THIS IS THE STATE OF MANY OF OLD HAVANA’S BUILDINGS. A MERE RESEMBLANCE OF THEIR FORMER BEAUTY, ONLY THE MOST BASIC PARTS OF THEIR FOUNDATIONS REMAIN. WITH NATURE TAKING

OVER DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE, MOST BUILDINGS

AWAIT RENNOVATIONS. MOST HAVE NOT BEEN DEEMED CULTURALLY IMPORTANT OR STRUCTURALLY

STABLE TO WARRANT PRIORITY IN THE RESTORATION EFFORT.

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LEARN MORE INFORMATION ON RESTORATION INITIATIVES IN HAVANA AT

WHEN BUILDINGS ARE SELECTED AND RESTORATION EFFORTS BEGIN THE STRUCTURE AND FOUNDATION BEGIN TO BE REFURBISHED. NEW FOUNDATIONAL MATERIALS ARE

INSERTED INTO DECADES OF DESTRUCTION. UNFORTUNATELY,

BUILDINGS IN THIS CURRENT STATE ARE STILL UNLIVABLE BUT THIS IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS THE REVITALIZATION OF HAVANA’S

BUILDINGS.

BUILDINGS OF THIS NATURE ARE STANDING AND ARE CURRENTLY

OCCUPIED DESPITE SOME STRUCTURAL DIFFICULTIES. MANY

OF THESE BUILDINGS SUSTAIN MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF WATER DAMAGE DUE TO THEIR CLOSE

PROXIMITY TO THE OCEAN. THESE BUILDINGS HAVE A LOW LIKELIHOOD

OF RESTORATION, AS THERE ARE MANY BUILDINGS PRESENTLY IN

WORSE STATUS.

FULLY RESTORED BUILDINGS ATEST TO HAVANA’S 1950’S REPUTATION

AS A LUXARY CITY AS THEIR BRIGHT, LIVELY COLORS ARE

WELCOMING AS OPPOSED TO THE COLD GREY OF STONE AND

CONCRETE. THESE BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN FULLY RETROFITTED

WITH CONTEMPORARY MATERIALS; ALL THAT REMAINS OF THE

ORIGINAL BUILDING IS THE FACE.

BUILDINGS THROUGH OUT OLD HAVANA ARE IN VARIOUS STATES OF LIVEABILITY. MANY ARE BEYOND REPAIR AND ARE MERE MASKS OF THEIR FORMER BEAUTY. OTHERS ARE UNDER REPAIR AND ARE CURRENTLY BEING RIDDED OF THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE FROM INSECTS, WATER AND LACK OF MAINTENANCE.