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 TASCHEN Books: Architecture - All Titles - Antoni Gaudí-The complete buildings - Facts
Antoni Gaudí never married and devoted his life entirely to his art - architecture.
Soothing oases in a desert of functional buildings: The work of Antoni Gaudí, the 'Dante of architecture' (reissue in a new format)
Wherever they go, anyone who visits Barcelona today will come across the works of Antoni Gaudí - the architect who has attracted art-lovers from all over the world to Spain.
www.taschen.com /pages/en/catalogue/books/architecture/all/facts/00107.htm   (355 words)

  
 Antoni Gaudí - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia
Antoni Gaudí i Cornet (he is sometimes referred to by the Spanish translation of his name, i.e.
Though acknowledged as a genius, there is a theory that Gaudí was color blind and that it was only in collaboration with Josep Maria Jujol, an architect 27 years his junior whom he acknowledged as a genius in his own right, that he produced his greatest works.
In the first years of his career, Gaudí was strongly influenced by a French architect Eugene Viollet-le-Duc who promoted the return to an evolved form of gothic architecture.
encyclopedia.learnthis.info /a/an/antoni_gaudi.html   (451 words)

  
 Antoni Gaudi --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Catalan in full Antoni Gaudí i Cornet, Spanish Antonio Gaudí y Cornet Catalan architect, whose distinctive style is characterized by freedom of form, voluptuous colour and texture, and organic unity.
But it was not until Antoni Gaudí, the most...
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www.britannica.com /eb/article-9036203   (752 words)

  
 Antoni Gaudí i cornet
Maar al kon de kleine Antoni zich niet ongehinderd bewegen, hij kon wel zijn blik (en zijn gedachten) laten rondgaan.
De rond het plein leidende balustrade was niet alleen bedoeld om al te lichtzinnige passanten te behoeden voor een val, maar Gaudí maakte van deze balustrade een bijna oneindige zitbank.
Het gebrek aan officiële erkenning, in ieder geval in de vorm van prijzen, zou hem zijn leven lang begeleiden.
users.compaqnet.be /cn117945/gaudi/index.htm   (752 words)

  
 www.zoooom.it - Antoni Gaudì
Antoni Gaudí i Cornet nacque nel 1852 a Reus, nelle vicinanze di Tarragona.
L’architetto e designer Antoni Gaudí i Cornet fu una della figure più importanti del movimento Art Nouveau in Spagna, e i suoi interventi sulla città di Barcellona hanno contribuito alla creazione di alcuni degli edifici più caratteristici del paesaggio urbano della città catalana.
Antoni Gaudí fu, insieme agli architetti belgi Victor Horta e Henry van de Velde e allo scozzese Charles Rennie Mackintosh, uno dei maggiori rappresentanti del movimento chiamato Art Nouveau.
railibro.lacab.it /emma/zoom.phtml?ns=2828   (1244 words)

  
 La Pobla de Lillet y Antoni Gaudí - © Spaans Leren Amsterdam
Gelijk al vanaf de ingang boven aan de weg is het duidelijk dat deze tuin de onmiskenbare kenmerken draagt van zijn schepper, de geniale kunstenaar/architect Antoni Gaudí.
V ijftig jaar lang, van 1940, toen de familie Artigas vertrok naar Barcelona, tot aan 1990 lag de tuin te verkommeren, zo erg dat hij op het laatst in gebruik was als vuilstortplaats voor de dorpelingen en weinigen zich maar konden herinneren dat hier ooit een prachtige tuin lag.
En toch heeft deze tuin niet lang standgehouden en dreigde in de vergetelheid te geraken, zelfs lang nadat in Barcelona de bouwwerken van Gaudí de toeristenattractie van die stad waren geworden.
www.oye.nl /gaudi_lillet.htm   (1244 words)

