Guastavino vaulting

Ochsendorf, John Allen.

Guastavino vaulting the art of structural tile / [electronic resource] : John Ochsendorf ; photographs by Michael Freeman. - New York : Princeton Architectural Press, c2010. - 255 p. : ill. (some col.).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Mediterranean origins -- Toward the Boston Public Library, 1881-92 -- The success of the Guastavino Company, 1893-1908 -- Rafael Guastavino Jr. and the mature company, 1909-29 -- Reasons for success -- The decline of Guastavino vaulting, 1930-62 -- The legacy of the Guastavino Company -- Appendices: list of extant buildings with Guastavino tile vaulting.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Guastavino, Rafael, 1842-1908 --Criticism and interpretation.
Guastavino, Rafael, 1872-1950 --Criticism and interpretation.


R. Guastavino Company--History.


Vaults (Architecture)
Tile construction.


Electronic books.

NA737.G79 / O28 2010

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