architecture

Bionic architecture, which in the works of Zaha Hadid looks like the embodiment of futurism, actually traces its roots back to the 19th century - to the works of Antoni Gaudí. He made a radical break from classical architecture, sculpting complex structures that echoed the organic lines of nature.
Take a look at the facades of Casa Milà (1912), and you can clearly read the structure of a spine; in its columns, the branches and trunks of trees seem to converge. Gaudí believed that nature had already discovered the most efficient way to distribute loads - in the anatomy of animals and plants.

📍Casa Milà. Pg. de Gràcia, 92, L'Eixample, Barcelona, Spain

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I live in Valencia and occasionally visit Barcelona. Of course, I'm familiar with all of Gaudí's works, but this was my first time at Casa Batlló. As for the house itself, I'm certainly impressed by Gaudí's genius and the work of the restorers, who had to use scalpels to remove layers of paint to reveal the original paint on the walls.

Congratulations! Living in Barcelona and not visiting Gaudi’s buildings is like not truly living in Barcelona 😄Did anything about this building surprise you, or was it exactly as you expected?

Finally, today I found myself inside this building for the first time! I've wanted to go there for a long time; I'm in awe of Gaudi's genius.

Beautiful! I am a huge fan of Antoni Gaudí’s work