  
 Gaudi, Antoni
Antoni Gaudí i Cornet (1852-1926) was at the forefront
Antoni Gaudí A short biography with photographs by Stefan
Gaudi, information on its work, membership, conferences and publications.
www.architecture.com /go/Architecture/Reference/Links_1384.html   (120 words)

  
 Barcelona - Photos Barcelona Architecture Gaudi Dali Miro
No one has marked the architecture of the capital of Catalonia like Antoni Gaudí.
In the 20th century the city and it´s surrounding country raised some of the world´s leading surrealist artists - Salvador Dalí, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró and Antoni Tàpies.
Staircase in La Sagrada Familia by Antoni Gaudí
www.europix.dk /specials/barcelona.php   (120 words)

  
 FixedHat: May 2004
Catalan in full Antoni Gaudí i Cornet, Spanish Antonio Gaudí y Cornet Catalan architect, whose distinctive style is characterized by freedom of form, voluptuous colour and texture, and organic unity.
Tomasz Lazninski bought an estate there called Zamosc, and his sons Florian (died 1510) and Maciej began to use the name Zamoyski.
The family settled in the 15th century at Laznin in the Mazovia area of Poland.
fixedhat.blogspot.com /2004_05_01_fixedhat_archive.html   (120 words)

  
 plantilla
Esta serie musical, realizada por TVE de Barcelona bajo la dirección de R. Justafre, con motivo del 150º aniversario del nacimiento de Gaudí (1852-1926), aprovecha la arquitectura de Antoni Gaudí en diferentes escenarios para ofrecer algunas obras de compositores clásicos, interpretadas por distintos conjuntos e intérpretes, explicando algunas características de las obras arquitectónicas.
El documental incluye imágenes de archivos históricos y secuencias de películas así como intervenciones de expertos tales como Ian Gibson, Antoni Pitxot, Óscar Tusquets o Sánchez Vidal
Durante su estancia en Hollywood en 1937, Dalí acarició proyectos para colaborar con su admirado Harpo Marx, que no llegaron a buen puerto.
www.rtve.es /informa/tveinforma/historico/25-11-02/tematicos.htm   (2614 words)

  
 Lloret Guide
A building by Antoni Gaudí, the most famous modernist architect of the time.
www.lloretguide.com /interestingroutes.asp   (2614 words)

  
 Barcelona.com: accommodation reservation in Barcelona - hotel, holidays apartments - Discovering Gaudi
It was constructed in1888 by Antonio Gaudi.In the lobby of the Palace, the light that falls through the windows is subdued by three huge parabolic arches formed by grey, smoothly polished stone pillars.
Gaudi dedicated his life to carrying out this ambitious undertaking which due to his sudden death was left unfinished.
On June 7, 1926, Gaudi was hit by a street car while crossing the Gran Vía at Gerona.
www.barcelona.com /barcelona/Jahia/lang/en/pid/40   (1025 words)

  
 Antoni Gaudi, Centro de Estudios Gaudinistas
Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926) és un dels màxims exponents de l'arquitectura moderna.Va nèixer al sud de Catalunya, fill d'una família d'artesans.Va estudiar i exercir gran part de la seva trajectòria professional a Barcelona, coincidint amb una època de gran activitat comercial i industrial, i sobretot en un moment de gran identificació amb la cultura catalana.
www.fut.es /~ceg/ncatala.htm   (190 words)

  
 Gaudi and Barcelona Club
The Association pro Beatification of Antoni Gaudí will deliver the deeds of the process in Barcelona in the coming days - 1.024 pages and one CD ROM - to the Christendom of the processes of the saints, an organism belonging to the Holy See that is in charge of these matters.
When the idea to beatificate Antoni Gaudí was started up, the public opinion around the world - either Catholic or non-Catholic - was absolutely favourable to it.
The Cardinal- Archbishop of Barcelona, taking into account the advance age of the people alive who met Antoni Gaudí, nominates a Court "ad casum" for listening their testimonies.
www.gaudiclub.com /ingles/i_links/i_beat9.asp   (190 words)

