{"product_id":"gaudi-basic-art-h-b","title":"Maria Antonie Crippa: Gaudi [2020] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the towering Sagrada Familia to the shimmering, textured facade of Casa Batllo and the enchanting landscape of Park Guell, it's easy to see why Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926) gained the epithet \"God's architect.\" With fluid forms and mathematical precision, his work extols the wonder of natural creation: columns soar like tree trunks, window frames curve like flowering branches, and ceramic tiling shimmers like scaly, reptilian skin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith this outstanding attention to natural detail, his inspirations from both neo-Gothic and Orientalist aesthetics, and a lifelong commitment to Catalan identity, Gaudi created a unique brand of the Modernista movement which transformed, and defines, Barcelona's cityscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith seven of Gaudi's projects listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, this book introduces the architect's extraordinary vision and unique legacy, exploring the influences and the details which allow his buildings to impress, inspire, and amaze, one century after their construction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn back in 1985, the Basic Art Series has evolved into the best-selling art book collection ever published. Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Architecture series features:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ean introduction to the life and work of the architect\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe major works in chronological order\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einformation about the clients, architectural preconditions as well as construction problems and resolutions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea list of all the selected works and a map indicating the locations of the best and most famous buildings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eapproximately 120 illustrations (photographs, sketches, drafts, and plans)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crippa, Maria Antonie \u0026 Goessel, Peter","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44681528639778,"sku":"9783836560283","price":19.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/crippa-maria-antonie-goessel-peter-maria-antonie-crippa-gaudi-2020-hardback-9783836560283-57850363314515.jpg?v=1726969628","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/gaudi-basic-art-h-b","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}