Freedom of form with the \u201cDante of architecture\u201d
\nThe life of Antoni Gaud\u00ed (1852\u20131926) was full of complexity and contradictions. As a young man he joined the Catalonian nationalist movement and was critical of the church; toward the end of his life he devoted himself completely to the construction of one single spectacular church, La Sagrada Fam\u00edlia. In his youth, he courted a glamorous social life and the demeanor of a dandy. By the time of his death in a tram accident on the streets of Barcelona, his clothes were so shabby that passersby assumed he was a beggar.<\/p>\n
Gaud\u00ed\u2019s incomparable architecture channels much of this multifaceted intricacy. From the shimmering surface textures and skeletal forms of Casa Batll\u00f3 to the Hispano-Arabic matrix of Casa Vicens, his work merged the influences of Orientalism, natural forms, new materials, and religious faith into a unique Modernista aesthetic. Today, his buildings enjoy global popularity and acclaim; his magnum opus, the Sagrada Fam\u00edlia, is the most-visited monument in Spain and seven of his works are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.<\/p>\n
Packed full of expert texts and hundreds of full-color illustrations, including new photography, this book presents Gaud\u00ed\u2019s complete oeuvre. Like a personal tour through Barcelona, we explore his residential, religious, and public projects. We see how the \u201cDante of architecture\u201d was a builder in the truest sense of the word, crafting extraordinary constructions out of minute and mesmerizing details, transforming fantastical visions into realities on the city streets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Freedom of form with the \u201cDante of architecture\u201d The life of Antoni Gaud\u00ed (1852\u20131926) was full of complexity and contradictions. As a young man he joined the Catalonian nationalist movement and was critical of the church; toward the end of his life he devoted himself completely to the construction of one single spectacular church, La…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":55339,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[4516,13533],"product_tag":[1126,6124],"class_list":{"0":"post-55367","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-architecture-en","7":"product_cat-books","8":"product_tag-architects-en","9":"product_tag-architecture-en","10":"pa_author_att-rainer-zerbst-en","11":"pa_cover-hardcover","12":"pa_format-156-x-217-cm-en","13":"pa_isbn-9783836566193-en","14":"pa_language-eng","15":"pa_pages-512-en","16":"pa_published-2020-09-13-en","17":"pa_publisher-taschen-en-en","19":"first","20":"instock","21":"sold-individually","22":"shipping-taxable","23":"purchasable","24":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n