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![Ricardo Porro, School of Fine Arts, Cuban National Art Schools. [Photo by Belmont Freeman]](https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/pf/pfyvgnfof2pmak5e.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514 "Ricardo Porro, School of Fine Arts, Cuban National Art Schools. [Photo by Belmont Freeman]")
After I mentioned attending a screening of the new documentary film, Unfinished Spaces, about the National Art Schools in Havana, [my dinner companion] burst out: “What is it about the Art Schools? Why do foreigners love them so much? There’s nothing Cuban about those buildings. They’re ridiculous architecture for Havana and I always hated them.” — Places Journal
On Places, architect Belmont Freeman reconsiders the National Art Schools in Havana — the subject of John Loomis's groundbreaking book Revolution of Forms, as well as a new documentary film and an opera, and a cult favorite among architecture buffs. Does the North American obsession... View full entry
