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Jeremy Roe. Antoni Gaudí
Essential Gaudí
Perspectives on the Life of Antoni Gaudí
Gaudí’s Childhood
Architectural Studies in Barcelona
Gaudí’s Character and Thought
Architecture and Catalan Identity
Religion and Spirituality
Gaudí’s Death and Barcelona’s Tributes to his Life
Gaudí’s Barcelona
Gaudí and the Architecture of his Day
Modernisme
Barcelona: The Growth of a Modern City
Theories of Architecture and the Search for a Modern Style
Architecture and Ideology
Gaudí and the Ideals of the Industrial Age
The Celebration of the Values of Catalonia and Modernity
Preserving Past Values and Practices in the Modern Era
Shops and Streetlamps: Gaudí’s Urban Projects
Transforming Domestic Space
Casa Vicens
El Capricho
Casa de los Botines
Casa Calvet
Bellesguard
Houses for Two Friends and a Painter
Casa Batlló
Casa Milà
Gaudí’s Ecclesiastical Architecture
Early Studies and Altarpieces
First Church Designs
A New Façade for Barcelona’s Cathedral
Two Altarpieces
Representing Ecclesiastical Authority: the Bishop’s Palace, Astorga
A Contemplative Style: College for the Company of St Teresa
The Catholic Missions, Tangier
Two Projects for His Hometown
A Sculptural Installation
Restoring Tradition in Mallorca
Unfinished Projects
The Creative Encounter of Gaudí and Güell
The First Project: a Dragon for a Country House
The Güell Palace
The Güell Colony Crypt
The Güell Park
The Sagrada Familia
Gaudí’s Vision
The Nativity Façade
Working on the Sagrada Familia
In the Shadow of the Cathedral: the Sagrada Familia Schools
Biography
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1. Park Güell, trencadís mosaïc of the bench.
In order to understand the real significance of Gaudí’s architecture it is necessary to take into account various factors which influenced his thinking. His family background, childhood, place of birth and schooling, the historical context of Catalonia and Spain during his lifetime, his friends and relations, all form the framework for the very special and very distinct architecture of Antoni Gaudí Cornet.
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A curious autobiographical statement by Gaudí is the desk that he designed and had built for himself in 1878. It is one of the few objects in his whole oeuvre that combines a personal written statement with drawings.
Unfortunately, the desk itself is only known through photographs. The desk is a refined advertisement of his skills as a designer, in which capacity he would soon undertake a number of commissions. It also shows his interest in combining decoration with architectural elements.
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