Antoni Gaudí
Architect
1852 – 1926
Who was Antoni Gaudí?
Antoni Gaudí i Cornet was a Spanish Catalan architect from Reus and the best known practitioner of Catalan Modernism. Gaudí's works reflect an individualized and distinctive style. Most are located in Barcelona, including his magnum opus, the Sagrada Família.
Gaudí's work was influenced by his passions in life: architecture, nature, and religion. Gaudí considered every detail of his creations and integrated into his architecture such crafts as ceramics, stained glass, wrought ironwork forging and carpentry. He also introduced new techniques in the treatment of materials, such as trencadís which used waste ceramic pieces.
Under the influence of neo-Gothic art and Oriental techniques, Gaudí became part of the Modernista movement which was reaching its peak in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His work transcended mainstream Modernisme, culminating in an organic style inspired by natural forms. Gaudí rarely drew detailed plans of his works, instead preferring to create them as three-dimensional scale models and molding the details as he conceived them.
Gaudí's work enjoys global popularity and continuing admiration and study by architects.
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- Born
- Jun 25, 1852
Reus - Also known as
- Antoni Gaudi
- Antoni Gaudí i Cornet
- Parents
- Siblings
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Ethnicity
- Spanish people
- Catalan people
- Nationality
- Spain
- Profession
- Education
- Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona
Architecture
(1873 - 1878)
- Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona
- Died
- Jun 10, 1926
Barcelona - Resting place
- Sagrada Família
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on July 23, 2013
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