The Essence of difference

The Courtyard Marriot Hotel of Port of Spain. This hotel located in the capital greatly enhances the diversity of the buildings found in the capital due its architectural uniqueness.This four storey structure is not the same as the other buildings found in this area as it is made of wood and has a type of pre-modern look to it. the design of the building is quite interesting as the peaked roofs and the design of the windows are very informative of the past influence Trinidad endured. According to Gravette 2000 the Caribbean is a melting pot of architectural styles as  it is the meeting of cultures, beliefs, languages, habits and social structure of the the Caribbean people themselves. The hotel above may be a representation of the french style as Gravette explained one of the french houses, louis X111. Such houses had restrained exterior windows and included details like dormer windows and verandahs to contribute to the shade and ventilation needed in the Caribbean climate. This hotels website (http://www.marriot.com)  further explains that the structure contains 116 rooms and has four floors. On the webpage the hotel is explained as an urban oasis. It is in close proximity to many recreational activities such as shopping centers, a cinema and a national stadium. This hotel greatly adds to the urban morphology of the area as it incorporates the diversity which is a major characteristic of the Caribbean and Trinidad. Due to the establishment of such hotels foreigns can be able to experience the our own way of urban which incourages more investors and development and even leading to post-modernism. Dear and Flusty 1998 stated that post modernism townscapes are detailed,handcrafted has variety , stylishness and polyculturalism. Ted Relph (1987) also descibed post modern urbanism as a self conscious selective revival of  elements of the older styles. Port of Spain does have some of these characterists such as variety and some aspets of polyculturalsim along with the old styles but not at a level that would categorize Port of Spain as postmodern just yet.

Gravette Andrew.2000.Architectural Heritage of the Caribbean: An A-Z of historic buildings. UK

Http://www.marriot.com