En la encrucijada de dos mundos y dos tiempos: El Vedado, “ensanche jardín” de La Habana
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Vedado, La Habana, Urbanismo siglo XIX, retículas verdes/ Vedado, Nineteenth Century Urbanism, Green gridsAbstract
RESUMEN: El artículo sitúa la importancia del proyecto de El Vedado en el marco de la urbanística del siglo XIX. A partir del análisis del plano fundacional de El Carmelo y en contraste con otros proyectos urbanísticos contemporáneos en el espacio iberoamericano, se sitúan las claves de la formación de lo que será el gran “ensanche jardín” de La Habana. En este contexto temporal y geográfico se sitúa El Vedado como un proyecto visionario fundamental con gran incidencia en la conformación de La Habana Metropolitana y que además destaca entre una serie de otros proyectos que surgieron durante la segunda mitad del siglo XIX y que esta investigación sugiere categorizar como “retículas verdes”, nacidas en la confluencia de Europa y América: productos urbanos híbridos entre las ciudades de fundación hispana, los ensanches europeos y los suburbios anglosajones.
PALABRAS CLAVE: Vedado, La Habana, Urbanismo siglo XIX, retículas verdes
At the Crossroads of Two Worlds and Two Eras: El Vedado, “Garden Grid” of Havana
ABSTRACT: The paper highlights the importance of the project of El Vedado in the framework of the urban planning of the Nineteenth Century. On the basis of the analysis of the founding plan of El Carmelo and in contrast with other contemporary urban developments in the Ibero-American scenario, some of the keys in the configuration of what will be the great "Ensanche Jardín" (green grid) in Havana are unveiled. In this temporal and geographical context, El Vedado is identified as a fundamental forward-thinking project with great impact on the configuration of Metropolitan Havana, which stands out among a series of other projects from the second half of the 19th century that this research suggest categorize as “green grids,” born at the confluence of Europe and America: hybrid urban products of the cities of the Hispanic foundation, the European “Ensanches” (grids) and the Anglo-Saxon suburbs.
KEYWORDS: Vedado, La Habana, Nineteenth Century Urbanism, Green grids
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