  
 Buscar los resultados para gaudi
Templo considerado como la obra cumbre de Antoni Gaudí.
Sitio realizado por un estudiante de la Universidad de Pennsylvania, Estados Unidos, fanático de Antoni Gaudí.
is the new centre of Caixa Catalunya dedicated to making the architecture of Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926) understandable to us all.
www.nuevainglaterra.com /gaudi_enlaces.htm   (1419 words)

  
 :: Patronat Comarcal de Turisme del Baix Camp ::
In Riudoms we recommend you visit: the Antoni Gaudí house and museum, the ancestral home of the great architect’s family, which was restored and opened in 2003- The church of Sant Jaume, by the well-known architect Pere Blai (1553-1620) who together with Jaume Amigó introduced the renaissance style into Catalonia.
The Mas de la Calderera is the farm where, according to the people of Riudoms, the architect Antoni Gaudí was born and spent many childhood summers.
The chapel is surrounded by a flat area known as the Pla de Sant Antoni, which on feast days is largely closed off for dances and shows.
www.turismebaixcamp.org /eng/recurs4.php   (970 words)

  
 El Capricho de Comillas. Gaudí & Barcelona Club, sagrada familia, la pedrera, park guell
On the other hand, details like the chimney resembling those of Palau Güell, the railing of wrought iron at the foyer, the typography used in Güell's initial and, above all, Gaudí's signature on the plans, prove that the real author of the project was Antoni Gaudí.
The structure of the Bodegas Güell (Wine Cellars Güell) is to be found in the rocky and abrupt massif of the Garraf, at approximately 25 km.
The railing of wrought iron that closes the arch bears a particular importance given to its complexity of execution.
www.gaudiclub.com /ingles/I_VIDA/garraf.asp   (970 words)

  
 Gaudi and Barcelona Club
New section dedicated to the city that received Antoni Gaudi
Four properties built by the architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926) in or near Barcelona are added to his Parque Güell, Palacio Güell and Casa Mila in Barcelona, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1984.
The Modernism and the Contemporary Art inspire the design and the own style of each one of these small works of art.
www.gaudiclub.com   (377 words)

  
 Powell's Books - Gaudi: A Biography by Gijs Van Hensbergen
The birth was traumatic and to save the baby's soul he was rushed to the church of Sant Pere Apostol in the first hour of his life.Antoni Gaudí 's baptismal papers leave little room for doubt as to where and when he was born.
Significantly, the genealogical tree had its roots further afield than the "Baix Camp.&; In 1634, Antoni Gaud&;, of Saint Quentinsur-Sioule, in the department of Clermont-Ferrand, witnessed the marriage of their son Joan to Maria Escura in Riudoms.
Across the fields the spire of Riudoms church is clearly visible.
www.powells.com /biblio?show=0060935634   (1061 words)

  
 Gaudi and Barcelona Club
The Association Gaudí and Barcelona Club, leader in diffusing the life and work of Antoni Gaudí on the internet, is organizing an international congress of architecture under the title GAUDÍ INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS, which will take place in 2005 in Barcelona.
The exhibition goes on at the same time as the celebrations of the “Mercè”, which is the Fiesta Mayor of Barcelona.
From the Gaudí and Barcelona Club we wish you that during the coming year 2005 your life walks on the nature, where you can appreciate the beauty as the master Gaudi did.
www.gaudiclub.com   (1061 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Books: Antonio Gaudi
Subjects > Arts & Photography > Architecture > Architects, A-Z > Gaudi, Antoni
As a student in architecture I spent some time looking for a good book on the works of Antonio Gaudi.
In this enlightening, portable volume, a concise, knowledgeable text by the director of the Càtedra Gaudí at the University of Barcelona is brilliantly illustrated with 200 images by a gifted architectural photographer to provide a new perspective on Gaudí's remarkable career.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0789202204/ref=nosim/brachmancom-20?dev-t=D2Y5TUCCVJ7DGE   (1061 words)

