Placemaking Cuba
Promoting the transformation of public spaces for community development in Cuba.
Our mission
We are a collaborative network of Cuban professionals, academics and local actors that supports urban transformations and local initiatives for the development of Cuban communities.
Our vision
To raise the visibility of projects, initiatives and actions that promote local development to create vitally, inclusive and sustainable communities in Cuba, fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations 2, 3, 11, 12, 13 and 17.
Some numbers
30+
Members
2
Cities
3
Workshops
Objectives
01. Transformation
Promote the transformation of public spaces for community development in Cuba.
02. Alliances
Establish academic and professional alliances for the training of social actors in transformative processes associated with Placemaking Cuba.
03. Partnerships
Strengthen local, regional and global partnerships for the provision of material and human resources for community projects.
04. Education
Creation and promotion of educational materials for the understanding of Placemaking as a network of actions linked to socio-cultural and identity processes.
Ready? Join
If you’re a placemaking enthusiast that believes in the power of communities to shape their development, get in touch to join the network.
The Cuban placemaking movement needs your help to develop community-based and sustainable strategies in our country. Together we can! Ready to join? Our network shares the community guidelines of the global network PlacemakingX:
- You aim to create meaningful connections and work with people from different backgrounds, disciplines, and communities.
- You understand how important unexpected partnerships are to successful placemaking.
- When working in a place, you always put the community first.
- You can see how various (sometimes unlikely) pieces fit together to create a great public destination.
- You value other people’s opinions and cultures.
- In your conversations, you listen and speak from an “I” perspective.
Our members
Gabriela García Portuondo
Architect / Urban planner
Leysi Rubio Arevich
Journalist / PhD candidate
Gabriela Lage Montero
Architect / Urban planner
Yadiana Sultam Gibert
Assistant VFX Editor
Anays Almenares Ávila
Journalist / PhD candidate
Yerisleydys Menéndez
Journalist
Ailena Alberto
Architect / Urban planner
Jorge Peña
Professor / Urban planner
Milvia Pérez
Dean of Faculty of Design
Michael Sánchez
Community leader
Fernando Martirena
Arquitecto
Nguyen Rodriguez Barrera
Architect / Urban planner
Yasser González
Activist
Marta Valeria Pérez León
Merly Nápoles
Designer
Fernando García
Gabriela Roig Rosell
Karla Hernández Justiz
Economist
Denis Puertas
Economist / Programme Assistant
Gilberto Valladares
Community leader
Adriana Ricardo
Sociologist / Director of community project
Wendy Valladares
Designer
Claudia Yilén Paz Joa
Journalist
Israel Moya Torres
Urban Artist
Karla Paz Joa
Pedro Dariel Rodríguez Díaz
Architect
Maria Carla Ojeda
Architect
Iruma Rodríguez
Urban planner
Adriana Sigüenza
Project Officer
Renán Rodríguez
Architect / Urban planner
Carlos Manuel González Bauta
Architect
Patricia Juan
Art Historian / Environmental Activist
Laura Salas Rodondo
Art Historian & Founder of Embassy Rebirth/Tercer Paraíso Cuba
Allison Le Core
Socióloga / Especialista en Comunicación
Patricia Díaz Gómez
Art Historian, Producer & Co-founder of NEWMENstudio and coordinator Embassy Rebirth/Tercer Paraíso Cuba
Mavis de la Colina Acosta
Communicator and coordinator of Embassy Rebirth/Tercer Paraíso Cuba
Alejandro César Valdés
Architect / Academic
Adolfo V Nodal Cires
Arts Administrator, Producer
Yaquelín Samper Hormaza
Foreign Affairs
Cristina López Litvinovich
Architect
Jorge Luis Suárez Alfonso
Architecture Student
Patricia Zayas Tariche
Architect