Antoni Gaudi (Hardcover)

by Ignasi De Sola-Morales (Author), Rafael Vargas (Photographer)

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Book Description
"Color in architecture must be intense, logical, and fertile," wrote Catalan architect and designer Antoni Gaudí in his diary in the late 1870s. Known for his sensuous, curving, almost surreal Art Nouveau buildings-many are among Barcelona's most popular tourist attractions-Gaudí (1852-1926) is today one of the best-known architects in the world. Antoni Gaudí is the most up-to-date look at this visionary architect and his greatest buildings.

With all-new photography by Gaudí expert Rafael Vargas and the now-classic text of Ignasi de Solà-Morales, this volume provides a thorough yet highly accessible introduction to 16 of the architect's 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 Güell, Casa Batlló, Casa Milà, Chapel of Colònia Güell, and Expiatory Church of the Sagrada Família.

For those already familiar with Gaudi's 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.

About the Author
Ignasi de Solà-Morales (1934-2001) was one of the world's most influential critics and historians of architecture. He was a professor at the Barcelona School of Architecture for more than 20 years, and his architectural practice guided the reconstruction of Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion in 1986. Rafael Vargas is a freelance portrait, architecture, and advertising photographer whose work has appeared in numerous international architecture and interior-design magazines, including Abitare, Domus, and Diseño Interior. He is widely acknowledged as the leading photographer of Gaudí's work. Vargas lives in Barcelona.

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams (October 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810946254
• ISBN-13: 978-0810946255
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.8 x 0.7 inches
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