Taught In English

There is no language prerequisite for courses at this language level.

Number of sessions: 30
Length of each session: 1,5 hour
Total length of the module: 45 hours

Introduction to the course
Modernism is the most idiosyncratic, creative and original of all European Art Nouveau
movements. It also gives Barcelona its distinctive image and brings to mind the name of
Gaudi. But a general overview of this style will always be slightly misleading just
because in Modernism the art is in the detail, and details are what general overviews
leave out . This course offers the opportunity to discover the master works of
Barcelona's Art Nouveau architecture and the marvels of design contained in them. The
history and cultural context of Modernism will be explained in the classroom. But this
course will give special emphasis to the outdoors practice. Students will do sketches in
front of the buildings and in the museum discovering and appreciating the often hidden
qualities of the flowing Art Nouveau lines. The approach will be much more personal
and accurate than if given in the strictly academic fashion.

CONTENTS
The architecture of Gaudi
1. Casa Batlló
2. La Pedrera
3. El Palau Guell
Exploring Parc Guell
1. Mosaics and Trencadis
2. Texture and light
3. Symbols of Nature and Religion
The architecture and designs of Josep Maria Jujol
4. The esgrafiats
5. La Casa del Ous
6. La Casa Negre
Marvelous objects: the fantasy of modernist interior design
7. Gaspar Homar
8. The iron work
9. The stain glass
The Gothic revival of Josep Puig I Cadafalch
4. Casa de les Punxes
5. Casa Ametller
6. Palau de la Musica
The Modernista factory
7. Casa Ramona
8. La Fábrica Pujol I Bausis
9. La Fabrica Moncunill

GRADING
The final grade will be calculated as follows:
Class participation (40%) + in-class presentations and projects (40%) + Final paper
(20%)

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Fernandez Armesto, Felipe (1991), Barcelona: A Thousand Years of the City's Past
Gombrich, Ernst (1994), The sense of Order: a Study in the Psychology of Pictorial
Representation, Phaidon Press, London
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Penguin Books, New York 1977
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Mendoza, Eduardo (1988) City of Marvels
Permanyer, Lluis (1990) Historia del Eixample
Ràfols, J. F. (1974) La arquitectura de J. M. Jujol
Schmutzler, Robert (1978), Art Nouveau, Harry N Abrams, New York
Solà-Morales, I. y otros 1988 Josep Maria Jujol arquitecte 1879-1979. Barcelona
Col·legi d'Arquitectes de Catalunya.