An architecture student's experience with social housing in Cuba

The social housing situation in Latin America is often quite similar, varying primarily according to specific local climate adaptations. However, in most architecture schools, it is uncommon for undergraduate curricula to delve deeply into this subject. Perhaps the best way to understand these housing typologies—from an architectural standpoint—is through direct experience.

Below, we present the contribution of a Chilean architect who, during their time as a student, traveled to experience firsthand social housing models in a geographic, political, and social context very different from Chile's. This analysis was carried out in the coastal town of Santa Cruz del Sur, Camagüey, on the island of Cuba.