[PDF] The Sagrada Familia eBook

Author : Gijs van Hensbergen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 11,81 MB
Release : 2017-07-25
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1632867818

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An illuminating biography of one of the most famous--and most famously unfinished--buildings in the world, the Sagrada Familia of Barcelona. The scaffolding-cloaked spires of Antoni Gaudí's masterpiece, the Sagrada Familia, dominate the Barcelona skyline and draw in millions of visitors every year. More than a century after the first stone was laid in 1882, the Sagrada Familia remains unfinished, a testament to Gaudí's quixotic ambition, his religious devotion, and the sensuous eccentricity of his design. It has defied the critics, the penny-pinching accountants, the conservative town-planners, and the devotees of sterile modernism. It has enchanted and frustrated the citizens of Barcelona. And it has passed through the landmark changes of twentieth-century Spain, surviving two World Wars, the ravages of the Spanish Civil War, and the "Hunger Years" of Franco's rule. Gijs van Hensbergen's The Sagrada Familia explores the evolution of this remarkable building, working through the decades right up to the present day before looking beyond to the final stretch of its construction. Rich in detail and vast in scope, this is a revelatory chronicle of an iconic structure, its place in history, and the wild genius that created it.

Author : Mark Burry
Publisher :
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 21,46 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Architecture
ISBN :

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A study of the Expiatory Church of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. It charts the styles the architect Gaudi evolved during his career. At crypt level a Gothic design is used, but as the building climbs the structure passes through the Art Noveau stage before becoming surreal.

Author : George Ranalli
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,62 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9789881225245

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This catalogue focusses on the dynamic and ongoing construction of Gaudi's The Expiatory Church of the Holy Family (La Sagrada Familia). It documents the cathedral's evolution using handmade drawings, plaster models, digital imaging and 3D modeling and examines the geometries and formal languages that have informed generations of architects and builders

Author : Mark Burry
Publisher : Jovis Verlag
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 10,1 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Architecture
ISBN :

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For the lay person, Antoni Gaudi is known as the creator of fairy-tale architecture, which not only fascinates in its completed form, but also as a fragment, like his best known work, the church of Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, which attracts countless visitors every year.

Author : Victor Escandell
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,66 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Art
ISBN : 9788416504138

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An extra-large coloring poster where you can color and dive into the details of famous Barcelonian temple La Sagrada Familia.

Author : Maria Antonietta Crippa
Publisher : Taschen
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 39,39 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9783822825181

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Gaudi's bizarre and romantic buildings, interiors and exteriors, mosiacs and public spaces, have imbued Barcelona with unique character and ensured his place in the pantheon of great architects.

Author : Albert Fargas Bespin
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,10 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Barcelona (Spain)
ISBN : 9788484784067

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When Gaudi decided to build the definitive temple he did it conscientiously. His most famous construction is full of allegories, details, symbols and hidden messages. This book deciphers the secrets of the Sagrada Familia.

Author : Gijs van Hensbergen
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 30,33 MB
Release : 2003-11-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0060935634

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At the time of his death in 1926, Antoni Gaudí was arguably the most famous architect in the world. He had created some of the greatest and most controversial masterpieces of modern architecture, which were as exotic as they were outrageous. But little is known about the shadowy figure behind the swirling, vivid buildings that inspired the Surrealists. This masterful biography brings both man and architect powerfully to life against the changing backdrop of Barcelona and Catalonia. Gijs van Hensbergen leads us through the design and construction of Gaudí’s most significant buildings -- revealing their innovation and complexity, and demonstrating the growing relevance of Gaudí’s architecture today.

Author : Rainer Zerbst
Publisher : Taschen America Llc
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 47,18 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9783822840726

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Gaudí's complete works: The inspiring, visionary buildings by the "Dante of architecture" 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. It was here, in the capital of Catalonia, that the famous master of architecture produced nearly all of his works, including villas for the well-to-do bourgeoisie, the expansive Güell Park (which today is open to the public), and the famous church designed in honour of the Holy Family--a project which was begun over 100 years ago and has yet to be completed. Antoni Gaudí's life was full of contradictions. As a young man he joined the Catalonian nationalist movement and was critical of the church; toward the end of his life he devoted himself completely to the construction of one single church. As a young man Gaudí had a liking for the glamour of social life and the looks of a dandy; in old age, on the other hand, he lived a spartan life. Gaudí never married and devoted his life entirely to his art: architecture. His works have been acclaimed as "soothing oases in a desert of functional buildings," as "precious gems in the uniform grey of rows of houses," and the master himself was acclaimed as the "Dante of architecture". This book provides a sweeping study of his entire career, presenting his complete works via texts and illustrations.