But speed and craftsmanship are paramount. In Cuba, tile vaults were famously used to build the National Art Schools, or Escuelas Nacionales de Arte. Fidel Castro advocated for the construction of ...

Cement tiles have a rich history in Europe, South America and Cuba (they’re sometimes referred to as Cuban tiles; the La Cubana tile factory was the biggest manufacturer in the world in 1903 ...

The structure features Mediterranean-style elements common to its era — a stucco façade, a barrel-tile roof, touches of wrought iron, pecky-cypress ceilings and Cuban tile floors. There also ...