OBITUARY AND SERVICE INFO FOR JAIME CARLOS SALLES

Jaime Carlos Sallés, a self-described architect by profession, writer and speaker by inclination, professor by vocation, and poet by devotion, passed away peacefully at his home in Croton-on-Hudson, NY, on Sunday, July 28, 2024, surrounded by his family.

Jaime was born in Havana, Cuba on October 12, 1930, to Vicente José Sallés y Turrell and Mercedes Buigas y Sans. He studied at El Colegio de la Salle schools in Havana, Cuba, and went on to obtain his Master of Architecture degree at the University of Havana, graduating first in his class in 1953. He became a faculty member at the University of Havana in 1954, eventually becoming the youngest Associate Professor with tenure at the University.

While in Cuba, he was the Vice President and Secretary of the Havana Chapter of the Colegio Nacional de Arquitectos de Cuba (National Association of Cuban Architects). He was famously proud of the fact that the association actively rebelled against the Cuban Revolution on January 28, 1960 (the anniversary of José Martí’s birth) at the classic Arte Deco Colegio Nacional’s offices in El Vedado on the Avenida Infanta y Calle 104 Humboldt. In 1961, the association was reestablished in the United States as the National Association of Cuban Architects in Exile (NACA) with Jaime serving in multiple positions, including as President and historian. Additionally, he was an active member in the Society of American Registered Architects (SARA), serving on the National Board of Directors and as National Chairman of SARA’s International Committee.

Those who knew Jaime understood him to be a commanding, larger-than-life personality with a sharp intellect and a vast memory. He was a student (and professor) of architectural history, a skilled orator, and an individual with a penchant for the spotlight – especially to recite his poetry at any and all gatherings (occasions which his offspring affectionately referred to as the “dad show”). MORE AT Jaime Sallés Obituary - Croton-On-Hudson, NY (dignitymemorial.com)