...Antonio Gaudi Antonio Gaudi was one of the most famous architects of the 18th and 19th century whose work continues to inspire audiences throughout the world. He was a Spanish Catalan architect and the best-known representative of Catalan Modernism. He has been known for its unique architectural talent, not something easily compared with other architects. Gaudi was a son of a coppersmith born on June 25, 1852, Baix Camp, in the province of Tarragona, however location of his exact birth is still debated upon. As a child he suffered from a rheumatic illness, which prevented him to run around, interact or play with other children and attend school. Hence he became a keen observer of nature: the form of the trees, flowers and animals. He observed that in nature many structures are composed of fibrous materials, such as wood, bone, muscle, or tendon. From the viewpoint of geometry, fibers are straight lines and curved surfaces in space made up of straight lines that define a straight-line geometry, which is based on just four distinct surfaces: the helicoid, the hyperboloid, the conoid, and the hyperbolic paraboloid. As he grew older he had left for Barcelona to pursue pre-university studies. It was the main city of Cataluña where at the time Gaudi arrived there was a large anarchist independence movement. Before applying to the university he took a preparatory course, which allowed him to enter Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura (Upper Technical School of Architecture)...
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...Architect Antonio Gaudi blended the movements known as Art Nouveau and Neo-Gothic. Gaudi himself considered architecture to be a living sculpture and he sought to create what he named the "Mediterranean Gothic." Taking the classic elements of Greek architecture, the characteristics of Gothic cathedrals, and the decorative nature motives of the Romantic movement, he worked to adapt architecture to the Mediterranean climate. Gaudi is described as "the architect who perhaps more than any other in the nineteenth century recognized the lost structural principles of the Gothic, who recovered and re-stressed them for the architecture of today and tomorrow, and at the same time brought back an interest in the associational and imaginative factors of architectural expression." Gaudi was born in Reus in 1852, and he was the son of a coppersmith. He attended the School of Architecture in Barcelona from 1874 till 1878. Gaudi spent his entire life in Barcelona. He was very stubborn, and didn't care about what others thought. At first people rejected his work, but then they learned to love it, and when he died, many mourned his death. Gaudi's designs integrated sculptural elements, perhaps because he often used three-dimensional models rather than relying only upon two-dimensional drawings. He is remembered for using ornate ironwork, curved and warped surfaces, textured tiles and building materials, and mosaics. Perhaps Gaudi's greatest achievement was the development of the "slanted"...
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...When I had first realized I wanted to study abroad, my first thought was where in Europe I would like to go. I always had a fascination with Italy and knew I would love the food there, or London because there would be no language barrier but my colleges had shied me away from those two choices. The reason was because everyone that I talked to said that Valencia had the best international program at FSU. After spending a very quick 5 weeks here, I don't even need to see the other programs to know that I made the best decision. This program has been above and beyond every expectation I had of it, and if I had to make the same decision again I would make it 10 out of 10 times. Everything from the housing to the staff has been perfect for the program and has really made it easy for the students especially myself never being in Europe before and speaking very little Spanish. So as I am getting extremely excited and anxious to make this trip of a lifetime I decide to fly out of JFK instead of Miami where I’m from to get over directly to Valencia rather then having to switch planes in a foreign airport for the first time. Unfortunately for me and about 15 of the students the plane was delayed for about 7 hours. I was scared for a while that we weren’t going to be able to go since it was around 12 at night by the time we eventually boarded the plane. After much delay and dismay we got in the air and it was off to Spain, and I have not looked back since. Once we got here I was...
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...Antoni Gaudi Anotoni Gaudi as an architect and designer he is the one of the most internationally prestigious figures in Spanish arcutecture. He gets many of his inspiration from natural In Gaudi's work, it is suitable to appreciate his point of view as painter and sculptor. For him color was light, and whether he was using pure or iridescent shades, gold or silver, aspect and tone were just as important as the quality and durability of the pigment. All of Gaudi's designs began life as three-dimensional models in clay or plaster that allowed him to play with materials with maximum degree of creative freedom. It is basically for this reason that his furniture gives the impression that it has been made out of some wholly malleable and soft, absolutely plastic material. The absence of symmetry is a constant characteristic in Gaudi's work. As in nature, nothing in Gaudi's buildings or in his furniture is absolutely identical. When he came to design a piece of furniture he always thought about the person who was to use it and particularly about his bones, to which the form of the object had to be perfectly adapted. Gaudi designed the first set of furniture in a naturalistic style, under the new influence of Modernism whose resonance can be seen beginning to emerge in its sinuous, plant-like lines, working with forms in which it seems as if the grain of the wood has mastered the cabinetmaker. Nature itself laid down the law, with growth determining the forms in...
