Radiocentro CMQ Building

Radiocentro CMQ Building
CMQ logo,1950
Map
Alternative namesCMQ
General information
TypeRadio & television studios, commercial, offices, movie theatre
Architectural styleModern
LocationEl Vedado
Address363 Calle L, (btwn L y M) El Vedado, Havana
Town or city Ciudad de La Habana
CountryCuba
Coordinates23°8′24″N 82°23′0″W / 23.14000°N 82.38333°W / 23.14000; -82.38333
Estimated completion1947
OwnerGoar and Abel Mestre
Height
Roof35 metres (115 ft)
Technical details
Structural systemSteel frame
MaterialConcrete
Floor count10
Floor area21,802 m2 (234,670 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators3
Grounds6,254 m2 (67,320 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Martín Domínguez Esteban, Miguel Gastón and Emilio del Junco
Structural engineerPurdy and Henderson, Engineers
DesignationsCMQ
Known forFirst mixed use building in Havana

The Radiocentro CMQ Building complex is a former radio and television production facility and office building at the intersection of Calle L and La Rampa in El Vedado, Cuba. It was modeled after Raymond Hood's 1933 Rockefeller Center in New York City.[1] With 1,650 seats, the theater first opened on December 23, 1947, under the name Teatro Warner Radiocentro, it was owned by brothers Goar and Abel Mestre. Today the building serves as the headquarters of the Cuban Institute of Radio and Television (ICRT).

  1. ^ "Habana Hilton or Libre, and Yara or RadioCentro". Archived from the original on 2016-06-17. Retrieved 2018-12-07.