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Antonio Gaudi and La Casa Mila

Antonio Gaudi and La Casa Mila. By Isaac Katz and Alexis Rosker. Antonio Gaudi 1852-1926. Puerta de la Finca Miralles (1902). Casa Calvet (1904). Park Guell (1914). Colonia Guell (1915). Sagrada Familia (?). Casa Batllo (1906). LA CASA MILA (1910). Basic Facts.

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Antonio Gaudi and La Casa Mila

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  1. Antonio Gaudi and La Casa Mila By Isaac Katz and Alexis Rosker

  2. Antonio Gaudi1852-1926

  3. Puerta de la Finca Miralles (1902)

  4. Casa Calvet (1904)

  5. Park Guell (1914)

  6. Colonia Guell (1915)

  7. SagradaFamilia (?)

  8. Casa Batllo (1906)

  9. LA CASA MILA (1910)

  10. Basic Facts • Built between 1906 and 1910 • Also known as La Pedrera (the quarry) • Located in Barcelona, Spain

  11. SCIENTIFIC • Materials: concrete and masonry • No mathematical analysis • Use of suspended models • Stiffened by changing complete tension into complete compression; Pillars and arches carry loads • Exterior walls are not load bearing; used double curvature for stiffness • Attic supported with many arch members

  12. SOCIAL • Cost of Structure: about $600,000 • Original Purpose: Apartment Building • Present Purpose: display of Gaudi’s works in attic; exhibitions on first few floors; private appartments • Tourism • Problems with construction due to building code • Surprisingly fits into the community

  13. SYMBOLIC • Uniqueness • Elegance • Continuity • Combines aesthetics with engineering • Icon of Barcelona • Gaudi’s last civil project

  14. Gaudi vs. Gehry

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