Ochsendorf also curated an exhibition, "Palaces for the People", featuring the history and legacy of Guastavino, which premiered in September 2012 at the Boston Public Library, Rafael Guastavino's first major architectural work in America. The exhibition then traveled to the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., and an expanded version appeared at the Museum of the City of New York. Ochsendorf, a winner of the Macarthur Foundation "genius grant", also wrote the book-length color-illustrated monograph "Guastavino vaulting : the art of structural tile", and an online exhibition coordinated with the traveling exhibits.