Guastavino Vaulting

Guastavino Vaulting
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Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
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ISBN-10 : 1616892447
ISBN-13 : 9781616892449
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Book Synopsis Guastavino Vaulting by : John Ochsendorf

Download or read book Guastavino Vaulting written by John Ochsendorf and published by Princeton Architectural Press. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first monograph to celebrate the architectural legacy of the Guastavino family is now available in paperback. First-generation Spanish immigrants Rafael Guastavino and his son Rafael Jr. oversaw the construction of thousands of spectacular tile vaults across the United States between the 1880s and the 1950s. These versatile, strong, and fireproof vaults were built by Guastavino in more than two hundred major buildings in Manhattan and in hundreds more across the country, including Grand Central Terminal, Carnegie Hall, the Biltmore Estate, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, the Registry Room at Ellis Island, and many major university buildings. Guastavino Vaulting blends a scholarly history of the technology with archival images, drawings, and stunning photographs that illustrate the variety and endurance of this building method.


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