Abstract

MATAMOROS TUMA, Mabel; PATERSSEN SOFFIA, Gabriela; ALFONSO GONZALEZ, Alfonso  and  ROUCO MENDEZ, Alexis J.. Transformations in the conservation of higher education institutions. Study of four cases in Havana. Arquitectura y Urbanismo [online]. 2012, vol.33, n.1, pp. 105-122. ISSN 1815-5898.

Higher education shows important changes in the last decade in Cuba which has required the transformation of university facilities. This process has taken place in an empirical way by adapting the standards used for more than twenty years to the current demands of higher education. The purpose of this paper is to analyze how these transformations were influenced by the impact of the information technologies on the education process and the way this affects the functioning of buildings. Four universities in Havana City were taken as study cases; The Higher Institute of Art; the University of Havana; the University of Informatics and the José A. Echeverría Higher Polytechnic Institute. Current trends for the architectural building programs in Cuba have been defined and recommendations for updating design standards in higher education institutions are also set.

Keywords : Planning; design; universities; building conservation.

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