Sagrada Familia: Gaudi's Unfinished Masterpiece Geometry, Construction and Site
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (643 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 9881225248 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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"A Magnificently Strange Work in Progress" according to Rob Hardy. I first visited what Catalans in Barcelona call in full name the Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (Expiatory Temple of the Holy Family), or just Sagrada Família, in 197A Magnificently Strange Work in Progress I first visited what Catalans in Barcelona call in full name the Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (Expiatory Temple of the Holy Family), or just Sagrada Família, in 1973. At the time, there were just the four huge sugarloaf conical towers of the Nativity Facade, pretty much as the architect Antoni Gaudí had. . At the time, there were just the four huge sugarloaf conical towers of the Nativity Facade, pretty much as the architect Antoni Gaudí had
But unlike the Eiffel Tower or Brooklyn Bridge, Barcelona’s icon is still a work in progress and a magnetic center of spiritual life.. At the same time, it shows the integration of traditional craftsmanship with the most cutting age computer graphics and robotic engineering. Originally situated on the outskirts of the city, La Sagrada Familia today serves as the enduring symbol of Barcelona. It examines the geometries and formal languages that have informed generations of architects and builders. It documents the cathedral’s evolution using handmade drawings, plaster models, digital imaging and 3D modeling. An Exhibit at the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture City College of New York, September 2014- May 2015.Curator: George Ranalli More than a century after Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí began working on The Expiatory Church of the Holy Family, Sagrada Familia remains under construction. This catalogue focuses on that dynamic and ongoing process and on the successive builders’ incorporation of new technologies int