Antoni Gaudi

About this book

"Color in architecture must be intense logical and fertile " wrote Catalan architect and designer Antoni Gaud in his diary in the late 1870s. Known for his sensuous curving almost surreal Art Nouveau buildings-many are among Barcelonas most popular tourist attractions-Gaud (1852-1926) is today one of the best-known architects in the world. Antoni Gaud is the most up-to-date look at this visionary architect and his greatest buildings. With all-new photography by Gaud expert Rafael Vargas and the now-classic text of Ignasi de Sol-Morales this volume provides a thorough yet highly accessible introduction to 16 of the architects works including houses apartment buildings churches and cathedrals schools and a little-known design for a hotel on what would become the World Trade Center site. Among the magnificent buildings toured here are the Casa Vicens Palau Gell Casa Batll Casa Mil Chapel of Colnia Gell and Expiatory Church of the Sagrada Famlia. For those already familiar with Gaudis work the spectacular new photographs will prove a revelation; for those just discovering Gaudi this book is the next best thing to experiencing his buildings firsthand.