Viva Havana

By and Kester Rattenbury Kester Rattenbury Kester Rattenbury2006-04-21T00:00:00

House of Martial Facio, by Enrique Virgilio Perez, 1943

With developers poised to swoop down on Cuba, what will become of Havana’s architecture? Kester Rattenbury says western models of redevelopment may destroy this extraordinary cultural marvel

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