Gaudi

Antoni Gaudí
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Antoni Gaudí
Antoni Gaudí by Pau Audouard

Personal information

Born

25 June 1852 Reus (Catalonia, Spain)[1][2]

Died

10 June 1926 (aged 73) Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Work

Buildings

Sagrada Família, Casa Milà, Casa Batlló

Projects

Parc Güell, Colònia Güell

Antoni Gaudí i Cornet (Riudoms o Reus,[3] 25 June 1852 – Barcelona, 10 June 1926) was a Catalan architect and the most important representative of Catalan Modernism. Gaudí was an architect with an innate sense for geometry and volumes, and a powerful imagination, which allowed him to mentally project most of his works before drawing plans for them. In fact, only on very few occasions did he draw detailed plans of his works. He preferred to recreate them on three-dimensional scale models, moulding all details as he was conceiving them in his mind. At other times, he would improvise as he went along, instructing his collaborators what to do. Gifted with a strong intuition and creative capacity, Gaudí conceived

his buildings in a global manner, taking into account both structural and decorative functions. He meticulously studied every detail of his creations, integrating in his architecture a series of crafts, which he had perfected himself: ceramic, stained glass, iron forging, carpentry, etc. He also introduced new techniques in the treatment of the materials, like his famous “trencadís” made of waste ceramic pieces. After a few years under the influence of neo-Gothic art, and certain oriental tendencies, Gaudí ended up with Modernism which was then at its peak, towards the end of the 19th century and the beginning of