Moenck & Quintana Explained

Moenck & Quintana
Firm Type:Architecture
Architects:Nicolás Quintana
Daniel Taboada
Founders:Miguel Ángel Moenck
Nicolás Quintana Arango
Significant Projects:Havana Bus Terminal

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

History

Moenck & Quintana was founded in Havana in 1925 by Nicolás Quintana Arango and Miguel Ángel Moenck.[1]

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.[2] Havana's inter-provisional bus terminal building was designed by the firm and built in Boyeros from 1948 to 1951.[3]

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.[4]

In 1957, the Cabañas del Sol hotel in Varadero, Cuba was designed by the firm.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cubanos todoterreno: Miguel Ángel Moenck. cubanet.org. 2024-05-19.
  2. Web site: Cuba’s Vanishing Modernity: The Architecture of Nicolas Quintana (1925-2011). docomomo-us.org. 2024-05-18.
  3. Rodríguez, E. L. (2000). The Havana guide : modern architecture 1925-1965 (1st ed). Princeton Architectural Press. http://books.google.com/books?id=J-ZcAAAAMAAJ
  4. Web site: Nicolás Quintana Papers. digitalcollections.library.miami.edu. 2024-05-19.
  5. Web site: En Varadero y La Habana destruyen el patrimonio arquitectónico republicano. diariodecuba.com. 2024-05-19.