Description
With this outstanding attention to natural detail, his inspirations from both neo-Gothic and Orientalist aesthetics, and a lifelong commitment to Catalan identity, Gaudí created a unique brand of the Modernista movement which transformed, and defines, Barcelona’s cityscape.
With seven of Gaudí’s projects listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, this book introduces the architect’s peculiar vision and unique legacy, exploring the influences and the main points which enable his buildings to provoke, inspire, and amaze, one century after their construction.
Each book in TASCHEN’s Basic Architecture Series features:
- an introduction to the life and work of the architect
- the major works in chronological order
- information concerning the clients, architectural preconditions in addition to construction problems and resolutions
- a list of all of the selected works and a map indicating the locations of the most efficient and most famous buildings
- approximately 120 illustrations (photographs, sketches, drafts and plans)