TY - JOUR
T1 - Shifting Practices in Twentieth-Century Specification Writing
T2 - The Case of the R. Guastavino Company
AU - Garcia Fritz, Jessica
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/1/2
Y1 - 2020/1/2
N2 - As master builders of structural-tile arches and vaults, the R. Guastavino Company was considered the only entity in the US capable of providing the skilled labor and manufactured tiles for the vaulted building system. Archived specifications collected, examined, and categorized according to terminology as Guastavino or Similar, Guastavino in the Title, and Guastavino Only reveal the exclusive selection of Guastavino Work before 1940. Specifications categorized as Guastavino as Subcontractor reflect shifting standardization and management practices in the twentieth-century architecture, engineering, construction, and owner community through the reduced selection of the company’s skilled labor after 1940.
AB - As master builders of structural-tile arches and vaults, the R. Guastavino Company was considered the only entity in the US capable of providing the skilled labor and manufactured tiles for the vaulted building system. Archived specifications collected, examined, and categorized according to terminology as Guastavino or Similar, Guastavino in the Title, and Guastavino Only reveal the exclusive selection of Guastavino Work before 1940. Specifications categorized as Guastavino as Subcontractor reflect shifting standardization and management practices in the twentieth-century architecture, engineering, construction, and owner community through the reduced selection of the company’s skilled labor after 1940.
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U2 - 10.1080/24751448.2020.1705718
DO - 10.1080/24751448.2020.1705718
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85083525106
SN - 2475-1448
VL - 4
SP - 68
EP - 79
JO - Technology Architecture and Design
JF - Technology Architecture and Design
IS - 1
ER -