Antoni Gaudí
Biographical Information
| Name: | Antoni Gaudí |
|---|---|
| Full name: | Antoni Plàcid Gaudí i Cornet |
| Born on | 25 June 1852 in Reus, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe |
| Deceased on | 10 June 1926 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe |
| 1865 | Makes drawings for the magazine "El Arlequin" and collaborates in a reconstruction of the Abbey of Poblet. |
| 1872 | Enters architecture school in Barcelona. |
| 1873 - 1877 | Studies architecture at the Escola Provincial d'Arquitectura in Barcelona. |
| 1878 - 1882 | Factory of the cooperative "La Obra Mataronese". |
| 15 March 1878 | Receives his architecture diploma. |
| 1883 | Named architect of the Sagrada Familia which was begun in 1882 by the architect Francisco de Paula del Villar i Carmona. |
| 1884 - 1887 | Crypt of the church of the Sagrada Familia. |
| 1884 - 1888 | Güell Pavillons at Pedralbes. |
| 1886 - 1888 | Palacio Güell in Barcelona for Eusebi Güell i Bacigalupi. |
| 1887 - 1893 | Construction of the Episcopal Palace in Astorga (Léon). |
| 1889 - 1894 | College of Saint Teresa of Avila in Barcelona. |
| 1891 - 1893 | Construction of the apse of the Sagrada Familia. |
| 1891 - 1894 | Project « Los Botines » in Léon. |
| 1898 - 1900 | Casa Calvet in Barcelona. Studies for a chruch in the Colonia Güell in Santa Coloma de Cervelló (Barcelona). |
| 1899 | Completion of the Rosary Chapel of the Sagrada Familia. |
| 1900 - 1903 | Construction of the principal elements of the Park Güell in Barcelona. |
| 1904 - 1906 | Construction of the Casa Batlló on the Passeig de Gracia in Barcelona. |
| 1904 - 1914 | Works on the restauration of the Cathedral of Mallorca. |
| 1906 - 1910 | Casa Milà (la Pedrera) in the Eixample Quarter of Barcelona. |
| 1908 - 1914 | Construction of the crypt for the church of the Colonia Güell in Santa Coloma de Cervelló. |
| 1910 - 1912 | Ondulating bench in the Park Güell. |
| 1914 - 1926 | Construction of the bell towers on the Nativity façade of the Sagrada Familia. |
| 30 November 1925 | First bellt tower dedicated to Saint Barnabas is completed. |
| 10 June 1926 | Gaudi is hit by a streetcar and dies of his injuries. |
Structures and Projects
Participation in the following structures & large-scale projects:
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Bibliography
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Relevant Websites
Relevant Publications
- Gaudí Disenador/Gaudí Designer, Editorial Blume, Barcelona (Spain), 1978
- Gaudí ingegnere / Gaudí engineer, in "Crossing", June 2001, n. 2 v. 2
- The Tower and the Bridge, Princeton University Press, Princeton (USA), ISBN 069102393X, 1983; pp. 183-8
- Expiatory Church of the Sagrada Familia (Antoni Gaudí), Phaidon Press Ltd., London (United Kingdom), ISBN 0714828491, 1993
- Qu'est-ce que l'architecture?, Editions Gründ, Paris (France), ISBN 2700012232, 2005; pp. 336-337
- Gaudí's approach to building, presented at First International Congress on Construction History, Madrid, 20-24.01.2003.
- Antoni Gaudí, Frederick Proegen, New York (USA)
- Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926), Taschen, Cologne (Germany), ISBN 3822800678, 1993