EL CONCEPTO DE LA IDENTIDAD EN LA ARQUITECTURA DE ANTONI GAUDÍ
THE CONCEPT OF IDENTITY IN THE ARCHITECTURE OF ANTONI GAUDÍ

Author(s): Ewa Grajber
Subject(s): Cultural history, Studies of Literature, Philology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Antoni Gaudí; architecture; identity; Catalan culture; Renaixença
Summary/Abstract: Human groups during their existence constantly change. However, they preserve some fixed features that distinguish them from other human groups and that build their identity. In Catalonia, throughout the nineteenth century we can observe the process of awakening and strengthening the awareness of one’s identity that also is reflected in architecture. The collective identity is manifested in the works of Antoni Gaudí through physical, psychological and intellectual features. In his buildings we can see traces of great works of Catalan architecture and rural constructions influence. His architecture is a fertile field to apply traditional construction methods and decorative arts. It also preserve the ideals of the Renaixença movement represented with words and symbols that are an inseparable element of decoration. In addition, we can capture how Catalan way of living are reflected in the material form.

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