  
 ArtLex's Pin-Pl page
Antoni Gaudí (Spanish, 1852-1926) used waste tiles to clad buildings, a practice closely related to pique-assiette called trencadis.
Antoni Gaudí (Spanish, 1852-1926), the serpentine bench at Güell Park (Parc Güell), 1900-1914, Barcelona, Spain.
This distant relative to archaeology might be called "urban beachcombing." The process of discovery becomes part of finished objects.
www.artlex.com /ArtLex/Pin.html   (3122 words)

  
 Unit 11: Architecture
I have two more web tours for you, this time of a wildly imaginative Spanish architect, Antoni Gaudí.
The second architect whose works we will look at will be my favorite architect of all time, Antoni Gaudí, whose work graces the city of Barcelona, Spain.
On this Tour, read the Home Page, which defines the term "Art Nouveau".
www.gc.edu /DistanceEd/HUMA1301/berberich/units/unit11.htm   (1319 words)

  
 Reus - Introduction
These included Pere Caselles, who designed most of the Modernist buildings in Reus, and Joan Rubió i Bellver, a pupil of Antoni Gaudí.
Oddly, although Reus is Antoni Gaudí's home town, it boasts no example of his work.
It was as part of this process that during the end of the nineteenth century and the first decade of the twentieth, Reus was redesigned in the most avant-garde style of the day: Modernism.
www.artnouveau-net.com /english/city/reus   (312 words)

  
 Gaudi and Barcelona Club
Four properties built by the architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926) in or near Barcelona are added to his Parque Güell, Palacio Güell and Casa Mila in Barcelona, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1984.
If you are planning to visit Barcelona, let us prepare a tour for you.
They testify to Gaudí’s exceptional creative contribution to the development of architecture and building technology in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
www.gaudiclub.com   (377 words)

  
 Tarragona, Spain International Fireworks Competition.
The communication design for the 2002 Competition is based on a sentence from the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí about the light on Miracle Beach, the firework firing area:
Tarragona is approximately 60 miles south of Barcelona, on the beautiful Mediterranean coast of Spain.
Tarragona has wanted to recreate the forms from Gaudí to design the communication and the image for the 13th International Fireworks Contest.
www.wf.net /~lcrump1/spain.htm   (1093 words)

  
 Antoni Gaudi private life. Pictures of Barcelona, sagrada familia, la pedrera, park guell
Today La Pedrera is property of the financial entity "Caixa de Catalunya", which makes the roof and the attic, where one can see an exhibition on Gaudí and his works, open to the public.
La Pedrera was the last great civil work with Gaudí performed before dedicating all his time to the construction of the Sagrada Família.
Gaudí had planned a figure of the Virgin of the Rosary for the facade of La Pedrera, full of Grace and protector of the Paseo, flanked by the archangels St. Gabriel and St. Michael, but they were never installed.
www.gaudiclub.com /ingles/i_vida/pedrera.html   (842 words)

  
 THE GRADUATE CENTER, CUNY
Organized by the Catalan Consortium for the External Promotion of Culture (COPEC) in collaboration with the Instituto Cervantes of New York, Antoni Gaudí: A Multi-faceted View offers fifty-two images by seven prominent photographers chosen for their long dedication to Gaudi's work.
Interpretative rather than documentary, the photographs reveal the astonishing liberty and range of Gaudí's creativity, manifested in the formal exuberance of the colossal Church of Sagrada Familia, Casa Mil‡, Parc GŸell and many other celebrated buildings in Barcelona.
After the 1980s, due to a serious accident, Armengol gave up photojournalism and began a new phase with night-time images of the chimneys of Gaudí's Casa Milˆ.
www.gc.cuny.edu /spotlight/spotlight_gaudi.htm   (1672 words)

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