Immigrant Architect

Rafael Guastavino and the American Dream

AvBerta de Miguel,Kent Diebolt

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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Beskrivning

Rafael Guastavino Sr. was 39 when he left a successful career as an architect in Barcelona. American cities—densely packed and built largely of wood—were experiencing horrific fires and Guastavino had the solution: The soaring interior spaces created by his tiled vaults and domes made buildings sturdier, fireproof and beautiful. What he didn’t have was fluent English. Unable to win design commissions, he transferred control of the company to his American-educated son, whose subsequent half-century of inspired design work resulted in major contributions to the built environment of America.Immigrant Architect is an introduction to architectural concepts and a timely reminder of immigrant contributions to America. The book includes four route maps for visiting Guastavino-designed spaces in New York City: uptown, midtown, downtown and Prospect Park.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-02-21
Mått:282 x 229 x 8 mm
Vikt:270 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:60
Förlag:Tilbury House,U.S.
Illustratör:Lorente, Virginia
ISBN:9780884488132

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Allmänbildning inom Barn och ungdom
Naturvetenskap och teknik inom Barn och ungdom
Historia inom Barn och ungdom

Mer om författaren

Berta de Miguel is a trained architect specializing inthe restoration of historic structures who works as Vertical Access New YorkCity Branch Manager. This position has allowed her to work regularly inGuastavino-designed spaces. Part of this interaction with Guastavino isincluded in the documentary El Arquitecto de Nueva York, by Eva Vizcarra, whichwas selected for the Gold Dolphin at the Cannes Festival and for Best Biographyrecognition in the New York Festival World’s Best TV & Films Festival. Kent Diebolt is the Founding Partner of VerticalAccess LLC, an industrial rope access company dedicated to the inspection,investigation, and documentation of monumental historic buildings. Formerpresident of the Association for Preservation Technology, he is an expert inGuastavinoprojects throughout the United States. Virginia Lorente is an architect based in Valencia,Spain, who has written, illustrated, and published the children’s book onarchitecture My Favorite Houses, which won the Serra d’Or prize in Spain in2013.