Joan Rubió

Casa Golferichs in Gran Via ( Barcelona )

Banc de Sóller ( Mallorca )

Connecting bridge in the Carrer del Bisbe (Barcelona)

Joan Rubió i Bellver (born April 24, 1870 in Reus , † November 30, 1952 in Barcelona ) was a Catalan architect of Modernism .

Collaboration with Gaudí

Joan Rubió was one of Antoni Gaudí's students . Until 1905 he worked on numerous of his projects:

Sagrada Família
Casa Calvet
Casa Batlló
Bellesguard
Parque Güell
Restoration of the Cathedral of Palma in Mallorca
Together with Francesc Berenguer , he also played a significant role in the planning of the Colònia Güell , where, in addition to the settlement planning for the cooperative, he also built two buildings, the Ca l'Ordal (1894) and the Ca l'Espinal (1900).

Colonia Güell

Ca l'Ordal	Ca l'Espinal

politics and society

As a member of the Lliga Regionalista , a conservative Catalan party, Rubió was councilor in Barcelona in 1905. He was also an employee of the Mancomunitat de Catalunya , the association of the Catalan district administrations.

As an official architect of the city council of Barcelona, he led some minor modifications to the Palau de la Generalitat by (seat of the Catalan regional government), such as the famous neo-Gothic bridge connecting the Palau and the complex cases dels Canonges in the street carrer del Bisbe just behind the Cathedral .

From 1904 to 1906 and from 1912 to 1914 Rubió was president of the arch-conservative Catholic "Circle of Artists of Saint Luke" ( Cercle Artístic de Sant Lluc ).

Works

Apart from the already mentioned involvement in Gaudí's projects, Rubió left behind numerous other works, especially in Barcelona and Mallorca:

Barcelona:

Connecting bridge in the Carrer del Bisbe

Escuela Industrial

Casa Golferichs

Casa Pomar

Casa Rialp

Casa Dolcet

Some villas at the foot of the Tibidabo :

Casa Roviralta ("Frare Blanc")
Casa Fornells
Casa Casacuberta

Catalonia:

Ripoll :
- Sant Miquel de la Roqueta church
- Casa Bonada
Igualada :
- Caves Raventós
- Asilo del Sant Crist
Raimat :
- Caves Raimat (wine cellar)
Reus :
- Casa Serra
Manresa :
- Església del Carme

Mallorca:

Palma :
- Casa Miquel Benimelis
Manacor :
- Monestir de la Santa Família
Sóller :
- Banco de Sóller
- Facade of the Sant Bartomeu church
Son Servera :
- Església Nova (unfinished)

Barcelona	Tibidabo		Igualada

Bay window at Casa Pomar	Casa Casacuberta	Casa Roviralta	Asilo del Sant Crist

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personal data
SURNAME	Rubió, Joan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Rubió i Bellver, Joan (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Catalan architect of modernism
DATE OF BIRTH	April 24, 1870
PLACE OF BIRTH	Reus
DATE OF DEATH	November 30, 1952
Place of death	Barcelona