Biographical Information
| Name: | Rafael Guastavino Moreno |
|---|---|
| Born in | 1842 in Valencia, Valencia, Valencia, Spain, Europe |
| Deceased in | 1908 |
| Father of | Rafael Guastavino |
| 1872 | Graduates from the "Escuela de Arquitectura" of Barcelona |
| 1881 | Emigrates to the USA. |
| 1889 | Boston Public Library, with architects Mc Kim, Mead and White. |
| 1889 | Founds his own company "Guastavino Fireproof Construction Company". |
| 1899 | East Boston High Schoo. |
Notes & Comments
360 works in New York [240 of them in Manhattan], 100 in Boston, 30 in Pittsburg and 20 in Philladelphia, in the USA, other worksin other 10 countries, including India.
Vaults in Central Station, Pennsylvania Station, Saint Patrick cathedral, Saint John the Divine Cathedral, Town Hall, Columbia University, Mont Sinai Hospital, City Hall Station...
Structures and Projects
Participation in the following structures & large-scale projects:
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Relevant Websites
Relevant Publications
- (2003): The adventure of the Guastavino vaults. Presented at: First International Congress on Construction History, Madrid, 20-24.01.2003.
- (2015): The Beauty of a Beam: The Continuity of Joan Torras's Beam of Equal Strength in the Work of his Disciples—Guastavino, Gaudí, and Jujol. In: International Journal of Architectural Heritage, v. 9, n. 4 (February 2015), pp. 341-351.
- (2002): Las bóvedas de los Guastavino. In: Revista de Obras Públicas, n. 3422 (June 2002), pp. 51-60.
- : La costruzione coesiva. L'opera dei Guastavino nell'America di fine Ottocento. Libro Co. Italia Srl, San Casciano in Val di Pesa (Italy), pp. 224.
- (2006): Engineering Analysis for Construction History. Opportunities and Perils. Presented at: Second International Congress on Construction History, Queens' College, Cambridge University; 29/03-02/04/2006, pp. 89-107.
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