Casa Mila and Casa Batlo

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Here's Casa Mila, by Antoni Gaudi. It's a house, built between 1906 and 1910, and displays Gaudi's renowned and fantastic formal language. When I saw this I was struck by the undulating facade. It must have been a nightmare to draw and construct these geometries in the days before computer modelling. I love the way the building seamlessly wraps the corner.

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Not satisfied with just a crazy stone facade, Gaudi designed every detail, down to the wild ironwork of the railings.

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Below is Casa Batlo, another house by Gaudi, built between 1904 and 1906.
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I came back on a sunny day to get this last image. I love the way the sun and shadows play on the curvy stonework.

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