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Nearly a century later, the Sagrada Familia remains a work in progress—a dream of spires and ornate facades rising hundreds of feet above downtown Barcelona, drawing the eyes of millions every year.
The extraordinary building is Antoni Gaudi’s epic endeavor.
Gaudi understood that the natural world is rife with curved forms, not straight lines. He believed in the beautiful efficiency of natural engineering and said that the best way to honor God is to design buildings based on the work of nature.
Antoni Gaudi grew up fascinated by geometry and the natural wonders of the countryside. He eventually forged his own style — a synthesis of neo-Gothic, art nouveau, and Eastern elements. For him, form and function were inseparable, and nothing is art if it does not come from natural world.
Gaudi was a tightrope walker on the line bridging art and science.
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