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Immigrant Architect: Rafael Guastavino and the American Dream

Immigrant Architect: Rafael Guastavino and the American Dream - Hardcover

by Berta de Miguel, Kent Diebolt
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Berta de Miguel, Kent Diebolt, Virginia LorenteSeries:History MakersAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2020-04-07Pages:60
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Tilbury House PublishersISBN-13:9780884488125ISBN-10:884488128UPC:9780884488125Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, Architecture, ArtBook Topic:Historical, TechniquesSize:9.50 x 11.20 x 0.50 inchesWeight:1.4Product ID:SCV1ZWV99R

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.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Tilbury House PublishersISBN-13:9780884488125ISBN-10:884488128UPC:9780884488125Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, Architecture, ArtBook Topic:Historical, TechniquesSize:9.50 x 11.20 x 0.50 inchesWeight:1.4Product ID:SCV1ZWV99R
de Miguel, Berta: - Berta de Miguel is a trained architect specializing in the restoration of historic structures who works as Vertical Access New York City Branch Manager. This position has allowed her to work regularly in Guastavino-designed spaces. Part of this interaction with Guastavino is included in the documentary El Arquitecto de Nueva York, by Eva Vizcarra, which was selected for the Gold Dolphin at the Cannes Festival and for Best Biography recognition in the New York Festival World's Best TV & Films Festival.Diebolt, Kent: - Kent Diebolt is the Founding Partner of Vertical Access LLC, an industrial rope access company dedicated to the inspection, investigation, and documentation of monumental historic buildings. Former president of the Association for Preservation Technology, he is an expert in Guastavino projects throughout the United States.Lorente, Virginia: - Virginia Lorente is an architect based in Valencia, Spain, who has written, illustrated, and published the children's book on architecture My Favorite Houses, which won the Serra d'Or prize in Spain in 2013.
Publisher: Tilbury House Publishers

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Berta de Miguel, Kent Diebolt, Virginia Lorente

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Berta de Miguel, Kent Diebolt

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