Antonio Gaud?: Master Architect

In this enlightening, portable volume, a concise, knowledgeable text by the director of the C?tedra Gaud? at the University of Barcelona is brilliantly illustrated with 200 images by a gifted architectural photographer to provide a new perspective on Gaud?'s remarkable career. The author traces all the influences that led to the architect's definitive style, from his fascination with the Orient and Neogothicism to his love of naturalism and geometric forms. Here is the full range of his oeuvre, from the innovative residences for the G?ell family to his unfinished masterpiece, the Church of the Sagrada Familia, which occupied him until his death. This handsome overview of Gaud?'s visionary work is ideal for those who delight in his architecture, as well as those who look forward to traveling to Spain to see his monumental legacy.


Author: Juan Bassegoda Nonell
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Abbeville Press
Published: 08/01/2000
Series: Tiny Folio #16
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 4.50h x 4.20w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780789206909
Revised Edition