Guastavino tile vaulting

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architectural system structural system tile vaulting technique

Guastavino tile vaulting is a distinctive architectural system of thin, interlocking terracotta tiles forming self-supporting, fireproof arches and domes, widely used in grand public buildings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Guastavino tile arches 1
Guastavino tile vaulting canonical 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural system ⓘ
structural system ⓘ
tile vaulting technique ⓘ
advantage acoustic performance ⓘ
aesthetic patterning ⓘ
fire resistance ⓘ
reduced structural thickness ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Spain ⓘ
developedBy Guastavino Company ⓘ
Rafael Guastavino ⓘ
hasCharacteristic fireproof ⓘ
interlocking tiles ⓘ
lightweight ⓘ
masonry construction ⓘ
self-supporting ⓘ
thin-shell ⓘ
hasMaterial terracotta tile ⓘ
thin ceramic tile ⓘ
hasPattern herringbone tile pattern ⓘ
interlocking tile courses ⓘ
hasStructuralForm arch ⓘ
dome ⓘ
vault ⓘ
influenced modern thin-shell concrete structures ⓘ
inspiredBy Catalan vaulting ⓘ
notableExample Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ
surface form: Boston Public Library

Carnegie Hall ⓘ
Cathedral of Saint John the Divine ⓘ
surface form: Cathedral of St. John the Divine

Ellis Island ⓘ
surface form: Ellis Island Immigration Station

Grand Central Terminal ⓘ
Manhattan Municipal Building ⓘ
surface form: New York City Municipal Building
patentedBy Rafael Guastavino ⓘ
popularizedIn United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
regionOfProminence Northeastern United States ⓘ
relatedTo Catalan vault ⓘ
timbrel vault ⓘ
structuralPrinciple compression ⓘ
thin-shell action ⓘ
typicalUse churches ⓘ
institutional buildings ⓘ
libraries ⓘ
museums ⓘ
public buildings ⓘ
transportation terminals ⓘ
usedInPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
usesBondingMaterial Portland cement mortar ⓘ
plaster ⓘ
usesConstructionMethod cohesive construction ⓘ
timbrel vaulting ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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Great Hall → feature → Guastavino tile vaulting ⓘ
subject surface form: Great Hall (Ellis Island)
Registry Room → feature → Guastavino tile vaulting ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guastavino tile arches