Talk:Rafael Guastavino

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As discussed I will proceed to split the Guastavino tile article into 2 articles, one for the architect and one for the style. --Jordiferrer (talk) 10:08, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

I just updated Rafael Guastavino's page and included a reference to a Facebook page. I realize this may not be completely kosher in Wikipedia, but the page purports to be that of the Manhattan restaurant / event space. It contains numerous photographs of this place. I believe it is entirely relevant to the subject of the article. DutchmanInDisguise (talk) 07:04, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

Wasn't this guy Spanish?
Seriously, isn't it weird that both Valencia and Barcelona are mentioned and he is defined as Valencian, but there is no reference to Spain in the whole article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.89.116.208 (talk) 02:28, 30 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Ya that does look really odd, it should be addedd to the lead somewhere.P0PP4B34R732 (talk) 02:42, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Done.--Jordiferrer (talk) 05:42, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

Guastavino never called his tile vaults as "catalan vaults"
This article should change the reference "catalan vault" by "tile vault". According to John Oschendorf, a researcher of the MIT focused on Guastavino's vaults, Guastavino never called his tile vaults as "catalan vaults" because when he emigrated to the US that name had not yet been invented. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.22.228.212 (talk) 14:00, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
 * The article Guastavino design of the 1909 thin brick dome of the Cathedral of St John the Devine. In: Construction History, Vol. 32, No 2, 2017 page 40, also written by John Oschendorf et al. says: "After experiencing difficulty landing full building projects, Guastavino Sr. rebranded himself as a fireproof construction company and focused on his structural vaulting system, known as the Catalan vaulting system." As far as I know, this vaulting system was a common system in Spain, hence it had a name; Guastavino made it popular in the United States, but did not invent it. --AnnaS. (talk) 22:57, 26 May 2021 (UTC)