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A tribute to Gaudí

Hi folks, a few months ago, this blog displayed two drawings made by Kendra, a little girl ten years old. This time I want to introduce another artist: her aunt Mercè. In my opinion this is a wonderful embroidery that recreates the fantastic architecture of Gaudí. Congrats cherished!

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By Benois, Aleksandr Nikoláyevich - Into the Peterhof Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia

By Benois, Aleksandr Nikoláyevich – Into the Peterhof Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia

By Grace, Oliver - The main entrance of an irish palace

By Grace, Oliver – The main entrance of an irish palace

By Schiele, Egon - The blue garment

By Schiele, Egon – The blue garment

By Linnell, John - A wall clock and chimney into a parlor

By Linnell, John – A wall clock and chimney into a parlor

By Blechen, Karl - Gothic church ruins

By Blechen, Karl – Gothic church ruins

By Grunert, K. - The corner of a palace seen in profile

By Grunert, K. – The corner of a palace seen in profile

By Singer Sargent - A fountain with three cherubs

By Singer Sargent – A fountain with three cherubs

By Baudry, Ambrose - A huge chimney in a gallery

By Baudry, Ambrose – A huge chimney in a gallery

By anonymous author of 18th century - A project of an habitable elephant fountain for the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris

By anonymous author of 18th century – A project of an habitable elephant fountain for the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris

By Veldeman, Guillaume - A house in a district of Brussels

By Veldeman, Guillaume – A house in a district of Brussels

By Rossi, Aldo - Watchtower with a weathercock

By Rossi, Aldo – Watchtower with a weathercock

By myself - The communications tower in Montjuïc. Illustration for a map cover

By myself – The communications tower in Montjuïc. Illustration for a map cover

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By Egneus, D. - The parlor of the green ceiling lamp

By Egneus, D. – The parlor of the green ceiling lamp

By Boullée, Étienne-L. - Inside of a library

By Boullée, Étienne-L. – Inside of a library

By Ruskin, John - The detail of a venetian arch

By Ruskin, John – The detail of a venetian arch

By Burnacini, Ludovico O. - The Opera Cortina. Vienna

By Burnacini, Ludovico O. – The Opera Cortina. Vienna

By Singer Sargent The inlaid stone pavement in Basilica San Marco

By Singer Sargent – The inlaid stone pavement in Basilica San Marco

By Wenceslaus Hollar - Prospect drawing of a choir in a chapel with the location for a great organ

By Wenceslaus Hollar – Prospect drawing of a choir in a chapel with the location for a great organ

By Dam, Jaap Van - A view of a vacated cabaret

By Dam, Jaap Van – A view of a vacated cabaret

By Challe, Charles, M. A. - Architectural fantasy with a pyramidal mausoleum

By Challe, Charles, M. A. – Architectural fantasy with a pyramidal mausoleum

By Vassé, François A. - Frontal view of a chapel in the inner of the Cathedral of of Notre-Dame

By Vassé, François A. – Frontal view of a chapel in the inner of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame

By Wagner, Otto - Study for a temple

By Wagner, Otto – Study for a temple

By Dickinson, P. - Industrial architecture

By Dickinson, P. – Industrial architecture

By Hartmann, Víktor Aleksándrovich - Design for the Naval department of Russia's pavilion at the Vienna World Fair. 1873

By Hartmann, Víktor Aleksándrovich – Design for the Naval department of Russia’s pavilion at the Vienna World Fair. 1873

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By Rossi, Aldo - Study of assorted buildings

