National School of Arts (Escuelas Nacionales de Arte) complex
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The National School of Arts (Escuelas Nacionales de Arte) complex is a renowned group of avant-garde art school buildings in Havana, Cuba, celebrated for its innovative mid-20th-century architecture and role in arts education.
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| National School of Arts (Escuelas Nacionales de Arte) complex canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural ensemble
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art school complex ⓘ modernist architectural work ⓘ |
| architect |
Ricardo Porro
NERFINISHED
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Roberto Gottardi NERFINISHED ⓘ Vittorio Garatti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architectOfPart |
Ricardo Porro designed School of Modern Dance
NERFINISHED
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Ricardo Porro designed School of Plastic Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ Roberto Gottardi designed School of Dramatic Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ Vittorio Garatti designed School of Ballet NERFINISHED ⓘ Vittorio Garatti designed School of Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Cuban modernism
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expressionist architecture ⓘ organic architecture ⓘ |
| campusType | open-air campus ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Che Guevara
NERFINISHED
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Fidel Castro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1961 ⓘ |
| country | Cuba ⓘ |
| hasPart |
School of Ballet
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School of Dramatic Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ School of Modern Dance NERFINISHED ⓘ School of Music NERFINISHED ⓘ School of Plastic Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageConcern |
partially unfinished
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subject to deterioration ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on World Monuments Watch ⓘ |
| inception | early 1960s ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Cuban revolutionary ideals
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local Caribbean landscape ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cubanacán
NERFINISHED
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Havana, Cuba ⓘ
surface form:
Havana
Havana Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Playa municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | grounds of former Havana Country Club golf course ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
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local ceramic tile ⓘ terracotta tile ⓘ |
| period | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| purpose |
arts education
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training of artists ⓘ |
| roofFeature | series of domes and vaults ⓘ |
| significance |
icon of post-revolutionary Cuban architecture
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major work of 20th-century Latin American architecture ⓘ renowned for avant-garde design ⓘ |
| structuralSystem |
catalan vaults
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thin-tile vaulting ⓘ |
| usedFor |
performing arts education
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visual arts education ⓘ |
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