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...Art Nouveau April 10, 2013 Response Paper 1. How does Arts and Crafts influence show in Art Nouveau? Arts and Crafts developed in England in the 1860s. Art Nouveau is a rejection of the European Academic Style. They are both decorative, influenced by medieval, pre-Raphaelite art movement and many other aspects. They can both be understood as reactions to the Industrial Revolution but more so the Arts and Crafts movement. The Arts and Crafts movement stressed the importance of beautiful, handmade crafts and Art nouveau eventually evolved from this, especially in architecture. These new age architects especially Gaudi saw the way architecture was being produced most notably that of the example district in Barcelona and was appalled by it. It was like the architecture of a systematic machine much like that of the industrial revolution and he did not agree with it. He saw architecture not only as a functional thing but also a breathing, living and beautiful thing much like that of the goods produced from the arts and crafts movement. 2. Which are the differences between A&C and Art Nouveau? Art Nouveau originates in France and is characterized by the floral, natural forms, whiplash curves and extravagant fluidity of line. It is mainly based on the principals of nature and the idea that buildings or architecture was more than a means of living but rather an interpretation of the living world. They sought to breathe beauty back into the world and to create a fluid...
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...Itinerary for Spain Summer Trip 2014 22 May (Thurs) – Catch flight from Albuquerque to Malaga Spain 23 May (Fri) – Arrive to Malaga * Bus from airport to hotel Don Paco - http://www.hotel-donpaco.com/ * Eat & Rest / Beach time – Playa Malagueta 24 May (Sat) – Trip to Granada * Leave at 10am arrive 12pm to Granada bus station/greeted by Alisa & Imad * Bus ride to city center – Ride to house (http://www.vrbo.com/236995) * Unpack – Tapa’s Time * Tour Albacin/ Sacramonte and more Tapas * Flamenco Cave performance 8:00 @ CAFE PUB LE CHIEN ANDALOU * Pub Crawl / Dancing 25 May (Sun) – Granada * Breakfast – churros con café * Tour the Cathedral - http://www.catedraldegranada.com/ * Federico Garcia Lorca – house/park tour website: http://www.patronatogarcialorca.org/casamuseo_historia.php * Bocadillos at the park for lunch * Siesta time * Shopping/Tapas 26 May (Mon) * Alhambra/Gardens Tour – Half of the day website http://www.alhambradegranada.org/en/ * Morrocan shops * Siesta * Tapas * Hooka and Morrocan Tea 27 May (tues) * Take bus to Monachil (Suburb of Granada leads into the beautiful Sierra Nevada Mountains) * Hike Sierra Nevadas * Picnic on the Hike/ catch bus back to Granada * Dinner night at the house 28 May (wed) * Go out for breakfast * Shopping * Men will spend a planned day with Imad * Woman spa day, henna, and tea 29 May (thurs) Wedding...
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... Antonio Banderas was born August 10, 1960 in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain under the name Jose Antonio Banderas. His father, Jose Dominguez was a police officer in the Spanish Guards. His mother worked as school teacher. He was raised under the roman catholic church and was an aspiring soccer player. That was until he turned fourteen when his dreams ended when he broke his foot. After this, he soon found an interest in theatre. Banderas enrolled for classes at the School for Dramatic Art, in Malaga. He later joined a small theatre in Málaga. He got arrested by police for performing a play because of political censorship under the rule of General Francisco Franco. He got arrested for similar charges when he joined a traveling theatre troupe. This was the start to Banderas’ successful acting career. In 1979, at the age of 19, he moved to Madrid in pursuit of an acting career. Being a struggling young actor, he worked part-time as a waiter and took low-paying modeling jobs. At that time he joined the troupe at the National Theatre of Spain, becoming the youngest member of the company. Banderas's stage performances caught the attention of film director Pedro Almodóvar, who cast the young actor in his film debut Labyrinth of Passion. Banderas and Almodovar joined forces in making innovative movies during the 1980s. In 1984 Banderas made headlines in Spain with his performance as a gay man in Almodovar's Law of Desire. Banderas' successful collaboration with Pedro Almodóvar eventually...
