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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).
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Length1 hr 58 mins
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Publish dateJul 1, 2011
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Gaudí
2Biography
3The death of his elder brother Francesc and his mother Antonia.
41891: Gaudí travels to Tangiers and prepares designs for a Franciscan Mission.
51911: Gaudí contracts brucellosis.
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6The ongoing celebrations and constructions of
7Chimney
8The notion of Gaudí and his architecture with which
9‘prophet’ or precursor of the aesthetics and ideas of that
10Detail of stained glass windows
11extraordinary force, faith, and technical capacity…
12Coat of arms detail on façade
13View from behind
14View of the West side
15to his career: architecture, especially the Gothic;
16Catalan history and culture; Catholic doctrine and
17piety; and, finally, the forms and colours of the natural
18of other regions of Spain.
19Eduardo Toda and José Ribera Sans, Gaudí visited the
20Rib structures of the ceiling on the second floor
21two compulsory courses of his secondary education at
22Detail of trilobite arches in parabolic form in the first attic
23found
24Lobby
25languages as well as literature.
26South side
27Perhaps more
28In conjunction with these taught courses students
29candelabrum, a water tower and, most notably, a
30In the course of his student career he would also
31Brick work columns on the first floor
32Despite the classical simplicity of the 1875 design for
33Six angels line the sides of the archway, the two
34Crucifixion with the Virgin and St. John the Baptist.
35The addition of the flaming beacons on the four
36the correct procedure for an architect!
37elaborate lakeside pier, with steps to the water to
38elaborate arcade of Gothic arches above which rise
39Cloister arches
40along these lines, in terms of the latest theories of
41European
42two types: men of words and men of action. The first
43Main entrance
44View of façade, window detail
45Entrance hall
46Theresan College
47Window
48The friendships and professional relationships Gaudí
49As well as Gaudí’s headstrong character and
50youthful interest in the history of Catalonia Gaudí
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