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Antonio Gaudi and La Casa Mila
By Isaac Katz and Alexis Rosker
Antonio Gaudi1852-1926
Puerta de la Finca Miralles (1902)
Casa Calvet (1904)
Park Guell (1914)
Colonia Guell (1915)
Sagrada Familia (?)
Casa Batllo (1906)
LA CASA MILA (1910)
Basic Facts
• Built between 1906 and 1910
• Also known as La Pedrera (the quarry)
• Located in Barcelona, Spain
SCIENTIFIC
• Materials: concrete and masonry
• No mathematical analysis• Use of suspended models• Stiffened by changing
complete tension into complete compression; Pillars and arches carry loads
• Exterior walls are not load bearing; used double curvature for stiffness
• Attic supported with many arch members
SOCIAL• Cost of Structure: about
$600,000• Original Purpose: Apartment
Building• Present Purpose: display of
Gaudi’s works in attic; exhibitions on first few floors; private appartments
• Tourism• Problems with construction
due to building code• Surprisingly fits into the
community
SYMBOLIC
• Uniqueness• Elegance• Continuity• Combines aesthetics
with engineering• Icon of Barcelona• Gaudi’s last civil
project
Gaudi vs. Gehry
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