Antoni Gaudí merged Orientalism, natural forms, and new materials into a unique aesthetic that put Barcelona on the global architecture map.

The life of Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926) was full of complexity and contradictions. As a young man he joined the Catalonian nationalist movement and was critical of the church; toward the end of his life he devoted himself completely to the construction of one single spectacular church, La Sagrada Família. In his youth, he courted a glamorous social life and the demeanor of a dandy. By the time of his death in a tram accident on the streets of Barcelona, his clothes were so shabby that passersby assumed he was a beggar.

Explore Gaudi's residential, religious, and public projects, his crafting extraordinary constructions out of minute and mesmerizing details, transforming fantastical visions into realities on the city streets.