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Puerto Rico Buildings: Architecture

Key property development in Puerto Rico, northeast Caribbean built environment designs.

post updated 29 January 2026

El Yunque Visitor’s Center in Rio Grande

28 Jan 2022
El Yunque National Forest, Rio Grande
Architecture and Landscape: Marvel

El Yunque Visitor’s Center El Portal located in the municipality of Río Grande is set to reopen to the public after completing a $18.1 million restoration and redesign by multidisciplinary and landscape architecture, urban planning and interior design firm, Marvel and Interlink Construction. Commissioned by the USDA Forest Service, the project is part of the agency’s focus on strengthening the recreation offerings of El Yunque National Forest, the only tropical rainforest in the US National Forest system.

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Puerto Rican Building

Key Contemporary Building Developments:

Casa Delpin, San Juan
Date built: 2007
Design: Fúster & Partners

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel San Jose
This casino hotel is part of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company based in the United States and is a Puerto Rico 5-star hotel that stands out above the rest on the island. It shines as a result of its exquisite blend of sophisticated décor with the casual ambience of the area it is located. The resort overlooks the Atlantic Ocean and stands on eight acres.

More modern Puerto Rican design projects online soon

Puerto Rico is Spanish for “rich port”.

Location: Puerto Rica, Central America.

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Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico – Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico

Territory of the United States of America

Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the United States.

It is located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.

Puerto Rico is an archipelago that includes the main island of Puerto Rico and smaller islands, the largest of which are Vieques, Culebra, and Mona.

Puerto Rico was originally populated for centuries by Taíno, aboriginal people. The island was claimed by Christopher Columbus for Spain during his second voyage to the Americas in 1493.

The island was colonized under Spanish rule.

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