Rafael Guastavino
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Rafael Guastavino was a Spanish-born architect and builder renowned for popularizing fireproof, thin-tile vaulting systems in the United States, which were used in many prominent late 19th- and early 20th-century buildings.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rafael Guastavino canonical | 2 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architect
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builder ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activity | designed structural tile vaults for major American buildings ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Catalan vaulting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Spain ⓘ |
| developed | thin-tile vaulting system ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Spanish ⓘ |
| familyName | Guastavino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
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structural engineering ⓘ |
| founded | Guastavino Fireproof Construction Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Rafael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | American architectural design ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Catalan masonry traditions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fireproof construction techniques
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tiled vaults ⓘ |
| legacy |
numerous surviving Guastavino-tile interiors in the United States
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widespread adoption of tile vaulting in U.S. architecture ⓘ |
| movedTo | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Rafael Guastavino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Guastavino tile system
NERFINISHED
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fireproof tile vault construction ⓘ popularizing thin-tile vaulting in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork |
vaulting in Boston Public Library
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vaulting in Ellis Island Immigration Station ⓘ vaulting in Grand Central Terminal (New York City) ⓘ vaulting in New York City’s City Hall subway station ⓘ vaulting in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine (New York City) ⓘ |
| occupation |
architect
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builder ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Valencia, Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technologyCharacteristic |
fire-resistant tile construction
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self-supporting masonry vaults ⓘ thin layers of interlocking tiles ⓘ |
| usedIn |
institutional buildings in the United States
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public buildings in the United States ⓘ transportation buildings in the United States ⓘ |
| workPeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
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