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...influence the Modernisme period had on the city. With Barcelona's most famous Catalan architect, Antoni Gaudi, reigning from this era, the city's most popular buildings such as the Sagrada Familia and La Pedrera are a few examples of timeless architecture that are monumental products of Modernisme. To understand the demographics and cultural aspects that led to the birth and continuation of Modernisme, you have to look at the political status of Spain and more specifically Barcelona in 1874. This time marks the fall of the first Spanish Republic and the beginning of a social segregation between the progressive liberals and the local proletariat....
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...Franco a harsh leader during the 1800’s, Barcelona revived, ancient folk songs. This became known as the music resonance, in which music was becoming much more lively than ever before. In 1980 Barcelona raised their industrial ports inviting people from all over the world to visit. This invited many types of people especially artist to visit, starting Barcelonans great period of art. Artists such as Pablo Picasso contributed to making paintings to various places, or a Canadian artist created the giant golden fish as a famous Barcelonan sculpture. However the most famous work of art in Barcelona would be the La Gran Familia Church. The project began in 1883 by Antonio Gaudi as a symbol of hope, charity, and faith. However, the building never finished but even today construction goes on to complete the artwork Gaudi once dreamed...
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...Another trip to Europe made me note my observations of Spanish culture and custom differences to the United States. I found the changes fascinating. I always think that the small differences, while sometimes being irritating at the time, add to the charm of the city I visit. In Spain I visited Barcelona, Seville, Madrid and Toledo. It gave me a good overview of the culture differences between the various regions of the country. Activity: Most people in Spain have a very different schedule than us in the United States. Here we tend to get up around 6:30am in the morning and go to sleep around 10:00pm at night. In Spain they get up later in the day. We couldn’t even find milk or coffee in the morning until after 9am. The streets are deserted except for a few workers heading off to their jobs. At 2:00 in the afternoon until 5 or 6pm, the streets once again become barren. The entire city takes a “siesta” while they eat their large lunch and rest during the hottest part of the day. Only a few shops stay open for the tourist trade. The stores then open at 6 and stay open until around 9. The people would stay out until all hours of the evening and head off to bed around 2 or 3am. No matter how we tried, we never got used to the schedule. This was the hardest part of visiting Spain. Food: I found the eating times in Spain to be very interesting. You could find a very light breakfast of a croissant or pastry with juice or coffee around 9am. We actually saw some Spaniards having...
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...[Spain Map]Espana Facts/Information- El nombre en español de España es España.- El idioma español se habla en muchas áreas del mundo debido a la temprana influencia del Imperio Español.- Se cree que los humanos modernos llegaron por primera vez en España hace unos 32.000 años.- 206 aC Hispania pasa a formar parte del Imperio Romano. Roma gobierna desde hace 500 años.- Los Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992 se celebraron en Barcelona.- La industria del turismo español es uno de los más grandes del mundo, con lo que en miles de millones de euros en la economía española. | | | EspanaBrief HistoryEspaña, originalmente habitado por los celtas, iberos y vascos, pasó a formar parte del Imperio Romano en el año 206 aC, cuando fue conquistada por Escipión el Africano. En el año 412, el líder bárbaro visigodo Ataúlfo cruzó los Pirineos y gobernó España, por primera vez en el nombre del emperador romano y luego de forma independiente. En el año 711, los musulmanes bajo Tariq entraron España desde África y dentro de unos años completaron la subyugación del país.Major City’s/CapitalLa Capital: [Madrid][2,824,000] Una Ciudad: [Barcelona][1,454,000] Una Ciudad: [Valencia][736,000] | | | | | | | [España] | “Espana” “Espana” “Espana” | | Oceanográfico de Valencia: Usted puede ver la maravillosa arquitectura, como el trabajo de dos arquitectos españoles de prestigio internacional: Santiago Calatrava con el Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía (Ópera), Hemisfèric (Imax y Full...
