Arquitectura en el Caribe exists to collect documented architectural and urban conditions found within the Antillean islands. From historical to modern interventions, the gallery takes a comprehensive look at this diverse region’s rich history of design through digital photographs, architectural records, construction documents, and archival footage.
Discover our latest archival virtual expo with resources from Canadian Center for Arquitecture (CCA)
SAINT KITTS, 1940-1981, Bryant Slides CollectionST THOMAS – Government Hill, Charlotte Amalie, 1940-1981, Bryant Slides CollectionBAHAMAS – Nassau, 1940-1981, Bryant Slides CollectionCUBA – National Capital Building, Havana, 1940-1981, Bryant Slides Collection
HAITI – Port-au-Prince Estus H. Magoon Collection
Reverse of the photograph contains the following description: “View taken in the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, showing the peculiar method of sheathing frame buildings so brick can be used to fill in between the vertical and diagonal wooden 2 x4’s.”
TRINIDAD – Church San Francisco de Assisi, 1940-1981, Bryant Slides CollectionBAHAMAS – Parliament Square, New Providence, 1940-1981, Bryant Slides CollectionCUBA – Presidential Palace, Havana, 1940-1981, Bryant Slides CollectionJAMAICA – Good Hope Plantation, 1940-1981, Bryant Slides CollectionTRINIDAD – Colonial Church, 1940-1981, Bryant Slides CollectionPUERTO RICO – Culebra, 1914, Source UnknownDOMINICAN REPUBLIC – Distrito Nacional, Santo Domingo, 1900-1940, Source UnknownPUERTO RICO – Parada 19 en la Avenida Ponce de León, San Juan, 1940-1950, Life Archives
CUBA – Havana Florida International University Collection Postcard titled “Arquitectura cubana. – Cuban Architecture, Colonnade Style”. These colonnades provided both shade from the scorching Caribbean sun and permitted unobstructed breeze from the tradewinds, naturally cooling pedestrians as they moved about the capital’s streets.
CUBA – Catedral de La Habana, Havana, 1900-1920, Manuel R. Bustamante Photograph CollectionCUBA – Calzada del Cerro, Havana, 1900-1920, Miguel R. Bustamante CollectionCUBA – Belen Arcade, Havana, 1900-1920, Miguel R. Bustamante CollectionCUBA – City Hall, Havana, 1900-1920, Miguel R. Bustamante CollectionGUADELOUPE – Port Louis, 1900-1940, CH. Boisel CollectionBARBADOS, Palmetto Street, Bridgetown, 1906, The Caribbean Photo ArchiveMARTINIQUE – L’Eglise Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre, 1900-1940, Source UnknownDOMINICAN REPUBLIC – Club Americano, Santo Domingo, 1900-1940, Source Unknown
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – Santo Domingo Mauricio Antonio Brinz Garcia Collection Latin inscription above the entryway of the Baluarte del Conde says, “Dulce Y Decoroso Es Morir Por La Patria”, or “It Is Sweet and Decorous to Die for the Fatherland”. This site was the launching point for the Dominican independence movement, where the Cry for Independence was given in February 1844, and is directly reflected in the architecture.
CUBA – El Prado, Havana, 1940-1981, Bryant Slides CollectionBAHAMAS – Andros, 1940-1981, Bryant Slides CollectionCUBA – Castillo de los Tres Reyes Magos del Morro, Havana, 1940-1981, Bryant Slides CollectionBARBADOS – Houses in Outskirts, Bridgetown, 1900-1940, The Caribbean Photo ArchivePUERTO RICO – San Juan, 1920-1940, National Geographic ArchiveMARTINIQUE – La Rue Mont-au-ciel, Saint Pierre, 1902, Source UnknownPUERTO RICO – San Juan, 1920-1940, National Geographic ArchiveGUADELOUPE – Grand Hotel des Antilles, Pointe-a-Pitre, 1900-1940, Source Unknown