By Rossi, Aldo – Study of assorted buildings

By Whistler, J. A. McNeill - Studies of windows

By Whistler, J. A. McNeill – Studies of windows

By Chernikhov, Iakov - Draft for an skyscraper

By Chernikhov, Iakov – Draft for an skyscraper

By Bernini, Gian Lorenzo - Design of the belfry for St Peter

By Bernini, Gian Lorenzo – Design of the belfry for St Peter

By Gropius, W, and  Bayer, H. - Director's office of the State Bauhaus

By Gropius, W, and Bayer, H. – Director’s office of the State Bauhaus

By Eiffel, Gustave - Original draft of a basis for his tower in Paris

By Eiffel, Gustave – Original draft of a basis for his tower in Paris

By Vaudoyer, Antoine L. T. - A section of the design for an spherical palace

By Vaudoyer, Antoine L. T. – A section of the design for an spherical palace

By Busch, Wilhelm - My chamber in Wiedensahl

By Busch, Wilhelm – My chamber in Wiedensahl

By Singer Sargent - A partial view of the church St Mary della Salute

By Singer Sargent – A partial view of the church St Mary della Salute

By Piano, Renzo - Original sketch for Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church

By Piano, Renzo – Original sketch for Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church

By Bison, Giuseppe Bernardino - Design for hallways

By Bison, Giuseppe Bernardino – Design for hallways

By Hockney - The living-room

By Hockney – The living-room

By Metzelaar, J.F. - Arnhem's prison. Cellulaire gevangenis. Netherlands

By Metzelaar, J.F. – Arnhem’s prison. Cellulaire gevangenis. Netherlands

By Van der Rohe, Mies - a draft for a country house

By Van der Rohe, Mies – a draft for a country house

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By Beaton, Cecil - View of a parlor

By Beaton, Cecil – View of a parlor

By Torelli, Giacomo - Set design for an act of Andromède as performed at the Petit-Bourbon

By Torelli, Giacomo – Set design for an act of Andromède as performed at the Petit-Bourbon

By Wright, Frank Lloyd - An sketch of the new yorker museum Guggenheim

By Wright, Frank Lloyd – An sketch of the new yorker museum Guggenheim

By Van der Rohe - Three sketches of profiles to set a design of an armchair

By Van der Rohe – Three sketches of profiles to set a design of an armchair

By Mackintosh - Buffet with pottery

By Mackintosh – Buffet with pottery

By Chiarini, M. and Giovannini, G. M. - An inner's design for a banquet

By Chiarini, M. and Giovannini, G. M. – An inner’s design for a banquet

By Chernikhov, Iakov - Design for a set of buildings

By Chernikhov, Iakov – Design for a set of buildings

By Walraven, Maurits - Fountain design for a courtyard of a palace

By Walraven, Maurits – Fountain design for a courtyard of a palace

By Taraval, L. G. - Design of three couches

By Taraval, L. G. – Design of three couches

By Aalto, Alvar - Villa Mairea sketch

By Aalto, Alvar – Villa Mairea sketch

By Le Duc, Viollet - Palais de Poitiers, elevation of the facade

By Le Duc, Viollet – Palais de Poitiers, elevation of the facade

By Wagner, Otto - Design and plan for a villa

By Wagner, Otto – Design and plan for a villa

By Wren, Christopher - Study of the dome of St Paul's Cathedral, London

By Wren, Christopher – Study of the dome of St Paul’s Cathedral, London

By Adam, Robert - Headfort House, eating parlor, chimney piece

By Adam, Robert – Headfort House, eating parlor, chimney piece

By Sargent, J. S. - A watercolor sketch about a facade in Venice

By Sargent, J. S. – A watercolor sketch about a facade in Venice

By Ferriss, Hugh - Sketch of a street with skyscrapers

By Ferriss, Hugh – Sketch of a street with skyscrapers

By Hurtré, Émile - Peacocks, cranes, pumpkins and sunflowers on a design for a wall decoration

By Hurtré, Émile – Peacocks, cranes, pumpkins and sunflowers on a design for a wall decoration

By Rossi, Aldo - Città Verticale (Vertical city)

By Rossi, Aldo – Città Verticale (Vertical city)

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By Sargent, John Singer - Bedroom window

By Sargent, John Singer – Bedroom window

By Utzon, Jørn - The Opera in Sidney

By Utzon, Jørn – The Opera in Sidney

By Dam, Jaap Van - The red living room

By Dam, Jaap Van – The red living room

By Chernikhov, Iakov - A project for a bridge. The called 'Soviet Gothic'

