The Lobby from SPG (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
The soaring and whimsical architecture of Barcelona is most closely identified with Antoni Gaudi, but a host of talented architects contributed to its memorable skyline as well. Lluís Domènech i Montaner (1850-1923), for example, designed several buildings in the modernisme...
Nag on the Lake (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
Work in progress It is one of the world's most famous unfinished masterpieces, and critics are increasingly concerned that the completed version of Antoni Gaudí's Sagrada Familia will bear little resemblance to his original plan. Catch up on the history of Barcelona's architectural wonder. See slideshow I'd wanted to see this structure since I first saw pictures of it when I was a child. I finally...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
Take a tour of one of the the fantastical spired building that has come to symbolise Barcelona
Toledo Perspectives (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
(Barcelona, Spain) I found a chiseled example of a magic square on the exterior of the Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família , a cathedral in Barcelona that was designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí . If you add the numbers in any row, in the diagonals, along the four corners, or in the four smaller squares, you get 33. This is believed by many Christians to be the age of Christ when He died...
Article Archive (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
Some of the most popular tourist destination sites in Barcelona are works of architecture by the extraordinary Antoni Gaudi.
Toledo Perspectives (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
(Barcelona) Thus reads the inscription on the front door of the Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família , the church in Barcelona that was designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí . This cathedral is a must-see when in Barcelona, and I recommend using a tour service with a guide in order to avoid the long lines.
historymike (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008
(Barcelona) I had the opportunity to visit the Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família , an incredible church under perpetual construction in Barcelona that was designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí . Words cannot begin to capture the genius and madness of this scheme, and the knowledgeable tour guide who led my small group inside the cathedral said that quite a few residents of Barcelona would...
historymike (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
(Barcelona) While visiting Park Güell , the garden complex in Barcelona designed by the renowned Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí , I was surprised to see a fashion shoot, complete with stunning model. I have never seen a supermodel up close, which no doubt comes as a shock to readers of this blog. Ahem. I do not know the name of the pretty young woman, as I am not much of a connoisseur of matters related...
BizDev & Marketing Consulting (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
Barcelona, Spain - Always Worth a Weekend-Trip (June,2008) Major economic center, international airport, mediterranean climate, Montjuïc, 1992 Summer Olympics, Antoni Gaudí's Sagrada Família, Casa Milà (La Pedrera) and Park Güel, La Rambla, Puerto Olympico, Plaça Catalunya and of course Barça, the FC Barcelona football team, just to name a few highlights. Enjoy excellent food at the terrace of Ciudad...
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
THREE years ago, just two years out of a degree at the WA Academy of Performing Arts, Perth set designer Leon Krasenstein reinterpreted the setting of a classic opera to reflect the warped, surreal architecture of Antoni Gaudi.
A Working Holiday Maker's Life (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
If everything goes smoothly, I should be standing on the ground of Spain's second largest city now. How's everyone doing? What are your plans for the weekend? No matter what I hope you will have a great one. Can't wait to stroll around the city and look at Antoni Gaudi's work. I will leave this city in 3 days. Where's next? Stay tuned =)
Neurophilosophy (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
Antoni Gaudi's masterpiece of modern architecture is like something from a fairytale. Read the comments on this post...
TREND HUNTER Magazine (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
(TrendHunter.com) We are all impressed by the architectural marvels that are planned for around the world. However, some designs are so cutting edge, that the architects who create them are questioned to be 'nuts or genius'.…
Eolake Stobblehouse blog (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
So how come Gaudi was practically the only architect ever to have the balls to use colors and curves? I'm not saying everything should look like his work, but it does demonstrate the dominating paucity of imagination.
Dark Roasted Blend (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
"QUANTUM SHOT" #448 link Melting Cathedrals & Fairytale Houses Article by our guest writer M. Christian (from "Meine kleine fabrik" ). M. Christian writes about odd, weird, and wonderful things - most of them are, just like life itself, as unexpected as possible I thought I was on drugs. Not that I knew what being on drugs was like, you understand. I was, after all, a pretty clean-cut, mostly-normal,...
