Buildings I - PRAHA

Buildings I

Description

Side view of a one-story house in the town of Luquillo. The house is made of wood over concrete, and has a zinc-gabled roof. In has a balcony in the front, where there are several persons on the outside. The balcony is surrounded by a wall made of ornamental blocks, sustained by columns, and on one side, it has concrete stairs. The house has double wooden doors with mullions over them. To both sides of the house, there are other structures with different characteristics. In the street in front, there is a parked vehicle.
Origin Name
CAJ_1007_N0007
Relation
Archivo de Arquitectura y Construcción de la Universidad de Puerto Rico > Colección Carol F. Jopling > Caja 2 - Pruebas de contacto y negativos
Geographical Coverage
Luquillo
Date
1979
Descriptive Notes
The title, date, and address were provided by the Architecture and Construction Archive of the University of Puerto Rico (AACUPR). In the file provided by the archive, the following information is clarified: "Photographer: Carol F. Jopling, architecture students, or Earth Watch volunteers". Some of the photos found in the archives of this collection are repeated and show the same houses because they document other formats created for the research project led by Carol F. Jopling and were taken on different occasions (example: 35mm negatives, color, black and white, instant photos, photos that were brightened or with contrast).
Historical Background
Architectural Subject
  • Houses
  • Zinc
  • Plank construction
  • Balconies
  • Railings (balustrades)
  • Walls
  • Fanlights
  • Double doors
  • Automobiles
  • Sidewalks
  • Trees (woody plants)
  • Electric wiring
  • Columns (architectural elements)
  • Fences (site elements)
  • Streets
  • People (agents)
Decolonial Subject
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Editor
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format
JPEG
Resource Type
Image
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