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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Tile Vaulting"”.
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Craft-inclusive Construction: Design Strategies for Thin-tile Vaulting
Design and digital analysis tools can be a fertile space in which situated building knowledge, represented in crafts, act in dialogue with methods of construction. This research examines this possibility in thin-tile vaulting - a Mediterranean ceiling-craft technique that employs less material, but …
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Innovative Masonry Shell Construction in India’s Evolving Building Crafts: A Case for Tile Vaulting
… to the building crafts. By focusing on masonry vaulting in India, my research brings together two worlds – one that shines light on the variety of innovative masonry shell construction techniques that exist in the county and another that seeks to evaluate the scope of tile vaulting, an over …
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Rafael Guastavino and the Boston Public Library
… how and why Guastavino received the contract for tile vaulting at the library, the method of construction, his relationship with architect Charles F. McKim and the effect the library had on Guastavino's reputation and career as a builder.