Casa Milá

building, Barcelona, Spain

Also known as: La Pedrera

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Casa Milà, also known as La Pedrera, is a distinctive apartment building in Barcelona, Spain, designed by the renowned Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí. Constructed between 1906 and 1912, it showcases Gaudí's unique architectural style, characterized by organic forms, undulating facades, and innovative structural solutions. The building's nickname, "La Pedrera" (the stone quarry), refers to its unconventional, quarry-like exterior. Gaudí employed his "equilibrated" structural system, allowing the building to stand without internal bracing or external buttressing. Casa Milà is celebrated for its sculptural rooftop chimneys and its integration of art and architecture, reflecting Gaudí's deep connection to nature and his distinctive approach to design.12

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…notably the facade; and the Casa Milà (1906–12), the several floors of which are structured like clusters of tile lily pads with steel-beam veins. As was so often his practice, he designed the two buildings, in their shapes and surfaces, as metaphors of the mountainous and maritime character of Catalonia.
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…notably the facade; and the Casa Milà (1906–12), the several floors of which are structured like clusters of tile lily pads with steel-beam veins. As was so often his practice, he designed the two buildings, in their shapes and surfaces, as metaphors of the mountainous and maritime character of Catalonia.
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