Many experiences dealing with self-built habitats have been carried out along the Cuban revolutionary process. Such experiences are worth considering, especially when this way of producing dwellings suits economic restrictions. Most of these technical proposals were left aside by the heavy prefabricated building and the spontaneous and informal reactions by the people are not taken into account by the professionals. Nevertheless, their value and usefulness claim some attention from the ones new in change of housing programs.
Author Biography
Rosendo Mesías González, Instituto de Planificación Física
Arquitecto cubano, titulado en la Facultad de Arquitectura de la Habana en 1983. Fue profesor de la Facultad de Arquitectura de la Habana entre 1981 y 1991. Actualmente pertenece al Grupo Vivienda del Instituto de Planificación Física.
Mesías González, R. (1995). The Experience of Self-Help Housing Processes in Cuba. Formality and Informality. Revista INVI, 10(25), 21–41. https://doi.org/10.5354/0718-8358.1995.62043
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