the Modern Havana Brochure

December 3, 2016 – December 10, 2016
Havana, Cuba - Melia Cohiba Hotel (6 nights)
Tour Leader: Belmont Freeman
Guest: Eduardo Luis Rodríguez
Docomomo US is pleased to announce registration for a third
educational travel tour of modern architecture in Havana, Cuba.
Guests will experience the rich architectural past of this long elusive
Caribbean island located just 90 miles south of U.S. soil. Modern
Havana offers a unique travel opportunity in a small group setting
featuring access to modern homes and buildings considered off the
beaten path or not ordinarily open to the public.
The eight-day, seven-night trip will be led by architect and scholar,
Belmont Freeman, FAIA, with Cuban architect and historian,
Eduardo Luis Rodriguez joining the group. Specific sites on the
tour include: Tropicana Cabaret (1951), Max Borges Recio; the
House of Alfred de Schulthess (1956), Richard Neutra; a number
of private homes designed by Mario Ramanach; many midcentury
hotels including the Havana Libre (Welton Becket and Associates,
1958), and the National Art Schools (1959-1964) by Ricardo Porro,
Roberto Gottardi and Vittorio Garratti and many more! Additional
stops and unique dining locations from the era will make this a most
memorable and rewarding travel experience. Guests will stay at the
superior first class Melia Cohiba Hotel.
Taking advantage of the US Treasury Department’s recent amendments to Cuba sanctions, Docomomo US has designed
an educational travel program that satisfies the Department’s criteria for “people- to-people” cultural exchange. While
the new amendments are encouraging for Americans wishing to visit Cuba, American citizens are not currently permitted
to travel to Cuba independently and all travel must be made through one of the few tour companies in the United States
to have been awarded a People to People license by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
SCHEDULE
Day 1 (12/3) Miami: Pre-tour introductory briefing.
Independent travel to Miami.
Introductory lecture on history of Cuba and its architecture.
Accommodations: Crowne Plaza Miami Airport.
Day 2 (12/4) Miami / Havana
Morning check-in for our charter flight. Arrive early afternoon in Havana.
Plaza de la Revolución (1950s civic buildings)
The Malecón, Havana’s iconic ocean-front boulevard
Castillo del Morro (1586-1630)
Accommodations: Melia Cohiba. Arrival night dinner at a paladar.
Day 3 (12/5) Colonial Havana
Morning walking tour of Old Havana
An eclectic mix of architecture from the 17th century through the mid 20th
The four main squares of the colonial core
Havana Cathedral (1748-1777)
Lunch in Old Havana
Afternoon bus/walking tour of Las Murallas
Presidential Palace (1920, Paul Belau)
Paseo del Prado (early 20C eclectic and art deco)
Bacardí Building (1930, Rodríguez, Fernández y Menéndez)
El Capitolio (1900-1929, Raúl Otero, Govantes y Cabarrocas and others)
Day 4 (12/6) Eclecticism and Early Modernism
Morning bus/walking tour of El Vedado
Solimar Building (1944, Manuel Copada)
Colegio de Arquitectos e Ingenieros (1944-1947, Zárraga y Ezquiróz)
Seguro Médico building (1956-1958, Antonio Quintana)
Coppelia ice cream park (1966, Mario Girona)
Habana Hilton Hotel (1958, Welton Becket and Associates)
Lunch: Juan Pedro Baró house (1927, Govantes y Cabarrocas, w/interiors by
Lalique)
Afternoon bus/walking tour of Nuevo Vedado, Marianao.
Important 1950s houses by Mario Romañach, Frank Martinez, Ricardo Porro
Tropicana night club (1951-1956, Max Borges Recio)
Day 5 (12/7) Havana Modernism
All day bus tour through the western suburbs.
Casa de la Comunidad Hebrea (1953, Aquiles Capabianca)
Hotel Riviera (1957, Polevitzky, Johnson and Associates)
Miguel Gastón house (1952) for lunch
Villanueva University Engineering Building (1959,Manuel Gutiérrez)
Apartment Building of Evangelina Aristigueta (1956, Mario Romañach)
Alfred de Schulthess house, now Swiss Ambassador residence (1956, Richard
Neutra)
Day 6 (12/8) Post-Revolution Modernism
Ciudad Universitaria Jose Antonio Echeverria (1959-1964, Humberto Alonso,
Manuel Rubio, José Fernández, Fernando Salinas, Josefina Montalván and others)
Las Ruinas (1969-1972, Joaquín Galván)
Escuelas Nacionales de Arte (1959-1964, Ricardo Porro, Roberto Gottardi and
Vittorio Garratti)
Day 7 (12/9) A day in the country: full day tour along the coast east of Havana
Habana del Este (1959-1961, Hugo D’Acosta, Mercedes Álvarez, Mario González)
Hershey; an early 20th century sugar town
Matanzas; historic sugar port city
Varadero, the fabled beach resort
Xanadu, the Dupont Mansion (1930, Govantes y Cabarrocaas) for lunch
Casa de los Cosmonautas (1972, Antonio Quintana)
Farewell dinner at a paladar
Day 8 (12/10): Havana / Miami
After breakfast depart Cuba for flight home.
Please note: The Modern Cuba tour includes
extensive walking and standing in a hot and often
humid climate. Visits require guests to be able to
climb stairs in addition to multiple stops on and off
the bus. Please contact us at [email protected]
if you have questions about mobility requirements.
REGISTRATION
Program rate: $5,995 per person, double occupancy
Single Supplement $2099 (limited availability)
Minimum 21 passengers
Includes:
Non-stop round trip flights from Miami to Havana via U.S. Governmentlicensed charter service including all taxes & fuel surcharges
U.S. Treasury Department license and letter of authorization
Cuba Entrance Visa
Six (6) nights’ superior first class hotel accommodations in Cuba
Thirteen (13) meals: 6 breakfasts, 5 lunches and 2 dinners
Friendly Planet Representative
All land transportation, transfers & porterage in Cuba
1st night Crowne Plaza Miami Airport Hotel with Pre-tour introductory
briefing
Comprehensive educational exchange program, including entrance fees
Professional, English-speaking local guide, who will facilitate the
educational exchanges with Cubans
Health insurance in Cuba (mandatory)
$149 - $279 Optional (recommended) comprehensive travel insurance.
Rate does not include:
Passports
Items of Personal Nature
Tips for drivers, guides, or director
Drinks and meals other than those specifically included
Passenger Deposits
Passenger deposits are $600 per person. Passenger deposits are nonrefundable, and cancellation and interruption coverage is strongly
recommended in order to protect passengers against cancellation fees.
Final Payments
Final payments are due August 26, 2016. Reservations received after this
date will be on a request basis and must be accompanied by payment in full.
All passenger payments are subject to the following cancellation schedule.
Cancellation of reservations must be made in writing (fax, email or postal
mail) and are subject to the following charges:
Cancellation Charges
Up to 120 days prior to departure
119 - 90 days prior to departure
89 - 76 days prior to departure
75 - 46 days prior to departure
45 days prior to depature
$600
$1000
$1700
$2300
No refund