Living Gaudí : the architect's complete vision / edited by Maria Antonietta Crippa ; photography by Marc Llimargas ; text by Joan Bassegoda Nonell ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gaudí, Antoni, 1852-1926.

Crippa, Maria Antonietta.

Llimargas, Marc.

Bassegoda Nonell, Juan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gaudí, Antoni, 1852-1926--Criticism and interpretation.

Gaudí, Antoni.

Gaudí, Antoni, 1852-1926.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

251 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 33 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Rizzoli, [2002]

Summary:

Antoni Gaudi is celebrated as one of the most important architects of the early 20th century. His unbelievable Art Nouveau buildings were marked by their whimsical design and fantastic details. While much has been written on this extraordinary figure, Living Gaudi is one of the few books to consider his gardens, parks and residential projects as a body of work, and one of the few to particularly focus on his designs for interior furnishings, which were part and parcel of his overall vision for a building. This little-known aspect of his work is surveyed in this book with stunning photography and exquisite detail. The volume also includes a selection of the architect's own writings, which give the reader a revealing look at his incomparable genius. Complete with archival photographs and more than 150 full-color contemporary photographs, Gaudi's amazing talent is revealed in this landmark work.

Contents:

A dwelling for man within the harmony of the cosmos / Maria Antonietta Crippa

Gaudí's town and country houses / Joan Bassegoda Nonell

The parks and gardens of Gaudí / Francesc Navés Viñas

Gaudí and the Catalan craftsmen of his time / Joan Morell Núñez

In Gaudí's own words: a collection of writings.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page [247-248]) and index.

ISBN:

0847824357 :

OCLC:

50194015