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Under the Dome: Rafael Guastavino’s Life in North Carolina 23 Aug 2013 | 12:39 am
Listen to Nan Graham’s commentary on WHQR.org about the life of Rafael Guastavino in North Carolina, and how he became an “accidental southerner” after constructing arches for the famous Bilmore Mansi...
Everyday Preservationist Photo Contest | World Monuments Fund 8 Aug 2013 | 07:30 pm
World Monuments Fund invites you to vote for your favorite photo in our Everyday Preservationist Photo Contest. The photos in this gallery were submitted by photographers of all levels to advocate for...
Flume fever: a monument to gold mining history is reconstructed — High Country News 6 Aug 2013 | 05:29 pm
Picture a manmade water channel 10 miles long, able to carry up to 80 million gallons of water a day. Then consider what it would take to affix the lion’s share of that wood and iron structure to the ...
The Tile House by Rafael Guastavino Jr. and Hands-on Tile Vault Building Workshop 26 Jul 2013 | 06:53 pm
An article in theNew York Times (7/24, by Penelope Green), tells the story of how NYC mayoral candidate George McDonald purchased and now lives in the unique Tile House in Bay Shore, NY. Here’s a br...
Research in the tree tops of the giant sequoias of California 24 Jul 2013 | 07:37 pm
This July, Keith Luscinski (from the Vertical Access – Salt Lake City office) joined Rob Moore and Dave Katz from Cornell University’s Tree Climbing Institute, on a research trip to assist a team from...
The Quarterly – July 2013 24 Jul 2013 | 01:21 am
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Video Interview by KTWO-TV at Wyoming State Capitol 16 May 2013 | 07:27 pm
Crew Assesses Damage To Capitol Dome – YouTube.
STRUCTUREmag – Structural Engineering Magazine, Tradeshow: Mechanical Anchor Strength in Stone Masonry 15 May 2013 | 09:47 pm
Mechanical anchor systems are commonly installed in historic masonry materials despite the lack of manufacturer-specified design values for this type of substrate. Scaffolding lateral supports, signag...
Vertical Access Inspects Wyoming Capitol Dome 15 May 2013 | 06:03 pm
By Trevor Brown, Wyoming Tribune Eagle CHEYENNE — A team of specialized engineers and technicians dangled 140 feet from the ground Tuesday as they rappelled down the side of the State Capitol’s dome. ...
Guastavino Vault Workshop at APT NYC 2013 Conference 30 Apr 2013 | 06:01 pm
Sponsored in part by a grant from NCPTT Workshop. Fri, Oct 11, 8:00 – 5:00 Sat, Oct 12, 8:00 – 4:00 Location: Ottavino Stone “American architects of the late 19th and early 20th centuries would often ...
