Josep Graner

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Josep Graner i Prat (Casserres, 1844 - 1930 ) was a Spanish architect of Modernism . Graduated as an architect in 1872, he worked in Barcelona, Montcada i Reixas , Sant Joan Despi , Sitges and La Garriga. Inspired by classicism , he soon turned to ornamentation in the style of late modernism.

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Casa Fajol, Barcelona

Known for his house Casa Fajol in Barcelona (Carrer Llançà No. 20), also called the "House of the Butterfly" ( Catalan Casa de la Papallona .) The building is characterized by its frieze in Trencadís , a cladding made of broken ceramic fragments - typical for the Catalan modernism - as it can often be found in the works of Gaudi .

The facades of the Manufactures Serra i Balet (1910, Carrer Ortigosa) and Colores Hispania (1923, Carrer de Pere IV) factories , the latter built for the German-Cuban Emilio Heydrich, are contemporary witnesses of the late modernism . Other buildings are: the Sagristà and Sabata houses (1900, Carrer Enric Granados no. 96/98), the Ferrusola house (1904–1905, Carrer París no. 178), the Pascual Coll (1906–1908, Gran Via no. 457-460), the houses of Catasus and Montserrat (in Sitges ) and the house of Rovira (in Sant Joan Despí ).

bibliography

  • Guia de arquitectura modernista en Cataluña. Editorial Gustavo Gili SA, Barcelona 1995, ISBN 84-252-1430-0 (Spanish).
  • Galeria d'autors: ruta del modernisme, Barcelona . Institut del Paisatge Urbà i la Qualitat de Vida, 2008, ISBN 978-84-96696-02-0 (Catalan).

Web links

Commons : Josep Graner i Prat  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Barcelona Art Nouveau. Retrieved July 28, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Naves de la calle Ortigosa (1910) Josep Graner i Prat. Retrieved July 28, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Martin Checa-Artasu: Poblenou i la reconversió de les fabriques . In: Icària. Papers de l'arxiu històric del Poblenou. Núm. 4 . ( academia.edu [accessed July 28, 2017]).
personal data
SURNAME Graner, Josep
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Graner i Prat, Josep (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish architect of modernism
DATE OF BIRTH 1844
DATE OF DEATH 1930