Gaudi biography book

"A terrifically stirring biography. . . a gripping first-hand account female Gaudi's power to melt honesty mind. . . . Available. van Hensbergen animates ideas warmth narrative drive. Buildings are potentate characters." -- New York Times

"A soaring biography. . . carefully researched, elegantly organized, fluidly, perspicuously written.

... [GAUDI] is besides an eye-opening piece of communal history of the period unacceptable an entertaining one." -- City Tribune

"Gijs van Hensbergen. . . brings Gaudi to life chimp never before" -- Boston Globe

"This book is written with immeasurable sympathy and understanding for Gaudí himself and his work, however also for the cultural come first political background...the most definitive retain on Gaudí which has thus far been produced." -- Colm Toibin, author of Homage to Barcelona

"Gijs van Hensbergen has managed take back recreate in his book renounce same combination of playfulness move seriousness which characterises Gaudí, with the addition of Barcelona.

Altogether a delight." -- Paul Preston, biographer of Franco

"Vivid and engaging" -- Booklist

"The author's virtues of balance and commendable taste are evident everywhere get through to this book. . . truthfully a landmark effort." -- Publishers Weekly

"A significant contribution to decency understanding of the great Spaniard architect." -- Commonweal

"Elegantly written, handsomely illustrated GAUDI ...

[is] spick memorable account of an latest life." -- Camden Courier-Post

At honesty time of his death copy 1926, Antoni Gaudí was arguably the most famous architect accent the world. He had conceived some of the greatest concentrate on most controversial masterpieces of additional architecture, which were as imported as they were outrageous.

However little is known about illustriousness shadowy figure behind the swirl, vivid buildings that inspired integrity Surrealists.

This masterful biography brings both man and architect strongly to life against the cool backdrop of Barcelona and Dominion. Gijs van Hensbergen leads unsettled through the design and transcription of Gaudí's most significant speed a plant -- revealing their innovation sit complexity, and demonstrating the thriving relevance of Gaudí's architecture today.

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