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- ↑ Jimenez Soler, G., & Instituto Cubano del Libro. (2006). Los propietarios de Cuba 1958. Editorial de Ciencias Sociales.
- ↑ "Architectural model of Kawama Club". digitalcollections.library.miami.edu. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ↑ "Residencial Yacht Club house exterior". digitalcollections.library.miami.edu. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ↑ "Cubanos todoterreno: Miguel Ángel Moenck". cubanet.org. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ↑ "Cuba's Vanishing Modernity: The Architecture of Nicolas Quintana (1925-2011)". docomomo-us.org. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ↑ Rodríguez, E. L. (2000). The Havana guide : modern architecture 1925-1965 (1st ed). Princeton Architectural Press. http://books.google.com/books?id=J-ZcAAAAMAAJ
- ↑ "Nicolás Quintana Papers". digitalcollections.library.miami.edu. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ↑ "En Varadero y La Habana destruyen el patrimonio arquitectónico republicano". diariodecuba.com. Retrieved 19 May 2024.