{"id":231774,"date":"2020-12-16T15:10:35","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T20:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=231774"},"modified":"2020-12-16T15:10:35","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T20:10:35","slug":"10x10-festival-havana-art-deco-in-online-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/culture\/10x10-festival-havana-art-deco-in-online-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"10\u00d710 Festival: Havana Art Deco in online meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

A tour of emblematic Art Deco buildings in Havana, as well as the legacy of this trend in Cuban design from the first half of the last century, focused on the online event \u201cArt Deco Havana: Architecture and Design,\u201d which took place this Tuesday afternoon.<\/span><\/p>\n

Organized by the <\/span>Copperbridge Foundation<\/span><\/a> (CBF), the meeting, which began at 6:00 p.m., was attended by specialists Universo Garc\u00eda (architect) and Jos\u00e9 A. Men\u00e9ndez (designer), who offered a historical tour of different Art Deco architectural jewels in Havana, from the Bacard\u00ed building, the Am\u00e9rica Theater and the L\u00f3pez-Serrano building, to small houses and other recently restored buildings of this style, which function as headquarters for private businesses (boutique hotels and restaurants).<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, the work of Cuban Deco designer Enrique Garc\u00eda Cabrera, a forerunner of Cuban design at the beginning of the 20th century, was discussed in a talk moderated by Rosa Lowinger, art curator and president of RLA Conservation, Inc.<\/span><\/p>\n

10×10, a virtual event bringing people together through culture<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n