

Pan-American Village (1991). 

Mittagessen im Paladar "Il Piccolo", Guanabo

Playas del Este: Santa María del Mar, Guanabo: Strand, Schwimmen,..etc.

Ende Bus Hotel, freier Abend  

6. Nacht im Hotel Habana Libre

 

Montag, 31.10.2016 /

Bustour und Spaziergänge

Modern Architecture: Two revolutionary university campuses; a prefabricated restaurant, and a residential masterpiece by Richard Neutra.

CUJAE campus: Ciudad Universitária José Antonio Echeverria / Humberto Alonso (ursprüngliches Konzept), Manuel Rubio, José Fernández, Fernando Salinas, Josefina Montalván u.a., 1959-1964, und Folgephasen

Restaurant "Las Ruinas" / Joaquín Galván, 1970, im Parque Lenin

Mittagessen im Paladar “Riomar”

National Schools of Art (1961-1965):

Escuela de Artes Plásticas / Ricardo Porro 1961-1965.

Escuela de Música / Vittorio Garatti, 1961-1965.

Escuela de Ballet / Vittorio Garatti, 1961-1965

Escuela de Danza Moderna / Ricardo Porro, 1961-1965

Escuela de Artes Dramáticas / Roberto Gottardi, 1961-1965

House De Schulthess / Richard Neutra, 1956, (currently the residence of the Swiss Ambassador in Cuba).

Gardens: originally by Roberto Burle Max, 19A #15012 (between 150 and 190), Cubanacán, Playa

Ende Bus Hotel, freier Abend

7. Nacht im Hotel Habana Libre

 

Dienstag, 01.11.2016 / Abflug von Havanna

freier Vormittag

Empfehlung: National museum of fine Arts / Alfonso Rodriguez Pichardo, 1954

individuelles Mittagessen

Transfer zum Flughafen Aeropuerto Internacional José Martí

direkter Rückflug nach Wien mit OS 024  

 

Mittwoch, 02.11.2016 / Ankunft in Wien 

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Fotos: Archiv ARCH ON TOUR

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