Josep Domènech i Estapà
Josep Domènech i Estapà (* 1858 in Tarragona , † 1917 in Cabrera de Mar ) was an architect of Catalan Modernism .
Biographical data
He received his title of architect in 1881. In 1888 he became professor of geodesy , in 1895 professor of descriptive geometry at the University of Barcelona . From 1883 he was a member of the Reial Acadèmia de Ciències i Arts de Barcelona (Royal Academy of Sciences and Arts of Barcelona), in 1914 he became its president.
Works
Josep Domènech is generally assigned to Catalan Modernism, but he developed an independent architectural language, away from the fashion trends of his time ( eclecticism and modernism) by modifying classical architectural motifs. Nevertheless, his style was particularly well received by his public and private clients.
Main works in Barcelona :
- Reform of the Church of Sant Andreu de Palomar (1881, with Pere Falqués i Urpí )
- Reial Acadèmia de Ciències i Arts , with the Teatro Poliorama on the ground floor (1883)
- Palau de Justícia ('Palace of Justice') (1887–1908, with Enric Sagnier i Villavecchia )
- Residential house, Carrer del Bisbe Català 48-50 (1890)
- Palau Montaner (1889-1896, completed by Lluís Domènech i Montaner )
- Facultat de Medicina ('Medical Faculty', 1904)
- Presó Model ('Model Prison', 1904, with Salvador Vinyals )
- Casa Antoni Costa (1904)
- Amparo de Santa Lucia ('Asylum to Saint Lucia'), later Museu de la Ciència ('Science Museum'), today CosmoCaixa (1904–1909)
- Edificio Novelles, Rambla de Catalunya 77 (1904-1910)
- Fabra Observatory (1906)
- Casa Domènech Estapà, Carrer de Enric Granados 6 (1897)
- Catalana de Gas (1908)
- Casa Domenech i Estapa, Carrer de Valéncia 241 (1908–1909)
- Church “Mare de Déu del Carme” ('Mother of God of Carmel') and Carmelite Monastery, Avingida Diagonal 422 (1910–1921, completed by his son Josep Domènech i Mansana )
- Estación de la Magoria (train station, 1912)
- Caja Mutua Popular, Via Laietana 16-18 (1922)
Josep Domènech also wrote a number of books, such as B. Tractat de geometria descriptiva , or El modernisme arquitectònic (1911)
Picture gallery
Casa Domènech i Estapà, Carrer de Valéncia 241
Palau Ramon Montaner
Reial Acadèmia de Ciències
Reial Acadèmia de Ciències
CosmoCaixa
CosmoCaixa
Edificio Novelles
Presó model
Web links
- Josep Domènech i Estapà in the Enciclopèdia Catalana
- Josep Domènech i Estapà on El Poder de la Palabra (EPdLP) (with numerous photos)
- Josep Domènech i Estapà on Art Nouveau European Route (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Domènech i Estapà, Josep |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Domènech, Josep |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish architect of Catalan modernism |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1858 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tarragona |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1917 |
| Place of death | Cabrera de Mar |