LLUÍS DOMÈNECH I MONTANER (1848-1923) THE MASTER OF MODERNISM

Lluís Domènech i Montaner (1848-1923) The master of Modernisme

This lecture presents the life and work of the Catalan architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner. Founder of the Barcelona School of Architecture, he was the first master of Modernism, an artistic form related to Art Nouveau, which sought to abolish the hierarchy between the arts. He designed buildings in which he collaborated with the best artists and craftsmen of his time, offering a synthesised vision of architecture that drew on...