Barcelona 2015
Barcelona Barcelona Trip BA Architecture Year 2 The University of HuddersďŹ eld School of Art, Design and Architecture February 19th to February 23rd 2015 Paul Barrow
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Antoni Gaudi
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Casa Battlo Location: Passeig de Gràcia Date: 1906 The original house was designed by Gaudi and built in 1877. When the Battlo family bought the house in 1900 they commissioned Gaudi to create something new and unrivalled after seeing Park Guell. The local name is Casa Del Ossos meaning house of bones. It is Art Nouveau in style but Gaudi’s own individual curvilinear interpretation. The roof is designed to look like a dragons back with the tower representing St George’s lance the patron saint of Catalonia. The design of the building features many organic shapes inspired by nature.
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Parc Gßell Location: Carmel Hill Date: 1914 The park contains Gaudi’s multicoloured salamander fountain. The main feature of the park is the terrace inspired by a sea serpent a bench frames this terrace curving in and out, it is covered by multicoloured mosaics and provides social spaces and views over Barcelona. The park also contains Gaudi’s house and museums displaying his work.
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Sagrda Famillia Location: Carrer de Mallorca Date: 1882-2026 The Sagrada Familiia is possibly the most iconic building in Barcelona. Gaudi’s most ambitious project mixing his own curvilinear art nouveau with the gothic style. Ornamentation covers every surface externally it is very over the top and flamboyant. The interior differs as the stone is smooth and not rusticated. It is lit up in different colours view the coloured windows above. It is famously still unfinished, with an expected completion date of 2026 to mark 100 years since Gaudi died.
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Barcelona Pavilion
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Barcelona Pavilion Location: Avenida Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia Date: 1929 (1986) The Barcelona Pavilion was built for the 1929 International Exposition in Barcelona. It was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, it is one of the most important pieces of Modern Architecture. There is a ‘free plan’ floor, with the roof supported by piloti walls can be positioned with out needing to support the roof allowing the use of fully glazed walls and an open floor plan. The barcelona chair was also designed for the pavilion.
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Anella Olimpica
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Anella Olimpica Location: Montjuic
The olympic park was built for he
The park also features Palau Sant
There is also a
Date: 1992
1992 Barcelona Olympics. The
Jordi - a sports a hall, Institut
telecommunications tower
main stadium Estadi Olímpic Lluís
National d'Educació Física de
designed by Santiago Calatrava. It
Companys was originally built in
Catalunya, Piscines Bernat
is 136metres high and is designed
1929 for the International
Picornell- swimming pool, Olympic
to resemble an athlete holding the
Exposition. It was renovated in
and Sports Museum Joan Antoni
olympic torch.
1989 but the external facades
Samaranch - a museum.
The park also features lots of open
were kept.
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space with view over Barcelona.
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Along the Seafront
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Along the Seafront Barcelona contains many examples of contemporary architects work. Such as Museu Blau de les Ciències Naturals by Herzog de Meuron, Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona by Josep Lluís Mateo, Torre Telefonica by EMBA, Torre Agbar by Jean Nouvel, the Olympic Fish by Frank Gehry, Barcelona Biomedical Research Park ("PRBB") by Manuel Brullet i Tenas and Albert de Pineda i Àlvarez and Endesa Pavilion by Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia.
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Palau Nacional: Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya
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Palau Nacional: Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya
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Location: Palau Nacional, Montjuic
It was designed by Eugenio
290,000 catalan works of art.
reminiscent of churches such as St
Date: 1929
Cendoya and Enric Catà for the
The building is a mix of spanish
Paul’s in London and St Peter’s in
International Exhibition and has
renaissance and classical styles.
Rome.
been the Museu Nacional d’Art de
There is a heavy use of symmetry
Catalunya since 1934. The
with the centre of the building
museum houses a collection of
topped with a large dome
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Caixa Forum Barcelona
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Caixa Forum Barcelona Location: Av. de Francesc Ferrer i GuĂ rdia Date: 1911 (2002) The Caixa Forum is an art gallery. The building was originally a textile factory designed by Josep Puig i Cadafalch. It later became to the Spanish National Police Force in 1940, it was then bought by the bank La Caixa in 1963 before being opened as an art gallery in 2002. The entrance was designed by Arata Isozaki, it contains a tree like canopy and a water feature with steps leading down from street level to the entrance. The gallery itself is constructed from brick and features vaults and ornamentation.
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Patterns and Textures
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Tickets and Leaets
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