La Mansana de la Discòrdia ("The Block of Discord") is a publication which, by way of six articles along with photos, plans and documents, reveals different formerly unknown aspects of the buildings
that comprise the Mansana (apple or city block) of Discord, that block on Passeig de Gracia in Barcelona where three of the most representative buildings of Catalan Modernisme are
sited: Casa Lleo Morera by Lluis Domenech i Montaner, Casa Amatller by Josep Puig i Cadafalch and Casa Batllo by Antoni Gaudi. Two further buildings complete the collection: Casa
Comas by Enric Sagnier and Casa Bonet by Marcel?li Coquillat, along more conservative lines. All these buildings were erected by master builders before being remodelled by architects. This block thereby went from having the uniform appearance of other blocks to one of the most daring in the new Barcelona.
Various authors, 2015 / La Mansana de la Discòrdia
GRUP DE RECERCA, HISTÒRIA, ARQUITECTURA I DISSENY, UNIVERSITAT INTERNACIONAL DE CATALUNYA, BARCELONA
230 pp., 26 x 21 cm, 65 black and white illustrations. Trilingual edition in Catalan, Spanish and English
Available in paperback / Euros15
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