Gaudí
Inspiring, visionary buildings by the great Gaudí
"Do you want to know where I found my model? An upright tree; it bears its branches and these, in turn, their twigs, and these, in turn, the leaves. And every individual part has been growing harmoniously, magnificently, ever since God the artist created it."
- Antoni Gaudí
Raised during the Industrial Revolution, Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926) strove to distinguish and reaffirm the identity of his native Catalonia as Spain and the rest of Europe modernized. Early neo-Gothic designs were the stepping-stone to the mature, original style that came to be synonymous with his name. Incorporating bold colors and odd bits of material into his designs, Gaudí created inspiring, visionary buildings and helped establish Barcelona (most notably with the still-unfinished Sagrada Família cathedral) as a city of the world.
About the Series:
Every book in TASCHEN's Basic Architecture Series features:
- approximately 120 images, including photographs, sketches, drawings, and floor plans
- introductory essays exploring the architect's life and work, touching on family and background as well as collaborations with other architects
- the most important works presented in chronological order, with descriptions of client and/or architect wishes as well as construction problems and resolutions
- an appendix including a list of complete or selected works, biography, bibliography and a map indicating the locations of the architect's most famous buildings
About the author:
Maria Antonietta Crippa is currently professor "straordinario" of History of Architecture at the Politecnico University in Milan, at the DiAP (Department of Architecture and Planning of the School of Architecture). Since the early 1980s, she has published widely on architecture and town planning.
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Gaudí
Gössel, Peter (Editor)
Crippa, Maria Antonietta Softcover, flaps, 18.5 x 23 cm (7.3 x 9.1 in.), 96 pages $ 9.99 |
- Reviews (2 items)
"Ce très beau livre illustre Barcelone sous son angle le plus magistral. Toute l`œuvre du génial Gaudi est ici présentée, avec de nombreuses illustrations commentées."
Lina's Magazine, Paris, France
Lina's Magazine, Paris, France
- Clippings (1 items)
- See also (4 items)
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Josep Maria Jujol Catalan architect and colleague of Gaudi |
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Gaudí 2010 Organize your life with style...TASCHEN Diary 2010 |
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Gaudí 2010 The perfect wall calendar for the year you make it happen |