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Rafael Guastavino Moreno

Born 1842
in Valencia, Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Deceased 1908
Rafael Guastavino Moreno.
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Biography
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...

Participation in the following structures
Role, name of structure (year of completion)Structure part
Builder 
Ashdown House  5
Museu Nacional de la Ciència i la Tècnica de Catalunya (1909) 11vaults
Architecture 
Basilica of Saint Lawrence (1909) 1
Cathedral of Saint John the Divine  15

Relevant Web Sites
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External LinkGuastavino.net English
External LinkRafael Guastavino - Architect & Builder 1842-1908 English
External LinkRafael Guastavino's Architecture in New York: Landmarks and Rehabilitation English Spanish

Relevant Literature
* de las Casas Gómez, Antonio   Las bóvedas de los Guastavino, in "Revista de Obras Públicas", June 2002, n. 3422 .
* Diehl, K.-L.   Die katalanischen Wölbungen der Guastavinos in den USA, in "Bautechnik", April 2006, n. 4 v. 83 .
* García Gutiérrez Mosteiro, Javier   The adventure of the Guastavino vaults, presented at First International Congress on Construction History, Madrid, 20-24.01.2003.
* Gulli, Riccardo   La costruzione coesiva, Libro Co. Italia Srl, San Casciano in Val di Pesa (Italy) .
* Muldoon, Peter L.   Guastivino Vaulting: Ancient Technology in a New World.
* Ochsendorf, John   Engineering Analysis for Construction History, presented at Second International Congress on Construction History, Queens' College, Cambridge University; 29/03-02/04/2006.
* Ramage, Michael   Guastavino's Vault Construction Revisited, in "Construction History", 2007 v. 22 .
* Tarrago, Salvador   Guastavino Co. (1885-1962), COAC, Barcelona (Spain) , ISBN 84-88258-65-8, 2002.
* Tarrago, Salvador   Guastavino Co. (1885-1962), Actar, Barcelona (Spain) , ISBN 8488258658.

 
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