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Name
  
Josep i

Role
  
Architect


Died
  
1910, Barcelona, Spain

Structures
  
Arc de Triomf

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Arc de Triomf


Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas ([ʒuˈzɛb ˌbiləˈsɛkə]) (Barcelona 1848–1910) was a Catalan architect and artist who formed part of the Modernista movement.

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He studied architecture in Madrid and qualified in 1873. He travelled with Lluís Domènech i Montaner in Germany. By 1874 he was already teaching at the Escuela de Arquitectura de Barcelona, a post he held for the rest of his life.

Amongst his best-known works is the Arc de Triomf in Barcelona, built for the 1888 Universal Exposition. His work is a textbook case of the evolution of late neo-Classicism into Modernisme which took place in Catalan architecture towards the end of the 19th century.

Other notable works:

  • Casa Vilaseca, Plaça Urquinaona, 1874. No longer exists.
  • Institucions Provincials de Cultura, jointly with Lluís Domènech i Montaner, 1877.
  • Casa Pia Batlló, in Rambla de Catalunya, 1901.
  • Casa Comas i Argemí, in Avinguda de la República Argentina, 1909.
  • Casa Cabot, in Carrer de Lloria, 8, 1906.
  • Cases Batlló, on the corner of Carrer Mallorca and Passeig de Gràcia.
  • Casa Bruno Quadros, in the Rambla.

    • References

    Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas Wikipedia
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