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Description

Rear view of a two-story house in the coastal town of Luquillo. The house is made of concrete, it is built over stilts, with a flat roof. The first level is a garage, surrounded by ornamental metallic bars. The second level has lattice-style, aluminum windows and a balcony surrounded by an ornamental metallic bar railing. The balcony is decorated with chairs and to each side there are wooden doors with embossed designs. To the far left, there are concrete stairs, also with a concrete railing.
Origin Name
CAJ_1013_N0010
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
  • Grilles (barrier elements)
  • Stilts (structural elements)
  • Garages
  • Balconies
  • Railings (balustrades)
  • Straight stairs
  • Windows
  • Persiennes
  • Trees (woody plants)
  • Patios (recreation areas)
  • Walls
  • Swinging doors
  • Screen doors
Decolonial Subject
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Editor
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format
JPEG
Resource Type
Image
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