Visual Guide to the Complete Work of Architect Antoni Gaudi

Barcelona: Doe de Arte Editiones, Guias Visaules Grandes Obras, 2010. Third Edition [stated]. Presumed first printing thus. Trade paperback/Flexible covers. Very good/No dust jacket issued. Carlos Giordano (Photographer) and Nicolas Palmisa. Format is approximately 7 inches by 7.75 inches. 191, [1] pages. Text is in English. Profusely illustrated (most in color). Decorative cover has flaps. Ink notation on the title page. Includes sections on: Casa Vicens, The Caprice, Sagrada Familia, Finca Guell, Guell Palace, Episcopal Palace, Teresian College, Casa Botines, Guell Wine Cellars, Casa Calvet, Guell Crypt, Torre Bellesguard, Park Guell, Artigas Gardans, Cathedral of Mallorca, Casa Batilo, and La Pedrera. All of the marvelous works by which Antoni Gaudí is considered as one of the great architects of all time, including seven buildings cataloged as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO, explained in detail in a visual guide with more than 700 images. The great architect's complete work is explained in detail section by section. Admired by experts and laymen alike, Antoni Gaudi (1852-1026) is considered to be one of the great architects of all time. In each of his fantastic works he know how to apply revolutionary ideas that have provided formal and structural innovations universally employed in twentieth century architecture. Antoni Gaudí i Cornet (25 June 1852 - 10 June 1926) was a Catalan architect from Spain known as the greatest exponent of Catalan Modernism. Gaudí's works have a highly individualized, sui generis style. Most are located in Barcelona, including his main work, the church of the Sagrada Família. Gaudí's work was influenced by his passions in life: architecture, nature, and religion. He 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 moulding the details as he conceived them. Gaudí's work enjoys global popularity and continuing admiration and study by architects. His masterpiece, the still-incomplete Sagrada Família, is the most-visited monument in Spain. Between 1984 and 2005, seven of his works were declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. Gaudí's Roman Catholic faith intensified during his life and religious images appear in many of his works.