Josep Puig i Cadafalch
Josep Puig i Cadafalch (
October 15,
1867 -
December 21,
1956) was a modernistic
Catalan architect who designed many significant buildings in
Barcelona. He was the architect of "la Casa Marti" (also know as "Els Quatre Gats") which became a place of ideas, projects and social gatherings for such well-known Catalans as
Santiago Rusiñol and
Ramon Casas.
Although the style of Puig separated him significantly from his contemporary architect
Gaudí, their relations were neither tense nor problematic. It is demonstrated by the participation of both architects in the construction of the
Cafe Torino. Another one of his significant buildings was the Casa Terrades (also known as "les Punxes"), which is know for its medieval castle style from the north of Europe. From
1942 to his death in December 1956 in Barcelona, he was the President of the
Catalan language academy "Institut d'estudis catalans".
Works
*Casa Macaya (Barcelona)
*Casa Amatller (Barcelona; Pg. de Gràcia, 41)
*Casa Company (Barcelona)
*Casa Serra (Barcelona)
*Casa Martí (Barcelona)
*Casa Muley-Afid (Barcelona)
*Casa Muntades (Barcelona)
*Casa de les Punxes/Casta Tarrades (Barcelona;Av. Diagonal, 416-420) (1903 - 1905)
*Casa Sastre Marquès (Barcelona)
*Fàbrica Casaramona (Barcelona)
*Palau Baró de Quadras (Barcelona; Av. Diagonal, 373 i Rosselló, 279) (1904 - 1906)
*Torre Pastor de Cruïlles (Barcelona)
*Casa Garí (
Argentona)
*Casa Puig i Cadafalch (Argentona)
*Casa Furriols (
La Garriga)
*Ajuntament (Mataró)
*Casa Coll i Regàs (Mataró)
*Casa Parera (Mataró)
*Casa Sisternes (Mataró)
*El Rengle (Mataró)
*La Beneficiència (Mataró)
*Caves Codorniu (
Sant Sadurní d'Anoia)
*La telegrafia (
El Prat de Llobregat)
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Barcelona Architecture Chronology of catalan architecture and biographies of catalan architects, from the gothic master builders to contemporary architecture, including Josep Puig i Cadafalch
