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Gaudí 2002. Miscellany
Book that offers a multidisciplinary and updated vision of the work of the architect in a total of 20 articles written by several researchers from the world of art, architecture and history who analyse biographical, artistic and technical aspects of the Gaudinian universe. Collaboration of Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas, S.A.
Director: Daniel Giralt-Miracle
Co-ordinator: Rossend Casanova
Texts: Oriol Bohigas, Juan José Lahuerta, Pere Hereu, Lluís Permanyer, Joaquim Molas, Carlos Flores, Jan Molema, Tokutoshi Torii, Claudi Alsina y Josep Gómez, Jorge Wagensberg, Jos Tomlow, Mark Burry, Joan Antoni Solans Huguet, Daniel Giralt-Miracle, Rossend Casanova, Judith Rohrer, Maria Antonietta Crippa, Conrad Kent, Ignasi de Solà-Morales, Antonietta Iolanda Lima.
Ajuntament de Barcelona - Editorial Planeta, Barcelona 2002

Official programme
Guidebook of activities of the Gaudí International Year including a brief biography of the architect and descriptions of his main works.
Ajuntament de Barcelona - Generalitat de Catalunya - Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte, Barcelona, 2002

León Gaudí 2002
Programa Oficial, Ayuntamiento de León, Ayuntamiento de Astorga, Caja España, Obispado de Astorga, León, 2002

Gaudí
Juan-Eduardo Cirlot, photographic record by Pere Vivas and Ricard Pla, designed by America Sanchez, Triangle Postals, Barcelona, 2002

Gaudí, una cosmogonia (Gaudí, a Cosmogony)
Oriol Pi de Cabanyes, Number 53 of the collection Proa, Enciclopèdia Catalana, Barcelona, 2002

Gaudí. La huella del genio (Gaudí, the Mark of the Genius)
Features the lives, anecdotes and testimonies of those who, in one way or another, have continued Gaudí's ideals into the present. It includes interviews with researchers on Gaudí and his production who explain how they understand the personality and work of the architect.
Ana Mª Férrin, Jaraquemada Editores, Barcelona, 2001

Gaudí. De piedra y fuego
(Gaudí. Of Stone and Fire)
Offers a comprehensive biography of the architect. It explores episodes of his childhood and youth as well as his early works and his later production which has converted him into one of the leading architects of the twentieth century. The book is the result of more than fifteen years of research and documentation and it features numerous interviews, data and photographs, many of them taken by the author herself during her research work.
Ana Mª Férrin, Jaraquemada Editores, Barcelona, 2001

Antoni Gaudí. Escritos y documentos
(Antoni Gaudí. Writings and Documents)
The work is the first global critical edition of the written legacy of the architect. Together with the texts chosen, some of them never published before, it includes diverse black and white images illustrating the contents. The result is a historical document of the first order, essential for a revision of Gaudí's architectural work.
Laura Mercader, El Acantilado (number 54), Barcelona, 2002

Casa Batlló
(Batlló House)
The book comes complete with a CD-ROM, compatible with PC and Mac, which allows a virtual tour of the whole building.
Juan José Lahuerta, photographs by Pere Vivas and Ricard Pla, Triangle Postals, Barcelona, 2001

Gaudí
The book reveals the great influence of Viollet-le-Duc's rationalist ideas on the architect. Moreover, it explains how the strictest functional logic beats within the apparent visual irrationalism of his work. Finally, it analyses from this perspective most of the Gaudinian designs. The book also offers insights into most of the Gaudinian creations made in diverse materials (iron, wood and ceramics) and in different fields (wrought iron, cast iron, furniture and floorings) to explain their genesis.
David Ferrer, Santa & Cole, ETSAB (Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona) i Edicions UPC (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya), Barcelona, 2002

Las voces de Gaudí
(The Voices of Gaudí)
Reveals a new approach in the architect's work, not only guided by the visible but also by what is heard and perceived. It is a mixture of accounts, anecdotes, commentaries and stories which demonstrate that Gaudí designed the voice of his work so that the sculptural materials would be alive and in dialogue. Thus, each building is magic and has its own voice. It is an architecture which talks while revealing an invisible world that is heard, enjoyed and experienced at every moment. José Arturo Campos, number 24 of the collection Arquitext, ETSAB - Edicions UPC, Barcelona, 2002

Los jardines de Gaudí (The gardens of Gaudí)
Juan Bassegoda, Escola tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona (ETSAB) - Edicions de la Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, SL (UPC), Barcelona, 2002

Gaudí. Art and Design
Joan Bassegoda - Mireia Freixa - Daniel Giralt-Miracle - Xavier Güell - Hélène Guéné-Loyer - Teresa Montserrat Sala, Fundació Caixa Catalunya, Barcelona, 2002

Looking at Gaudí. Photographic work by Ramon Manent
Ramon Manent - Daniel Giralt-Miracle, Lunwerg Editores, Barcelona, 2002

Life in a Town House: Eusebi Güell and Antoni Gaudí, two men and one project
Raquel Lacuesta - David Galí, Diputació de Barcelona, Barcelona, 2002

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Gaudí or the Architect's Game
Journeying through the main Gaudinian constructions, the players test their building skills as well as their architectonic and artistic knowledge of Gaudí's work. Throughout the journey there is also a visit to a virtual museum where the fundamental aspects of the Gaudinian work are explained in a clear and entertaining way. It is a perfect family game given that it is a multimedia product conceived for all ages.
Barcelona Multimedia - Planeta De Agostini, Barcelona, 2002

Hotel Attraction. Gaudí's project for New York
Gaudí designed this large hotel between 1908 and 1911, commissioned by some North American business people. Boasting fully Gaudinian forms, with a profusion of parabolic arches and conoidal cupolas, the project came to light thanks to Llorenç Matamala. "Hotel Attraction" is in two Cd's: one with a compilation of musical pieces as background and a CD-ROM featuring 3D images of the building.
K. Industria Cultural, Barcelona, 2002
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