Comparative advantages
CUJAE - Instituto Superior Politécnico José Antonio Echevarría de La Habana
Strong practice oriented mission of teaching, learning and applied research, comprehensive collaborative and advisory links to local private and public urban planning institutions like the Instituto de Planificación Física (IPFE) or the Instituto Nacional de la Vivienda (INA) in Havana.
Since a decade a remarkable track-record of experience with practical strategies and measures for sustainable urban architectural renovation and restructuring in the world - cultural heritage area of Old Havana, including a strong democratic participation of local initiatives, citizens and cross-departmental coordination and a completely new organizational management approach.
CUJAE shows also a long track-record of previous ALFA involvement leading to a valuable experience available for the success of this project.
Strong subject-based emphasis on urban architectural design and construction, on the reservation of buildings, whole areas and urban space and the conservation and restructuring of industrial sites (ref. harbors and transportation), besides the technical orientation of studies also recognition of the art dimension of architecture. CUJAE in the oldest and leading technical university in Cuba.