Gaudi : architect and artist / Jeremy Roe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roe, Jeremy M. N.

Series:

Temporis collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Gaudi, Antoni.

Architects--Spain.

Architects.

Physical Description:

207 p. : col. ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Parkstone, 2006.

Summary:

Spanish architect and designer, Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926) was an important and influential figure in the history of contemporary Spanish art. His use of colour, application of a range of materials and the introduction of organic forms into his constructions were an innovation in the realm of architecture. In his journal, Gaudí freely expressed his own feelings on art, "the colours used in architecture have to be intense, logical and fertile." His completed works (the Casa Batlló, 1905-1907 and the Casa Milà, 1905-1910) and his incomplete works (the restoration of the Poblet Monastery and the altarpiece of Alella in Barcelona) illustrate the importance of this philosophy. His furniture designs were conceived with the same philosophy, as shown, for example, in his own office (1878) or the lamps in the Plaza Real in Barcelona. The Sagrada Familia (1882-1926) was a monumental project which eventually took over his life (it was still incomplete at the time of his death).

Contents:

Intro

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

List of Illustrations.

Notes:

Description based on online resource, PDF version (viewed on August 29, 2023).

ISBN:

9781780429670

1780429673

OCLC:

793511459