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Purdy & Henderson en Cuba : una revolución en diseño y construcción / Beatriz del Cueto.
Fine Arts Library TA140.P87 C84 2024
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cueto, Beatriz del, author.
- Series:
- Colección UPV Scientia. Serie Arquitectura.
- Colección UPV Scientia. Serie Arquitectura
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Purdy & Henderson.
- Building, Iron and steel--Cuba--Havana--Design and construction--History--20th century.
- Building, Iron and steel.
- Engineering--Cuba--Havana--History--20th century.
- Engineering.
- Tall buildings--Cuba--Havana--Design and construction--History--20th century.
- Tall buildings.
- Building, Iron and steel--Design and construction.
- Tall buildings--Design and construction.
- Cuba--Havana.
- Local Subjects:
- Purdy & Henderson.
- Physical Description:
- 465 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, maps, plans, portraits ; 28 cm
- Contained In:
- Electronic edition: Cueto, Beatriz del. Purdy & Henderson en Cuba. València : edUPV, Universitat Politècnica de València, [2024] 9788413963563
- Other Title:
- Purdy y Henderson en Cuba
- Revolución en diseño y construcción
- Place of Publication:
- València : edUPV, Universitat Politècnica de València, [2024]
- Language Note:
- In Spanish with summary in English.
- Summary:
- "Between 1899 and 1900, the first overseas branch of the North American engineering company belonging to Corydon T. Purdy and Lightner Henderson was established in Havana, Cuba. The efforts and vision of this successful engineering firm, comprised of talented and experienced professionals coming from Chicago and New York, brought them to Cuba where they could establish themselves with their cutting-edge knowledge and innovative expertise. Little has been written about his first overseas branch established in Havana."--Summary.
- Notes:
- "Arquitectura y urbanismo"--Page [1] of cover.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 408-419).
- ISBN:
- 9788413963563
- 8413963567
- OCLC:
- 1504071208
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