{"product_id":"havana-modern-twentiethcentury-architecture-and-interiors-9780847843466","title":"Havana Modern: Twentieth-Century Architecture and Interiors","description":"\u003cp\u003eA revealing collection of astonishingly fresh and undiscovered midcentury architecture and interiors in Havana. Caribbean design expert and historian Michael Connors leads the reader on an unprecedented tour in Havana of the stunning and architecturally important private homes and buildings that have been meticulously preserved  previously unphotographed  and mostly inaccessible to visitors. This lavish book represents the modern movement in Cuban architecture  from art nouveau and art deco to the flowering of high modernism just before the Revolution  spanning from the early 1900s to 1965. At a time when travelers are rediscovering Cuba  this volume offers a range of the citys twentieth-century cultural achievements. The photographs  shot exclusively for the book  show examples from the artsy Vedado neighborhood  the seaside streets of Miramar  Central Havana  and Havanas posh Country Club Park area. Included are iconic places such as Cubas remarkably futuristic National Schools of Art; the art deco landmark Bacardi building; Casa de Alfred von Schulthess by Richard Neutra; the stylish Habana Riviera Hotel  and its original 1957 interiors; the Hotel Nacional de Cuba designed by McKim  Mead \u0026amp; White  on Havanas seaside drive the Malecn; and the world-famous Tropicana cabaret nightclub by architect Max Borges. Havana Modern is a pioneering book of modern design that shows a corner of the world where modern architecture thrived and has been carefully preserved.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647070003253,"sku":"ByrdShop_0847843467","price":236.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780847843466.jpg?v=1781687535","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/havana-modern-twentiethcentury-architecture-and-interiors-9780847843466","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}