Abstract

COLLADO BALDOQUIN, Natalí  and  MATAMOROS TUMA, Mabel. Study for the Location of a Contemporary Art Museum in Havana. Arquitectura y Urbanismo [online]. 2014, vol.35, n.1, pp. 5-21. ISSN 1815-5898.

The article discusses the possible locations of a contemporary art museum in Havana. The method used in the research included the definition of development trends in the city; the definition of requirements for the location and the site of a museum from documentary sources; validation of these results from the study of 80 international examples; preliminary exploration of possible areas and lots for the insertion of a museum; the study of macro-and micro-location and land areas from the comparison of the behavior of the variables defined previously, and validation of results from interviews with specialists. The study showed that the mouth of the Almendares River and Línea Street is the most convenient in terms of urban requirements and needs of the institution. The authors believe that facing new circumstances and needs of both, the city and the institution, the results might be different, although the methodology could still be valid.

Keywords : design museum; contemporary art museum; requirements for the location of museums in the city.

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