By Chernikhov, Iakov – A project for a bridge. The called ‘Soviet Gothic’

By Troost, Albert B. - Colored drawing of the new orphanage

By Troost, Albert B. – Colored drawing of the new orphanage

By Van der Rohe, Mies - The Farnsworth House in Plano. Illinois

By Van der Rohe, Mies – The Farnsworth House in Plano. Illinois

By Christo - Wrapped Reichstag (Project for Berlin)

By Christo – Wrapped Reichstag (Project for Berlin)

By Aalto, Alvar - Sketch for a summer house in Noormarkku. Finland

By Aalto, Alvar – Sketch for a summer house in Noormarkku. Finland

By Labrouste, Henri - Project of cenotaph in memory of Jean-François de Galaup comte de Lapérouse

By Labrouste, Henri – Project of cenotaph in memory of Jean-François de Galaup comte de Lapérouse

By Taraval, Louis Gustave - Triumphal Arch with the Royal Swedish Coat of Arms

By Taraval, Louis Gustave – Triumphal Arch with the Royal Swedish Coat of Arms

By Adam, Robert - Headfort House. The foyer

By Adam, Robert – Headfort House. The foyer

By Borromini, Francesco - Barberini's Palace

By Borromini, Francesco – Barberini’s Palace

By Rossi, Aldo - Architectural fantasy dedicated to Francesco Moschini

By Rossi, Aldo – Architectural fantasy dedicated to Francesco Moschini

By Ferriss, Hugh - Dam

By Ferriss, Hugh – Dam

By Viollet-le-Duc - The church of Sainte Madeleine of Vézelay before restoration

By Viollet-le-Duc – The church of Sainte Madeleine of Vézelay before restoration

By Michelangelo - Sketch for the Medici Chapel. San Lorenzo. Florence

By Michelangelo – Sketch for the Medici Chapel. San Lorenzo. Florence

By Moneo, Rafael - National Museum of Roman Art of Mérida. Spain (low angle)

By Moneo, Rafael – National Museum of Roman Art of Mérida. Spain (low angle)

By Saran, Richard - Design of a house

By Saran, Richard – Design of a house

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By Dufy, Raoul -  Diaphanous indoor

By Dufy, Raoul – Diaphanous indoor

By Van der Rohe, L. M. - Office building project  for the 'Friedrich Street' of Berlin

By Van der Rohe, L. M. – Office building project for the ‘Friedrich Street’ of Berlin

By Dam, Jaap Van - Ornate door

By Dam, Jaap Van – Ornate door

By Wagner, Otto - Sketch for a gate

By Wagner, Otto – Sketch for a gate

By Rossi, Aldo - Draft of buildings with red flags

By Rossi, Aldo – Draft of buildings with red flags

By Borromini - Details ornamentation

By Borromini – Details ornamentation

By Khakhar, Bhupen - The chair of the living-room

By Khakhar, Bhupen – The chair of the living-room

By Sargent, J. Singer - Study of a porch

By Sargent, J. Singer – Study of a porch

By Viollet-le-Duc, Eugène - Draft of building for a market

By Viollet-le-Duc, Eugène – Draft of building for a market

By Peacay - Door of a church in Paris

By Peacay – Door of a church in Paris

By Boullée, Etienne L. - Opera house, cross section of stage and Auditorium

By Boullée, Etienne L. – Opera house, cross section of stage and Auditorium

By Aalto, Alvar - Untitled

By Aalto, Alvar – Untitled

By Adam, Robert - Design of a chimney

By Adam, Robert – Design of a chimney

By Ferriss, Hugh - Urban view of a refuge

By Ferriss, Hugh – Urban view of a refuge

By Paine, James - Mansion in Wiltshire

By Paine, James – Mansion in Wiltshire

By Torelli, Jacopo - Scenography

By Torelli, Jacopo – Scenography

By Lequeu, Jean-Jacques - Icehouse

By Lequeu, Jean-Jacques – Icehouse

By Hadid, Dame Zaha M. - Unknown title

By Hadid, Dame Zaha M. – Unknown title

By Labrouste, Henri - Fortress

By Labrouste, Henri – Fortress

By Wren, Christopher - Plan for St Paul's Cathedral

By Wren, Christopher – Plan for St Paul’s Cathedral

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By Rossi, Aldo - Living room with Milan's Duomo on background

