The first monograph to celebrate the architectural legacy of the Guastavino family is now available in paperback. First-generation Spanish immigrants Rafael Gua

This book studies six vaulting techniques employed in architecture outside of Rome and asks why they were invented where they were and how they were disseminate

"This study enables us to appreciate more fully the technical expertise and improvements which enabled the creative spirit of the day to find such splendid embo

"The story of a four-legged character called Birtak, and his desire to join the Paris Opéra Ballet." --inside back flap.

Multitude of strangely beautiful natural forms: Radiolaria, Foraminifera, Ciliata, diatoms, calcareous sponges, Tubulariidae, Siphonophora, Semaeostomeae, star