The Barcelona GATCPAC. A Tour of Avant-Garde Architecture
The Barcelona GATCPAC. A Tour of Avant-Garde Architecture is an itinerary through Sant Gervasi that allows viewers to discover the development of architecture throughout the twentieth century and set it against the backdrop of the key events that unfolded on the political, social, cultural and artistic fronts in Barcelona.
Ever since the mid-nineteenth century, Sant Gervasi has been a well-to-do neighbourhood in the city. The opening of the Barcelona-Sarrià railroad line in 1863 led the bourgeois families living downtown to build their summer homes with gardens in this area.
Later on, well into the twentieth century, members of those families' younger generations, many of whom were independent professionals (doctors, engineers, architects, etc.) moved into the neighbourhood permanently. These young people included a large part of the members of the GATCPAC (the Group of Catalan Architects and Technicians for the Progress of Contemporary Architecture), who were responsible for introducing modern architecture into Catalonia, such as Josep Lluís Sert and Germán Rodríguez Arias.
Many of the modern residential projects that they built during the 1930s, such as Casa López on Carrer Muntaner or Casa Rodríguez Arias on Via Augusta, are located in Sant Gervasi.
Designed and led by El globus vermell
Duration
2 h
Place
Neighbourhood of Sant Gervasi. Meeting point: Plaça Molina (Joan Maragall monument)
Dates
Sunday, 12 and 19 May 2019 at 11 am
Maximum group size
17 people
Ages
Adults
Price
General admission: €10 / person
Friends of the Fundació: €5 / person
Reservations
Activity in Catalan or Spanish. Group tours available in English.
To check availability and prices, contact booking(ELIMINAR)@fmirobcn.org
