Comparative Analysis Materials: Wright Characteristics: Materials: c •inward orientation •brick over •Catalan mosaic work (trencadis) PARK GÜELL e Ü d •interconnected spaces p •stone Both Sites are located within an urban city. Parc G ell •concrete blocks a s is situated in an area known as Muntanya Pelada (Bald Mountain), in the •symmetrical commercial buildings Antoni Gaudi, Barcelona, Spain 1900-1914 s •ceramic tiles Function: a G g •brick Salut neighbourhood in the district of Gracia. Midway Gardens was built •mysterious entrance sequence re e •music pavilion + stage •dance floors e s Function: k in a 600’ by 600’ •organization around major and minor axis T e •orginally designed to be a popular entertainment district near the Columbian Exposition of 1893. •central axis not expressed on the main facade •terraced summer gardens •courtyards h ntra e n •an indoor lobby •two belvederes a ce residential complex •corner entrances obscured bilateral symmetry t r s •cigar concession stands •arcades e ta •public park Parc G Üell and Midway •series of horizontal planes and opposing vertical Larkin Building i r n •two sunken gardnes + pools •promenades s •Gaudi’s father repurposed into io projections Gardens were influced by . Gaudi il nature v •cantilevered balconies •club + tavern a Casa Museu Gaudi p •horizontal eaves and balconies expressed it through the organic and biomorphic c •functional benches serve as ic define the space olum forms, like the sinuous paths. In addition, he integrated the urban park s n u ro railings and viewing plataform around and below them o into m m •pavilions functions as service the landscape by altering the surroundings as little as possible. center and concierge’s res- Wright, on the other hand, expressed nature by dence. making it the cener point of the inward facing scheme. sun ken g corner a of w rd The open spaces shared the use of in e ent ornamentation. Gaudi t n ranc er e Layout: decorated g pa a v rd i “The layout of the park implies with the use of colorful sculptures, various “trencadis” “What was meant to be a li e o n n an allegorial journey as figures and a variety of other residential paradise in the s

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•sweeping organic forms rr “ ...this magical ‘city by the sea’ had walls and towers that girdled its ‘garden brights,’ where patrons could a n c dervied from nature e d choose among a variety of delights- indoor or outdoor dining, serious or casual listening, private club or public f •characteristic cross a c tavern.” a

•ornamental d •fantastical e •biomorphic Casa Battlo Sagrada Familia •catenary arches formed by natural gravity MIDWAY GARDENS Sources: Kruty, Paul. “Frank and Midway Gardens.” : University of Illinois Press, 1998. •tree-like columns Artigas, Isabel. “Antoni Gaudi: Complete Works.” China: Taschen GmbH, 2007. Andrea Camargo & Rosinerva Herrera // Arch 382 - History of Arch IV // Building Analysis , Chicago, IL 1913 Kliczkowski, H. “Complete Works Gaudi.” Barcelona: Paco Asensio, 2003.