Gaudi's bee : the symbolism of love within his architecture / Teresa Vidal Peig ; [pròleg de Daniel Giralt-Miracle]
Vidal Peig, TeresaBarcelona : Editorial Mediterrània, 2025
44 p. : il. ; 24 cm
Bibliografia. Conté: Prologue: Gaudí, love and the bee / Daniel Giralt-Miracle -- Introduction. A great strong hypothesis -- A young architect -- Mataró, the cooperative and Gaudí -- The Cooperativ flag's design -- Gaudi's bee -- Influences on later work - 1882 - under construction. La Sagrada Familia -- 1885-1889. Palau Güell -- 1900-1910. Park Güell -- 1905-1907. Casa Batlló -- 1906-1910. Casa Milà -- A genius driven by the love of work.
ISBN 9788410478374
In this work, the author invites us to rediscover Gaudí and his work from an unexpected perspective: the intimate imaginary of the architect.Through this guide that combines rigour and interpretation, the au-tora explores the personal origins of the genius - his youth, his student years, his first projects - to reveal how that imaginary first influenced his works.The tour discovers the symbolic importance of a key figure: his "bee", metaphor for a discrete love that, according to this look, goes through his architecture as a persistent tribute. Rethinking the influences and origins of the genius and giving it a new vision, sensitive under the armour of the work, will be the premises that make a global reinterpretation of Gaudí and his work. (Editorial).
