Preserving the Magic and Poetry of Havana
Julio César Pérez Hernández
Lecture Hall Gallery
Chicago Architecture Foundation
224 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago

Havana, a Caribbean Metropolis with strong European influence, was spared the damage caused by global urban renewal and overdevelopment during the second half of the 20th century.  The unique and appealing spirit of Old Havana, listed in 1982 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, stems not only from the well-known quality of its music and rhythms, its vibrant street life, and its friendly ambience, but also from its built environment that is currently preserved with great pride.  Cuban architect and planner Julio César Pérez Hernández addresses the issues of historic preservation in Old Havana that aspire to give the old city its past splendor and make it a unique place to live.

Professor Julio César Pérez Hernández, a practicing architect and urban planner, is an adjunct professor at the School of Architecture in Havana.  He is the recipient of several international and national awards and his work has been published in the New York Times, Arquitectura Cuba and Arquitectura y Urbanismo. He is a Harvard University Loeb Fellow, President of the Cuban Chapters of C.E.U. and I.N.T.B.A.U., and the author of a major book about Cuba—Inside Cuba, published by Taschen in 2006.

Great shots of Graham funded project by Ball-Nogues on Dezeen.

Ceasefire Executive Director Gary Slutkin, Graham Foundation grantee and Director of the Spatial Information Design Lab at Columbia University Laura Kurgan, and Director of Crisis Mapping at Ushahidi Patrick Meier 

PopTech, a network of innovators that explore the social impact of new technologies, hosted its Social Mapping Salon at the Graham Foundation this past week. Workshop participants included PopTech’s Executive Director Andrew Zolli, Ceasefire Executive Director Gary Slutkin, Graham Foundation grantee and Director of the Spatial Information Design Lab at Columbia University Laura Kurgan, and Director of Crisis Mapping at Ushahidi Patrick Meier. Read more about the event here.

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