Antoni Gaudí was an architect from Catalonia, Spain, who belonged to the Modernisme (Art Nouveau) movement. He was famous for his unique style and highly individualistic designs.
As an architecture student at the Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura in Barcelona, from 1873 to 1877, Gaudí achieved only mediocre grades, but he did well in his "trial drawings and projects." After five years of work and schooling, Gaudí graduated as an architect in 1878.
As Elies Rogent signed Gaudí's degree, he declared in catalan: "Qui sap si hem donat el diploma a un boig o a un geni; El temps ens ho dirà" ("Who knows if we have given this diploma to a crazy guy or to a genius; Time will tell").
Gaudí immediately began to plan and design. He remained affiliated with the school his entire life.
Built in Gaudí's lifetime Dates refer to the period Gaudí was involved in the construction phase of the building.
BuildingPhotoWHSLocationConstr.startConstr.endCoordinatesSagrada Família #5Barcelona1883n/aEl CaprichoComillas(Cantabria)18831885Casa Vicens #4Barcelona18831888Episcopal Palace of AstorgaAstorga(León)18831893Güell PavilionsBarcelona18841887 Palau Güell #2Barcelona18851890College of Saint Teresa-GanduxerBarcelona18881889 Casa BotinesLeón18911892Bodegas Güell Sitges(Barcelona)18951897 Casa CalvetBarcelona18981900BellesguardBarcelona19001909Park Güell #1Barcelona19001914Artigas Gardens La Pobla de Lillet(Barcelona)19051906 Casa Batlló #6Barcelona19041906Casa Milà #3Barcelona19061912Church of Colònia Güell #7Santa Coloma de Cervelló(Barcelona)19081914Sagrada Família Schools #5*Barcelona1909
Building designs Designs of buildings that were not, or at least not fully, realised during the architect's life. Dates refer to the period Gaudí was involved with the design. NamephotoLocationDateCoordinatesSagrada FamíliaBarcelona1883–n/aFranciscan Missions in TangierTangier,Morocco1892Hotel AttractionNew York City,United States1908
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Seven buildings are included in UNESCO's World Heritage Site No. 320bis, Works of Antoni Gaudí. All of them located in the Province of Barcelona: Parque Güell Palacio Güell Casa Mila Casa Vicens Nativity Façade and Crypt of the Sagrada Familia *Other parts of the Sagrada Familia, including the Sagrada Família Schools, are included in the buffer zone of the 5th part of the WHS site. Casa Batlló Crypt at the Colònia Güell Buffer zone includes part of the Colònia Güell and the
References
External links Works of Antoni Gaudí UNESCO Collection on Google Arts and Culture