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Art Nouveau Architecture
Antoni Gaudi
Art Nouveau Architecture
• Hyperbolas• Parabolas• Moldings grow into plant-like forms• Harmonize the environment with the
architecture• Flame patterns• Shell patterns/textures• Used organic forms as a source of inspiration– What does “organic” mean?
Hyperbola
Parabola
Assignment
• Design a piece of architecture inspired by something organic.
• It can be an entire building, a façade, a room, a small but very detailed area of a building, a doorway, etc.
• You will be actually building a small scale model, a “maquette” as your project.
• Focus on the tenets of Art Nouveau when designing your project.
Doorway at Place Etienne Pernet, 24 (ParisAlfred 15e); Wagon; 1905; Art Nouveau; Architecture
Antoni Gaudi
• Very inspired by nature• Very dedicated to his work…so much so that
he hardly had a personal life
Casa Mila
Entrance gate of the Guell Pavilions
Palau Guell (1886–88), Orientalist Period
Finca Miralles
Casa Batllo Roof
Casa Batllo, Barcelona
Casa Batllo, Barcelona
Casa Batllo, Barcelona
Casa Batllo, Barcelona, already built in 1877, was remodeled; Antoni Gaudi and Josep Maria Jujol;
1904–1906; Art Nouveau; Architecture
La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona
La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona
The nave in the Sagrada Familia with a hyperboloid vault. Inspiration from nature is taken from a tree, as the pillar and
branches symbolize trees rising up to the roof.
My Example
My Example
My Example