Re: ...did you (or anyone on the list) attend the
conference on Guastovino tiles?  It was a fantastic exposure to a unique and
mysterious building technique.  I'm still not sure how the things stay up.
and...

"a sheltering skin above thin fingers plucking
dew moist bodies naked from their beds
of mirroring compound curves."

Whew.  I have to take a cold shower...

I'm OK now.  Yes, I attended and spoke.  A full house 200+ in Wood
Auditorium.  Catalan heritage.  Rafael genius.  Too much, too good to
summarize here.  Interested in more?  Contact Roger Lang at the NY
Landmarks Conservancy (not the Commission), or Janet Park at Columbia
University.

On a related issue...does anyone have experience with Guastavino's
acoustilith tile enough to tell me how thick they are and how they were
mounted on walls...say circa 1929?  I've got a job with some failures, and
before I tear it apart, I'd like to know what I'm looking for. Thanks.
--Jim R