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

Moenck & Quintana
Practice information
Firm typeArchitecture
Key architectsNicolás Quintana
Daniel Taboada
FoundersMiguel 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

History

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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 passed away, 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

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  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.