Analyzing the Architecture of Antonio Gaudí with Reference to Art Nouveau Style: An Inspiration from Nature

Abstract

Art Nouveau was a global movement that began in the early 1890s and combined two of the most powerful elements in the world: art and nature. Although these two have been associated from the beginning of time, Art Nouveau's significance and impact are far above any earlier attempts. Worldwide, artwork, sculpture, architecture, pottery, and furniture all exhibited this new style. Although there were many supporters and benefactors of Art Nouveau, only a select handful achieved the recognition and distinction of Antoni Gaudí. Sustainability and bio-education have been the hottest topics in the globe today. Hence, providing everyone with a search box for a solution. Let's take a look at the natural world around us, which is a never-ending source of lessons in effectiveness and a never-ending source of architectural inspiration. Moreover, what we actually need is learning, not just inspiration, which comes in second. As a result, and particularly for us as architects, it is within our power and duty to address sustainability in this plot — the architecture — with which we have been entrusted. The paper explores Antonio Gaudí’s philosophies and works, the effectiveness, the bio-learning, the self-sufficiency of nature, and other specific lessons that can be extracted from nature in order to be applied to architecture and to human life itself in order to help understand these inspirations from nature. The masterpieces by Gaudí reveal what made him special: his faultless exploitation of nature, extremely religiously inspired design, and unheard-of modernism. This combination not only helped Gaudí become famous around the world, but it also helped Art Nouveau become one of the most significant trends in art and architectural history.