Antoni Gaudí

Dàlia Adillon brings the life and work of the modernist architect Antoni Gaudí (Reus, 1852 - Barcelona, 1926) to the pages of a picture book that introduces children to the world of culture, art and architecture. His birthplace and his family setting, his personal history and his professional legacy, until the accident that caused his death, are the episodes narrated in this work, with a short and simple text. The book explores the role of nature in Gaudi’s work, and how it marked his organic, geometric and voluminous style in the design of Parc Güell, La Pedrera, Casa Batlló and the Sagrada Família, represented by Dàlia Adillon.

"Originality consists of returning to the origin," said Gaudí, who always searched for inspiration in nature. This album highlights the importance of the natural environment, revealing Gaudí’s skill as an observer, and introduces him as a naturalist, an architect-gardener who contributed towards making Barcelona a greener, livelier city.

This book allows readers to appreciate his work and invites them to walk - physically or virtually, acting as a tourist guide - through the streets and squares of Barcelona, following the route drawn in the endpapers, where Dàlia Adillon marks the location of the main buildings created by Gaudí.