By Rossi, Aldo – Living room with Milan’s Duomo on background

By Ferriss, Hugh - An architectural fantasy

By Ferriss, Hugh – An architectural fantasy

By Gropius, W. - A house

By Gropius, W. – A house

By Adler, Friedrich - Door and window of a building in Munich

By Adler, Friedrich – Door and window of a building in Munich

By Chernikhov, Iakov - Fantasy draft of a russian  architecht of Constructivism

By Chernikhov, Iakov – Fantasy draft of a russian architecht of Constructivism

By Lloyd Wright, F. - Design a building with terraces

By Lloyd Wright, F. – Design a building with terraces

By Dalí, S. - Tower of fantasy

By Dalí, S. – Tower of fantasy

By Mies Van der Rohe, L. - Building project in Berlin

By Mies Van der Rohe, L. – Building project in Berlin

By Hejduk, John - Unknown title

By Hejduk, John – Unknown title

By Gehry, Frank - Untitled

By Gehry, Frank – Untitled

By Sell Cotman, J. - Entry of an hermitage

By Sell Cotman, J. – Entry of an hermitage

By Puig i Cadafalch, J. - Design for a church in Argentina

By Puig i Cadafalch, J. – Design for a church in Argentina

By Piano, Renzo - A draft to a school

By Piano, Renzo – A draft to a school

By Bernini - Plan and elevation of the bell tower demolished in Vatican

By Bernini – Plan and elevation of the bell tower demolished in Vatican

By Ruskin, John - The Palazzo Ducale in Venice

By Ruskin, John – The Palazzo Ducale in Venice

By Aalto, Alvar - Sketches for a famous house in Noormarkku, Finland

By Aalto, Alvar – Sketches for a famous house in Noormarkku, Finland

By Lloyd Wright, F. - Inner with a statuette of Venus de Milo

By Lloyd Wright, F. – Inner with a statuette of Venus de Milo

By Meheut, Mathurin - Abode

By Meheut, Mathurin – Abode

By Isozaki, Arata - A project for a building

By Isozaki, Arata – A project for a building

By Krasilnikov, Nikolai - Water tank

By Krasilnikov, Nikolai – Water tank

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By Friedrich - German Hilda Abbey

By Friedrich – German Hilda Abbey

By Van de Venne, A.- Prince's bedroom

By Van de Venne, A.- Prince’s bedroom

By Warnsinck, I. -  Blueprint for the construction of an orphanage

By Warnsinck, I. – Blueprint for the construction of an orphanage

By anonymous french author of 19th - Triumphal arch

By anonymous french author of 19th – Triumphal arch

By Godwin, E. W. - Tite street in Chelsea. London

By Godwin, E. W. – Tite street in Chelsea. London

By Piranesi - Villa Adriana at Tivoli. The Teatro Marittimo. Rome

By Piranesi – Villa Adriana at Tivoli. The Teatro Marittimo. Rome

By Gramatté, Walter - Living-room

By Gramatté, Walter – Living-room

By Petitot, Ennemond A. - Inner of a temple for homages

By Petitot, Ennemond A. – Inner of a temple for homages

By Troost, A. B.- Project for an old building in Sneek. Holland

By Troost, A. B.- Project for an old building in Sneek. Holland

By Danckerts, Cornelis - Facade of a house

By Danckerts, Cornelis – Facade of a house

By Holland, Henry - Inside Drury Lane Theatre

By Holland, Henry – Inside Drury Lane Theatre

By Michelangelo - Design of an ornate ark with a cupid

By Michelangelo – Design of an ornate ark with a cupid

By Delacroix - Inner courtyard of an arab building

By Delacroix – Inner courtyard of an arab building

By Schwechten, Franz - Railway station. Saxony

By Schwechten, Franz – Railway station. Saxony

By Wendel,  J. C. - Dutch church of 18th century

By Wendel, J. C. – Dutch church of 18th century

By Altdorfer - A majestic building to depict a biblical scene

By Altdorfer – A majestic building to depict a biblical scene

By Adam, Robert - The main staircase of the palace house of 20 Portman Square in London

