Friends of the Upper East Side
Historic Districts

Free of charge. Members of FRIENDS and the Americas Society may register at any time by calling 212-535-2526 or emailing info@friends-ues.org. Non-members may register beginning on December 1^st.  “Members only” reception to follow.

Hermes Mallea – architect, author, and expert in residential design – will discuss his new book, which takes readers inside the finest residences of Havana.  Celebrating 100 years of creativity, design, and style, Great Houses of Havana: A Century of Cuban Style traces the evolution of the Cuban home from its traditional Spanish colonial roots to the “Tropical Modernist” villas of the 1950s, illustrating how Cuban residential design responded to international trends in architecture while remaining true to an inimitable local style.  In his illustrated lecture, Mr. Mallea will take us on a journey through some of Havana’s most fantastic homes to analyze their design and decoration, introducing the architects and their patrons who made Havana “the Paris of the Caribbean.”

Co-presented by the Americas Society.