Sagrada Familia: Gaudi’s Unfinished Masterpiece Geometry, Construction and Site

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An Exhibit at the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture City College of New York, September 2014- May 2015. Exhibition Curator: George Ranalli

More than a century after the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí began to design The Expiatory Church of the Holy Family, Sagrada Familia is still undergoing the process of construction. This exhibition catalogue focuses on the dynamics of a construction phase which has incorporated successive generations of architects, engineers, builders, and new technologies. The catalogue documents the ground-breaking show curated by New York architect George Ranalli on the evolution of design for Sagrada Familia, from Guadi's handmade drawings, and plaster models, to contemporary digital imaging and 3D modeling, and the related geometries and formal languages. At the same time, a narrative of images and text explores the integration of traditional craftsmanship and cutting-edge robotic fabrication processes. Originally situated on the outskirts of the city of Barcelona, La Sagrada Familia is central to its urban home, but unlike other iconic urban architecture, such as the Eiffel Tower or the Brooklyn Bridge, Barcelona's icon is still a work-in-progress, and a masterful symbol of spiritual life.