This research delegation includes an examination of the history of Sustainable Development and Architecture in Havana, Sancti Spiritus and Trinidad. We will also study the restoration of Old Havana and visit many historic sites in all three cities. This trip also incorporates urban planning and development with a focus on how Cuba is sustainably meeting the needs of the community including those around food security while hi-lighting rural development and urban agriculture.
Our expert guide will be distinguished Architect and Urban Planner Miguel Coyula, of the advisory agency, "The Group for the Comprehensive Development of the Capital." Coyula is a dynamic professional who is well-known as a Cuban television personality and as the "Godfather" of the Group's 20 community development projects in Havana. He has lectured widely in the U.S. and Europe about Cuban Architecture. This trip is for full-time architects, planners, professors and teachers in related areas, and others employed in fields related to urbanism, planning and architecture.
Program Highlights:
- * Walking, bike and bus tours of Havana, Old Havana, Trinidad and Cienfuegos
- * Urban Gardens in Havana
- * University of Havana Campus
- * La Rampa district, the heart of modern Havana with
- * 1950's hotels, apartments, cinemas, restaurants and shops.
- * 1930 National Hotel designed by US architects
- * Casa de Africa Museum
- * Miramar District (planned in the early XX century
- * Scale Model of the City of Havana (second largest in the world)
- * Group for the Comprehensive Development of Havana
- * Meet City of Havana historiansat the Restoration Center housed in the Santa Clara Convent
- * Sugar Mills Valley in rural Trinidad
- * Havana's National Art Museum
Cost: $2550
Price Includes:
- * RT flight, Cancun/Havana/Cancun, three star hotel accommodations, breakfast, translation, transportation, and program fees.
How to Register:
Please send your application and a non-refundable deposit of $400 6 weels before departure or a late fee of $50 may be applied to late applications. Payments by Mastercard, Discover or Visa are welcome.
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