born 25th June in Reus, near Tarragona, Spain into a family of coppersmiths; killed in a tram accident in Barcelona June 10, 1926; Catalan architect who worked almost entirely in Barcelona; 1873-77 studies architecture at the Escola Provincial d'Arquitectura in Barcelona; 1878 gets his first public assignment, designing street lamps for the city of Barcelona; 1878 inspired by the Barcelona World Fair, a showcase for Art Nouveau; 1887-93 builds the episcopal palace in Astorga; 1888-89 the Colegio Teresiano; 1891-92 the Casa de los Botines in León; 1898-1900 Casa Calvet in Barcelona; 1904-06 rebuilds the private house of Josep Batlló in Barcelona; 1906-10 the Casa Milà (La Pedrera) apartment building [picture]; 1909 the school of the Sagrada Familia; 1914 starts work on the Sagrada Família cathedral [pictures]; on his death, Rosario Segismón, wife of the patron who had Gaudi build La Pedrera, transformed the entire main floor into a series of conventional bedrooms, in the style of Louis XVI.
Quote: "Creation continues incessantly through the media of Man. But man does not create: he discovers. Those who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the Creator. Copiers do not collaborate. Because of this originality consists in the returning to the origin."
born 25th June in Reus, near Tarragona, Spain into a family of coppersmiths; killed in a tram accident in Barcelona June 10, 1926; Catalan architect who worked almost entirely in Barcelona; 1873-77 studies architecture at the Escola Provincial d'Arquitectura in Barcelona; 1878 gets his first public assignment, designing street lamps for the city of Barcelona; 1878 inspired by the Barcelona World Fair, a showcase for Art Nouveau; 1887-93 builds the episcopal palace in Astorga; 1888-89 the Colegio Teresiano; 1891-92 the Casa de los Botines in León; 1898-1900 Casa Calvet in Barcelona; 1904-06 rebuilds the private house of Josep Batlló in Barcelona; 1906-10 the Casa Milà (La Pedrera) apartment building [picture]; 1909 the school of the Sagrada Familia; 1914 starts work on the Sagrada Família cathedral [pictures]; on his death, Rosario Segismón, wife of the patron who had Gaudi build La Pedrera, transformed the entire main floor into a series of conventional bedrooms, in the style of Louis XVI.
Quote: "Creation continues incessantly through the media of Man. But man does not create: he discovers. Those who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the Creator. Copiers do not collaborate. Because of this originality consists in the returning to the origin."