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...Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia, a region in the north eastern part of Spain bordering France. When in Barcelona, you will realise that most local information guides and signposts contain three languages: English, Spanish and Catalan which is mostly spoken amongst the locals. Due to its history, Catalan would first appear to be a mix of Spanish and French, but is actually not quite any of the two. This perfectly captures the essence of the city. From its architecture, its food culture and even the overall ambience of the city (which feels like a movie set at times), Barcelona is a metropolitan mix of different cultures but still unique in its own way. The playground of Antoni Gaudi Catalonia is extremely proud of its sons and daughters and Barcelona is most well known as the playground of Antoni Gaudi who designed the La Sagrada Familia, a huge Roman Catholic church that has been under construction for over a century and is the iconic, must-see attraction of Barcelona. Many of Gaudi's other works in Barcelona have also been included as UNESCO World Heritage Sites and while all of his works are uniquely beautiful in their own right, the Casa Batlló (pronounced Ba-T-Yo) is, in this humble traveller's opinion, in a league of its own. Casa Batlló was once a private residence owned by the wealthy Batlló family but has since been opened for public viewing. Without giving too much away, the house features surreal exterior and interior designs (such as the windows which resemble opera...
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...000. Nearly 90 percent of the Pakistinians are males. Today in Barcelona there is one specific area where they have settled, Ciutat Vella. A main reason that there are so many other Middle Easterners in Spain is that it was a stopping point for them on there way to Europe. Many of these people do not have jobs. Some of them do and they are often construction workers or house workers. They rarely are owners of anything. There are many tourist attractions in Spain due to all of the previous inhabitants. One of them is the La Sagrada Familia Church. This church was designed by Antoni Gaudi. This is Barcelona’s top tourist attraction. More than 3 million tourist come to take a look at this piece of history. The inside was finished in 2012 but the outside is still under construction. The builders would like it to be finished in 2026 so it could be the 100th anniversary of Gaudi’s death. Gaudi was involved in a tragic death being hit by a train. Another very famous attraction in the city of Barcelona is Picasso Museum. This museum is all about the life of Pablo Picasso. Who is said to be the world’s most famous painter. He was not born in Barcelona but he spent his main years here, 1895 - 1904. The museum does not have all of his famous pieces of work but it has a very creative selection of art. One of the most known things about Barcelona is its futbol. A major attraction to many tourists is Futbol Club Barcelona or FC Barcelona. Camp Nou Stadium is a must visit if...
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...Barcelona the city of my dream Barcelona is the city of my dreams and I hope to have the opportunity to visit this it. This city is best place for tourism because of its monument, climate and soccer. First and foremost, Barcelona can be described as an ancient city in Spain, rich in civilization. There are lots of memorials in its museum, covering the most of the historic events. You can enjoy its monuments too. Barcelona has been well-known by its historic buildings. There are lots of eye-catching structures visible throughout the city. Many famous architects have displayed their abilities by developing amazing buildings and make it be one of the most interesting cities for tourism interested in monuments like me. Second, Barcelona enjoys a Mediterranean climate with mild- cool winter and warm summer suitable for sunbathing. It has several beaches around the city. Snowfalls are not prevalent in the city but those are common on the outskirts of the city. its humid weather is so pleasant and often producing no rain. It is a sunny city and suitable for me to travel. Last but not least, Barcelona has a long sporting tradition specially soccer. FC Barcelona is a sport club best known worldwide for its soccer team and I am one of its dedicated fans. Messi, who is chosen as the best soccer player in the world, is playing in this team. "camp nou" is FC Barcelona stadium and lots of matches will be held in there every year. Being in "camp nou" and seeing...
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...FIBA Mundial de Baloncesto en España Baloncesto: EE.UU. el único que puede con España (http://www.cosasdedeportes.es/baloncesto-eeuu-unico-puede-espana/) Tenis – Top 10 ATP Fernando Verdasco Rafael Nadal David Ferrer Formula 1 Fernando Alonso Comida • Mercado La Boqueria en Barcelona Comida • Marisco y pescado Comida • Paella y Arroz Comida • Tortilla Comida • Jamón Playas Playas Fiestas - Semana Santa Fiestas - San Fermin Fiestas - Fallas de Valencia Fiestas - Hogueras de San Juan Fiestas - Tomatina Fiestas - Moros y Cristianos Fiestas- Los toros Musica y Danza • Flamenco Arte y Arquitectura • Madrid – La capital Arte y Arquitectura • Gaudí y Barcelona Arte y Arquitectura • Sevilla Arte y Arquitectura • Valencia y el moderno Arte y Arquitectura • Picasso en el Museu Reina Sofia •...
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