"如今，安东尼•高迪（Antoni Gaudi）的独特审美在全球范围内广受欢迎和好评。他的代表作圣家族大教堂（Sagrada Familia）是西班牙参观人数最多的名胜古迹，他的七件作品被列为联合国教科文组织世界遗产。通过崭新的摄影作品，高迪本人的绘制的设计图和素描，历史照片以及详述他所有作品（从建筑到家具，装饰布局到未完成的项目）的附录，这本书前所未有地展现了高迪的世界。The life of Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926) was full of complexity and contradictions. As a young man he joined the Catalonian nationalist movement and was critical of the church; toward the end of his life he devoted himself completely to the construction of one single spectacular church, La Sagrada Familia. In his youth, he courted a glamorous social life and the demeanor of a dandy.

By the time of his death in a tram accident on the streets of Barcelona his clothes were so shabby passersby assumed he was a beggar. Gaudi's incomparable architecture channels much of this multifaceted intricacy. From the shimmering textures and skeletal forms of Casa Batllo to the Hispano-Arabic matrix of Casa Vicens, his work merged the influences of Orientalism, natural forms, new materials, and religious faith into a unique Modernista aesthetic.

Today, his unique aesthetic enjoys global popularity and acclaim. His magnum opus, the Sagrada Familia, is the most-visited monument in Spain, and seven of his works are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Through brand-new photography, plans and drawings by Gaudi himself, historical photos, as well as an appendix detailing all his works-from buildings to furniture, decor to unfinished projects-this book presents Gaudi's universe like never before.

Like a personal tour through Barcelona, we discover how the ""Dante of architecture"" was a builder in the truest sense of the word, crafting extraordinary constructions out of minute and mesmerizing details, and transforming fantastical visions into realities on the city streets.

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