Guastavino Vaults New York: Innovation, Structure, and Splendor

Join MIT professor John Ochsendorf for a book signing and talk about the work of the Guastavino Fireproof Construction Company. When the Guastavinos arrived in New York from Spain in the late 19th century, they brought with them an innovative building technique—thin tile structural vaulting—that was lightweight, loadbearing, and incredibly beautiful. These vaults grace some 250 structures in New York City. A MacArthur “genius awardee," Ochsensdorf is the author of Guastavino Vaulting: The Art of Structural Tile (Princeton Architectural Press, 2010).