Gaudí, 1852-1926

Author: Rainer Zerbst
Publisher: Taschen America Llc
ISBN: 9783822840726
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 239

Book Description
Gaudí's complete works: The inspiring, visionary buildings by the "Dante of architecture" Anyone who visits Barcelona today will come across the works of Antoni Gaudí--the architect who has attracted art-lovers from all over the world to Spain. It was here, in the capital of Catalonia, that the famous master of architecture produced nearly all of his works, including villas for the well-to-do bourgeoisie, the expansive Güell Park (which today is open to the public), and the famous church designed in honour of the Holy Family--a project which was begun over 100 years ago and has yet to be completed. Antoni Gaudí's life was full of contradictions. As a young man he joined the Catalonian nationalist movement and was critical of the church; toward the end of his life he devoted himself completely to the construction of one single church. As a young man Gaudí had a liking for the glamour of social life and the looks of a dandy; in old age, on the other hand, he lived a spartan life. Gaudí never married and devoted his life entirely to his art: architecture. His works have been acclaimed as "soothing oases in a desert of functional buildings," as "precious gems in the uniform grey of rows of houses," and the master himself was acclaimed as the "Dante of architecture". This book provides a sweeping study of his entire career, presenting his complete works via texts and illustrations.

Building on Nature

Author: Rachel Rodríguez
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0805087451
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 45

Book Description
Inspired by the natural beauty of his homeland of Catalonia, Antoni Gaudi became a celebrated and innovative architect through the unique structures he designed in Barcelona, having a significant impact on architecture as it was known.

Gaudi

Author: Gijs van Hensbergen
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060935634
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 362

Book Description
At the time of his death in 1926, Antoni Gaudí was arguably the most famous architect in the world. He had created some of the greatest and most controversial masterpieces of modern architecture, which were as exotic as they were outrageous. But little is known about the shadowy figure behind the swirling, vivid buildings that inspired the Surrealists. This masterful biography brings both man and architect powerfully to life against the changing backdrop of Barcelona and Catalonia. Gijs van Hensbergen leads us through the design and construction of Gaudí’s most significant buildings -- revealing their innovation and complexity, and demonstrating the growing relevance of Gaudí’s architecture today.

Gaudi - Architect of Imagination

Author: Susan B. Katz
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0735844879
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28

Book Description
A biography of Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, known for his inventive and flamboyant style, from his colorful mosaics and unprecedented facades to his playful forms and bold buildings that make Barcelona shine.

Gaudí

Author: César Martinell
Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 500

Book Description

Gaudí of Barcelona

Author: L. Permanyer
Publisher: Ediciones Polígrafa S.A.
ISBN: 9788434313026
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
“Color in architecture must be intense, logical, and fertile,” wrote Catalan architect and designer Antoni Gaudí in his diary in the late 1870s. Known for his sensuous, curving, almost surreal Art Nouveau buildings, Gaudí (1852-1926) is today one of the best-known architects in the world. Within four decades, he designed a large body of works, including apartment houses, private residences, park complexes, and religious and secular institutions, most of which were erected in or around Barcelona. Gaudí’s organic structures––undulating tiled roofs, pinnacles and towers that rise like plants or tentacles, chimneys that take on phantasmagoric shapes and colors––are all illustrated here, accompanied by plans and drawings that provide a clear picture of Gaudí’s structural innovations. Lluís Permanyer places the architect’s work within the context of Catalan and wider European developments of the time, but he also describes the extremely personal mystical impetus that was at the core of Gaudí’s invention. For those already familiar with the architect’s work, the magnificent photographs taken by Melba Levick, full of details, will prove a revelation; for those just discovering Gaudí, this book is the next best thing to experiencing the buildings themselves.

Gaudí

Author: Juan Bassegoda Nonell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 136

Book Description
A book that brings together all the work of Gaudí: from his early works to the later creations of his mature period. The writer Joan Bassegoda reveals to us in his text “The secret of Gaudí” and provides us with the keys to each architectural monument. It includes drawings of the buildings and a visual chronology of the architect’s life.

Gaudí, 1852-1926

Author: Rainer Zerbst
Publisher: Taschen America Llc
ISBN: 9783822821718
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 239

Book Description

Gaudi Pop-ups

Author: Courtney Watson McCarthy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500516508
Category : Architects
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Reproductions of some of Gaudí's architectural works in the form of pop-ups

Gaudí. the Complete Works. 40th Ed

Author: Rainer Zerbst
Publisher: Taschen
ISBN: 9783836566193
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Antoni Gaud ̕merged Orientalism, natural forms, and new materials into a unique Modernista aesthetic that put Barcelona on the global architecture map. With brand-new photography, plans and drawings by Gaud ̕himself, as well as an extensive appendix of all his works including furniture and unfinished projects, this book takes us through the...