Spanish Architecture

Hey guys! ^0^

For the lovers of the spanish architecture, today I wanna introduce some of the most important Spanish architects and their most representatives buildings.

I guess you must know him, Antoni Gaudi (1852 –1926) was a Spanish Catalan architect and the best-known representative of Catalan Modernism. He's very popular, if you'll visit Barcelona you will have a nice opportunity to met his stunning buildings

TIP: you don't miss visit in Barcelona: la sagrada familia, Park Güel, Casa Batlló, Casa Milà.

Santiago Calatrava is one of the most modern Spanish architects, Calatrava is an architect, sculptor and structural engineer whose most representative work is the City of Arts and Science  in the city of Valencia [pic1], the Montjuic Communications Tower at the Olympic Ring in Barcelona [pic2], Caja Madrid Obelisk in Madrid, Palace conference in Oviedo [pic3]

Calatrava's style has been heralded as bridging the division between structural engineering and architecture,, his style is also very personal and derives from numerous studies of the human body and the natural world.

TIP: You don't miss visit in Valencia: City of Arts and Science,and check out the post about Calatrava ^_~

Another important spanish architect is Rafael Moneo, he was born in Tudela, Spain in 1937.
Moneo won the Pritzker Prize for architecture in 1996.
He graduated in 1961 from the Escuela de Arquitectura in Madrid after which he worked in the Denmark office of Jorn Utzon for two years. He then worked as an assistant at the Academia de Espana until 1965 when he established a private practice in Madrid.
In his work Moneo divides his professional life into two categories: teaching and architectural practice. In both facets of his career, he decries the modern trend toward short-lived architecture and attempts to emphasize the importance of creating lasting monuments to society.

Unlike many contemporary architects, Moneo does not borrow from the trends associated with European utilitarianism and expressionism. Instead, Moneo produces a softened version of Nordic and Dutch traditions. To this conception he adds an evaluation of his own historic traditions. This range of influences and aims is especially clear in his works of the 1960s. During these years Moneo was one of the centers of interest and excitement in Madrid architecture.
 
If you have a chance i'll recommend you visit:
Prado Museum Extension in Madrid (1996-2001) [pic. 1], Museum of Sciences in Valencia (1994-96) [pic. 2], Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid (1989-92), San Pablo Airport in Seville (1987-91), Pilar & Joan Miró Foundation, Palma de Mallorca (1987-93) and so on.

Another of his most representative works in Madrid is Atocha Railway Station (1984-92), this is a beautiful and pleasent place for the turist who is waiting for the trains, Inside there is a tropical garden with a pond full of turtles and fish, also you can find lot of stores and restaurants.

Famous Spanish architects of the 20th century

•     Antonio Gaudí (1852–1926)
•     Lluis Domenech i Montaner (1850–1923)
•     Secundino Zuazo (1887–1971)
•     Antonio Palacios (1874–1945)
•     Casto Fernández-Shaw (1896–1978)
•     Josep Lluis Sert (1902–1983)
•     Josep Antoni Coderch (1913–1984)
•     Luis Gutiérrez Soto (1890–1977)
•     Alejandro de la Sota (1913–1996)
•     Miguel Fisac (1913–2006)
•     Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza (1918–2000)
•     Julio Cano Lasso (1920–1996)
•     Fernando Higueras (1929–2008)
•     Rafael Moneo (1937), Pritzker Prize in 1996
•     Ricardo Bofill (1939)
•     Santiago Calatrava (1951)
•     Enric Miralles (1955–2000)
•     Alberto Campo Baeza (1946)
•     Alejandro Zaera (1963)