Moenck & Quintana

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Moenck & Quintana
Practice information
Firm type Architecture
Key architects Nicolás Quintana
Daniel Taboada
Founders Miguel Ángel Moenck
Nicolás Quintana Arango
Founded1925 (1925) in Havana, Cuba
Significant works and honors
Buildings
  • Havana Biltmore Yacht and Country Club [1]
  • Pro-Arte Musical Auditorium
  • School of Engineering and Architecture and School of Medicine at the University of Havana
  • Novia del Mediodía [2]
  • Hotel Cabañas del Sol
  • Hotel Club Kawama [3]
  • Varadero Yacht Club Residential Condominum [4]
ProjectsHavana Bus Terminal

Moenck & Quintana, also known as Moenck y Quintana Arquitectos, was a architectural firm with headquarters in Havana, Cuba.

History

Moenck & Quintana was founded in Havana in 1925 by Nicolás Quintana Arango and Miguel Ángel Moenck. [5]

The Moenck & Quintana firm designed the Havana Bus Terminal, the Pro-Arte Musical Auditorium, the School of Engineering and Architecture at the University of Havana, and the Biltmore Yacht and Country Club. [6] Havana's inter-provisional bus terminal building was designed by the firm and built in Boyeros from 1948 to 1951. [7]

In 1951, after Nicolás Quintana Arango died, his son Nicolás Quintana took charge of the firm as a co-director and embraced the modernist style. [8]

In 1957, the Cabañas del Sol hotel in Varadero, Cuba was designed by the firm. [9]

References

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