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The FOCSA Building is a residential and commercial block in the Vedado neighborhood of Havana, Cuba. At 425 feet (130 m), it is the tallest building in Cuba. It was named after the contracting company Fomento de Obras y Construcciones, Sociedad Anónima, and the architects were Ernesto Gómez Sampera (1921–2004), Mercedes Diaz (his wife), and Martín Domínguez Esteban (1897-1970), who was the architect of the Radiocentro CMQ Building. The structural engineer was Luis Sáenz Duplace, of the firm Sáenz, Cancio & Martín, and professor of engineering at the University of Havana. The civil engineers were Bartolome Bestard and Manuel Padron. Gustavo Becquer and Fernando H.Meneses were the mechanical and electrical engineers, respectively. It is located on a site bordered by Calles 17 and M and Calle

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  • The FOCSA Building is a residential and commercial block in the Vedado neighborhood of Havana, Cuba. At 425 feet (130 m), it is the tallest building in Cuba. It was named after the contracting company Fomento de Obras y Construcciones, Sociedad Anónima, and the architects were Ernesto Gómez Sampera (1921–2004), Mercedes Diaz (his wife), and Martín Domínguez Esteban (1897-1970), who was the architect of the Radiocentro CMQ Building. The structural engineer was Luis Sáenz Duplace, of the firm Sáenz, Cancio & Martín, and professor of engineering at the University of Havana. The civil engineers were Bartolome Bestard and Manuel Padron. Gustavo Becquer and Fernando H.Meneses were the mechanical and electrical engineers, respectively. It is located on a site bordered by Calles 17 and M and Calle (en)
  • El Edificio Focsa es un edificio enclavado en el barrio El Vedado de La Habana, capital de Cuba. Es considerado una de las siete maravillas de la ingeniería civil cubana. Su construcción duró aproximadamente dos años y cuatro meses. Su terminación en 1956 despertó sensación en la población cubana por su novedad tecnológica y marcó el comienzo de la era de los edificios altos habaneros. Fue construido por el grupo de arquitectos formado por el español Martín Domínguez Esteban y los cubanos y .​ La obra se comenzó en febrero de 1954 y se terminó en junio de 1956. El ingeniero fue quién dirigió las obras. Sáenz, Cancio y Martín realizaron análisis del subsuelo, hicieron taladros, estudios geológicos, pozos, pruebas de compresión y de carga directa en el terreno.​ Se consolidó como la segund (es)
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  • FOCSA Building (en)
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