Can Planners Save Cuba?

How can Cuba save it's deteriorating architectural treasures with the arrival of capitalist urban development?

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March 25, 2003, 1:00 PM PST

"The architects and urban planners fear that if U.S. sanctions against Cuba are lifted as some expect, developers will move in and destroy the identity of one of the world's most eclectic cities. Havana's architecture ranges from Spanish colonial mansions to art deco gems and mobster-built hotels of the 1950s."

Thanks to Congress on New Urbanism

FULL STORY: Urbanists plan to save Cuba charm

Sunday, March 23, 2003 in The San Diego Union-Tribune

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