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Works :
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Life:
Born in
Barcelona in December 21 of year 1850, Lluís Domènech i Montaner shown
from a young age his passion for architecture.
He initially study Physics and Natural Sciences, but
after two courses in Madrid studying Engineering, he decided to study
architecture. He was titled architect in Barcelona in 1873.
From his position as Professor and director in the Escola d'Arquitectura
de Barcelona (Barcelona School of Architecture), he developed a big
influence to expand the Modernisme (Art Nouveau).
The role of Domènech i Montaner (1849-1923) was
essential to define the "Modernisme arquitectonic" (architectural Art
Nouveau) in Catalonia. His article "En busca d'una arquitectura nacional"
(In search of a national architecture), published in the review "La
Renaixença", show the way to attempt a modern architecture expressing the
national Catalan character.
His buildings shown a mixture between rationalism and a fabulous
ornamentation inspired in the hispano-arab architecture and in the
curvilinear design typical of Art Nouveau.
In the Restaurant of the Park de la Ciutadella of Barcelona (1888) (at
present Museum of Zoology), he applied very advanced solutions (iron
structure and ceramics) developed later in the Palau
de la Música Catalana (1908) - who has a fantastic coverage of mosaic,
ceramics and polychrome glasses -, and the buildings projected since this
time.
That features are also present in he's biggest architectural ensembles:
The Hospital de Sant Pau in Barcelona and the
Institut Pere Mata in Reus.
An interesting characteristic of Domènech i Montaner works was the
evolution towards lightness that is evident in the Palau de la Música
Catalana. That fact is opposite to the weighted structures of
Gaudí
(see La Pedrera).
Lluís Domènech i Montaner died in Barcelona the 27-12-1923.
Collaborators:
Domènech i Montaner had, to
develop his architecture, the help of the best Catalan specialists in all
the applied specialties to the architecture, as architects, sculptors and
craftsmen (Contractors, decorators, specialists in forge, smelters,
carpenters, glassworkers, ceramists, plasterers, etc.). All of them
developed, in their respective specialties, an enormous work, essential to
assure an extraordinary quality in the design of the architect. Naturally
and given to the passed time and the historical vicissitudes, much of the
information on that people had been lost, but still we can know many of
these exceptional technicians and workers, some of which we mentioned next:
Architects:
Antoni Maria Gallissà i Soqué
Josep Maria Jujol i Gibert
Sculptors:
Eusebi Arnau i Mascort
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Craftsman:
Contractors:
Decorators:
Specialists in forge:
Smelters:
Carpenters:
Glassworkers:
Ceramists:
Plasterers: |
Josep Bayo
Germans Badía
Lluís
Badía
Vallet i Piqué
Manyach
Casas i Bardé
Tallers Pelegrí
Sebastiá Ribó
Joan Beltrán |
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