{"product_id":"9783836566193","title":"Gaudi. The Complete Works. 45th Ed. by Rainer Zerbst","description":"The life of Antoni Gaud? (1852-1926) was full of complexity and 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 spectacular church, La Sagrada Fam?lia. In his youth, he courted a glamorous social life and the demeanor of a dandy. By the time of his death in a tram accident on the streets of Barcelona, his clothes were so shabby that passersby assumed he was a beggar.     Gaud?'s incomparable architecture channels much of this multifaceted intricacy. From the shimmering surface textures and skeletal forms of Casa Batll? to the Hispano-Arabic matrix of Casa Vicens, his work merged the influences of Orientalism, natural forms, new materials, and religious faith into a unique Modernista aesthetic. Today, his buildings enjoy global popularity and acclaim; his magnum opus, the Sagrada Fam?lia, is the most-visited monument in Spain and seven of his works are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.     Packed full of expert texts and hundreds of full-color illustrations, including new photography, this book presents Gaud?'s complete oeuvre. Like a personal tour through Barcelona, we explore his residential, religious, and public projects. We see how the \"Dante of architecture\" was a builder in the truest sense of the word, crafting extraordinary constructions out of minute and mesmerizing details, transforming fantastical visions into realities on the city streets.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56310823944565,"sku":"9783836566193","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9783836566193.jpg?v=1762815177","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9783836566193","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}