Puerto Rico 1900
Subtitle: turn-of-the-century architecture in the Hispanic Caribbean, 1890-1930
By: Jorge Rigau ; preface by Leon Krier.
Publisher: Rizzoli; Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
Published: 1992
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
Subjects: Architecture -- Puerto Rico -- 19th century; Architecture -- Puerto Rico -- 20th century; City planning -- Puerto Rico -- History -- 19th century; City planning -- Puerto Rico -- History -- 20th century
Description: Between 1890 and 1930 Puerto Rico experienced a cultural transformation from an agrarian society to an industrial one. Accelerated growth and urban consolidation ensued, and architects borrowed from European classicism, Catalonian modernismo, the Spanish Revival, and Art Deco, among other styles, to forge evocative and unique Caribbean architecture.

Puerto Rico 1900 is a detailed examination of the products and the influences of that rich heritage. Each heavily illustrated chapter is devoted to one important aspect of this period, including the new facade treatments, the spatial sequences, and the thematic links between architecture and Latin American and Puerto Rican literature of the period.

This volume, the first major work devoted to Puerto Rican and Caribbean turn-of-the-century architecture, is a significant addition to the architectural history of the region.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-223) and index.