Antoni Gaudí
The Architect of Dreams and DevotionBy Jeremy Roe
Length5h 4m
About this audiobook
Spanish architect and designer, Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926) was an important and influential figure in the history of contemporary Spanish art. His use of colour, application of a range of materials and the introduction of organic forms into his constructions were an innovation in the realm of architecture. In his journal, Gaudí freely expressed his own feelings on art, "the colours used in architecture have to be intense, logical and fertile." His completed works (the Casa Batlló, 1905-1907 and the Casa Milà, 1905-1910) and his incomplete works (the restoration of the Poblet Monastery and the altarpiece of Alella in Barcelona) illustrate the importance of this philosophy.
His furniture designs were conceived with the same philosophy, as shown, for example, in his own office (1878) or the lamps in the Plaza Real in Barcelona. The Sagrada Familia (1882-1926) was a monumental project which eventually took over his life (it was still incomplete at the time of his death).
Audiobook details
GenreOther
Length5 hrs 4 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 15, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Essential Gaudí
3Perspectives on the Life of Antoni Gaudí
4Gaudí’s Childhood
5Architectural Studies in Barcelona
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6Gaudí’s Character and Thought
7Architecture and Catalan Identity
8Religion and Spirituality
9Gaudí’s Death and Barcelona’s Tributes to his Life
10Gaudí’s Barcelona
11Gaudí and the Architecture of his Day
12Modernisme
13Barcelona: The Growth of a Modern City
14Theories of Architecture and the Search for a Modern Style
15Architecture and Ideology
16Gaudí and the Ideals of the Industrial Age
17The Celebration of the Values of Catalonia and Modernity
18Preserving Past Values and Practices in the Modern Era
19Shops and Streetlamps: Gaudí’s Urban Projects
20Transforming Domestic Space
21Casa Vicens
22El Capricho
23Casa de los Botines
24Casa Calvet
25Bellesguard
26Houses for Two Friends and a Painter
27Casa Batlló
28Casa Milà
29Gaudí’s Ecclesiastical Architecture
30Early Studies and Altarpieces
31First Church Designs
32A New Façade for Barcelona’s Cathedral
33Two Altarpieces
34Representing Ecclesiastical Authority: the Bishop’s Palace, Astorga
35A Contemplative Style: College for the Company of St Teresa
36The Catholic Missions, Tangier
37Two Projects for His Hometown
38A Sculptural Installation
39Restoring Tradition in Mallorca
40Unfinished Projects
41The Creative Encounter of Gaudí and Güell
42The First Project: a Dragon for a Country House
43The Güell Palace
44The Güell Colony Crypt
45The Güell Park
46The Sagrada Familia
47Gaudí’s Vision
48The Nativity Façade
49Working on the Sagrada Familia
50In the Shadow of the Cathedral: the Sagrada Familia Schools
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