Antoni Gaudí

Journalist Eaude delivers an energetic survey of the life and work of Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí . . . a worthy tribute to one of history’s great iconoclasts. * Publishers Weekly * The book provides good historical context for some basic understanding of Gaudí’s motives and historical setting . . . Eaude writes very accessibly . . . Adorned with 57 illustrations and/or snaps, though black and white, it feels a complete picture of the man and the myth . . . A concise, yet contextual and entertaining overview of the life and times of one of Spain’s most well-known and prodigious architects. * Bookmunch * Eaude’s “Ode” to Gaudí is a wonderful introduction to the architect as genius and Catalan myth, while also celebrating Gaudí's extraordinary capacity to blend a medieval mindset with his position at the cutting edge of the avant-garde. * Gijs van Hensbergen, author of Gaudí and Guernica * This new intellectual biography explains the complex synergy between the life and work of Gaudí at a crossroads of history: from the awakening of the Catalan bourgeoisie to the shipwreck of his legacy in Barcelona today. * Carolina García-Estévez, Serra Húnter Professor of History of Architecture, UPC (Polytechnic University of Catalonia), Barcelona *