The Architecture of San Juan de Puerto Rico
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The Architecture of San Juan de Puerto Rico

Five centuries of urban and architectural experimentation

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The Architecture of San Juan de Puerto Rico

Five centuries of urban and architectural experimentation

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As San Juan nears the 500th anniversary of its founding, Arleen PabĂłn-Charneco explores the urban and architectural developments that have taken place over the last five centuries, transforming the site from a small Caribbean enclave to a sprawling modern capital.

As the oldest European settlement in the United States and second oldest in the Western Hemisphere, San Juan is an example of the experimentation that took place in the American "borderland" from 1519 to 1898, when Spanish sovereignty ended. The author also investigates post-1898 examples to explore how architectural ideas were exported from the mainland United States.

PabĂłn-Charneco covers the varied architectural periods and styles, aesthetic theories and conservation practices of the region and explains how the development of the architectural and urban artifacts reflect the political, cultural, social and religious aspects that metamorphosed a small military garrison into a urban center of international significance.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2016
ISBN
9781317423584
Edition
1
Topic
Architecture
Subtopic
Architecture General

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. List of Figures
  7. Preface: Settling the Rich Port
  8. Introduction: Interpreting San Juan de Puerto Rico
  9. 1 Caparra: The First Ciudad del Puerto Rico
  10. 2 San Juan: The Second Ciudad del Puerto Rico
  11. 3 The Conquest Period: San Juan Becomes a Reality (1519–1625)
  12. 4 The Baroque Period: From a Ciudad de la paz to a Ciudad de la guerra (1625–1812)
  13. 5 The 19th Century: End of the Spanish Dream (1812–1898)
  14. 6 The Post-1898 Period: The American Way of Life (1898–1939)
  15. Epilogue: The Next Five Hundred Years
  16. Bibliography
  17. Index