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The work of the National Institute of Savings and Housing (INAV) in Havana (1959-1962)

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  • Ruslan Muñoz Hernández Instituto Superior Politécnico José Antonio Echeverría
  • Gabriela González González Instituto Superior Politécnico José Antonio Echeverría
Vol. 30 No. 84 (2015)

Abstract

The National Institute of Savings and Housing (INAV) was created in 1959 in Havana and operated until 1962. The constructive work done by this agency marked a turning point within the context of housing policies in Cuba and sparked a boom in the construction of large-scale social housing estates. From that moment on, Cuba was at the same level as its regional counterparts thanks to the development of a massive and comprehensive plan. This paper offers the results of research of a historical nature based on the collection of primary data, fieldwork and narratives obtained through interviews with the founders and first beneficiaries of this program. This allowed us to gather, classify and characterize the work done by the INAV in Havana.

Author Biographies

Ruslan Muñoz Hernández, Instituto Superior Politécnico José Antonio Echeverría

BA in Architecture, 2011, ISPJAE, Havana. Professor ofTheory, Criticism and History of Architecture and Urban Planning.Member of the social housing research group at the Facultyof Architecture, ISPJAE. Master’s student in Social Housing.

Gabriela González González, Instituto Superior Politécnico José Antonio Echeverría

BA in Architecture, 2014, ISPJAE.

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Muñoz Hernández, R., & González González, G. (2015). The work of the National Institute of Savings and Housing (INAV) in Havana (1959-1962). Revista INVI, 30(84), 89–120. Retrieved from https://revistaderechoambiental.uchile.cl/index.php/INVI/article/view/62673
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