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Gaudí: God’s architect, crafting nature into Barcelona’s breathtaking legacy.
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    96 pages

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    16 September 2015

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Summary

From the towering Sagrada Família to the shimmering, textured façade of Casa Batlló and the enchanting landscape of Park Güell, it’s easy to see why Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926) gained the epithet “God’s architect.” With fluid forms and mathematical precision, his work extols the wonder of natural creation: columns soar like tree trunks, window frames curve like flowering branches, and ceramic tiling shimmers like scaly, reptilia…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9783836560283
ISBN-10:3836560283
Author:Maria Antonietta Crippa, Peter Gössel
Publisher:Taschen GmbH
Imprint:Taschen GmbH
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:96
Release Date:16 September 2015
Weight:623g
Dimensions:14mm x 210mm x 260mm
Series:Basic Art
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Gaudí by Maria Antonietta Crippa - ISBN: 9783836560283
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About The Author

Maria Antonietta Crippa

Maria Antonietta Crippa is currently professor “straordinario” of History of Architecture at the Politecnico University in Milan, at the DiAP (Department of Architecture and Planning of the School of Architecture). Since the early 1980s, she has published widely on architecture and town planning.

Peter Gössel runs an agency for museum and exhibition design. He has published monographs on Julius Shulman, R. M. Schindler, John Lautner, and Richard Neutra, as well as several titles in the Basic Architecture series.

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