Building on Nature: The Life of Antoni Gaudi

Hardcover. Book Condition: Near Fine. Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2009. 32 pages. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Size: 11.1 x 8.8 x 0.3. Biography Architecture::Architecture General Children 6320L

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In a small village in Spain

lives a boy named Antoni Gaud .

His home is in Catalonia, a place of jagged mountain peaks and silvery olive trees, splashed by the sparkling sea. The wild beauty of this landscape makes a deep impression. He thinks of it as the Great Book of Nature, and he will read from it all of his life.

Gaud becomes an architect, learning the rules of form and structure that buildings are supposed to follow. But the shapes and colors of the natural world still inspire him, and he works them into his buildings. Leaves climb up walls. Pillars are giant animal feet. A long bench snakes around a playground.

Antoni Gaud turned nature into art, and in the process he revolutionized the world of architecture.

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ISBN: 0805087451

ISBN-13: 9780805087451

Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

Year: 2009

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

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