Tract Houses Manufacturing Site, Luquillo - PRAHA

Tract Houses Manufacturing Site, Luquillo

Description

Side view of walls, under construction, in the town of Luquillo. The walls and floor are over gravel, made of concrete, and only have columns; the roof is not yet built. To the far left, there is a similar construction with columns sustained by wooden scaffolding.
Origin Name
CAJ_0025_F0001_R
Relation
Archivo de Arquitectura y Construcción de la Universidad de Puerto Rico > Colección Carol F. Jopling > Caja 1 -Fotografías
Geographical Coverage
Luquillo
Date
1978 o 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 is clarified: "Fotógrafo: Estudiantes de arquitectura o Earth Watch Volunteers". On the back of the image, there are handwritten notes that read: "FIG. 44 A" "CAJ|0025|F0001". There are repeated photos among the files of this collection because they document different photographic formats created for the project. Examples: 35mm negatives, color, black and white, instant photography, photos that were brightened or with contrast.
Historical Background
Architectural Subject
  • Construction (assembling)
  • Plank construction
  • Pea gravel
  • Formwork (construction equipment)
  • Falsework
  • Reinforcing bars
Decolonial Subject
Rights
English Rights. (hyperlink)
Editor
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format
JPEG
Resource Type
Image
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