Immigrant Architect

Immigrant Architect — page 5 — THIS IS THE STORY ABOUT A BIG DREAM THE STORY ABOUT GUASTAVINO Actually it is a story about two people named Guastavino Rafael Guastavino Moreno was a visionary an architect an engineer an artist an interior designer an immigrant to America a musician and my father

Immigrant Architect — page 6 — R GUASTAVINO I too am named Rafael like my father and grandfather I am Rafael III My full name is Rafael Guastavino Expósito and I would like to tell you how my father and I emigrated from Spain and changed the shape and color of a thousand buildings in the United States

Immigrant Architect — page 7 — My father was born in Valencia Spain in 1842 The City of Valencia has many domes in its skyline and also has a very special light because it is close to the Mediterranean Sea My father grew up in a house in the city center a neighborhood with majestic historic buildings constructed with fantastic vaulted ceilings My great great grandfather was a leading architect and my grandfather was a piano builder and restorer My father wanted to become both a violinist and an architect It is good to have dreams

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