By Adam, Robert – The main staircase of the palace house of 20 Portman Square in London

By Lewis, J. Frederick - Inside a large oriel of a building in Granada. Spain

By Lewis, J. Frederick – Inside a large oriel of a building in Granada. Spain

By Guardi, F. - Architectural whim

By Guardi, F. – Architectural whim

By Dam, J. Van - Decoration of a hallway

By Dam, J. Van – Decoration of a hallway

By Brancusi - Temple

By Brancusi – Temple

By myself - Jean Nouvel's Agbar Tower in Barcelona. Night view

By myself – Jean Nouvel’s Agbar Tower in Barcelona. Night view

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By Dam, Jaap Van - Design for a room

By Dam, Jaap Van – Design for a room

By Metzelaar, J.F. - Rear of the cantonal court in Tiel. Netherlands

By Metzelaar, J.F. – Rear of the cantonal court in Tiel. Netherlands

By Bauer, Wilhelm Cornelis - Temple

By Bauer, Wilhelm Cornelis – Temple

By Borromini - Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza. Rome

By Borromini – Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza. Rome

By Rieth, Otto - Design for a lighthouse

By Rieth, Otto – Design for a lighthouse

By Canaletto - Project with perron inside Doge's Palace

By Canaletto – Project with perron inside Doge’s Palace

By Michelangelo - Details of columns

By Michelangelo – Details of columns

By Eberson, J. - San Francisco's bridge, detail

By Eberson, J. – San Francisco’s bridge, detail

By Ruskin, John - Sarcophagus topped by an imposing equestrian statue. Verona

By Ruskin, John – Sarcophagus topped by an imposing equestrian statue. Verona

By Perrault, Claude - Studies after Vitruvius

By Perrault, Claude – Studies after Vitruvius

By Canistris, O.- Antique Basilica of San Michele in Pavia. Italy

By Canistris, O.- Antique Basilica of San Michele in Pavia. Italy

By Berlage, H.P. - Chair diamond worker union. Amsterdam

By Berlage, H.P. – Chair diamond worker union. Amsterdam

By Knobelsdorff, G. W. Von - A pavilion for the summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, in Potsdam

By Knobelsdorff, G. W. Von – A pavilion for the summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, in Potsdam

By Hopper - Study of lights and shadows inside a house

By Hopper – Study of lights and shadows inside a house

By Palladio, Andrea - Sketch with calculations of the Round Temple for a Goddess. Rome

By Palladio, Andrea – Sketch with calculations of the Round Temple for a Goddess. Rome

By anonymous author of 18th century - A cross section of the interior of Theatre The Panthonin. Place du Carrousel Paris

By anonymous author of 18th century – A cross section of the interior of Theatre The Panthonin. Place du Carrousel Paris

By Brouard - The Castle for Madame de Pompadour in Meudon. France

By Brouard – The Castle for Madame de Pompadour in Meudon. France

By Troost, Albert B. - Architectural studies

By Troost, Albert B. – Architectural studies

By Cano, Alonso - Detail of a side of a  frontispiece

By Cano, Alonso – Detail of a side of a frontispiece

By Scamozzi, Vincenzo - Studio of the Sabbioneta Theatre

By Scamozzi, Vincenzo – Studio of the Sabbioneta Theatre

By H.Meyer & Wittwer - Project for the headquarters of the League of Nations in Geneva

By H.Meyer & Wittwer – Project for the headquarters of the League of Nations in Geneva

By Rietveld, Gerrit - Sketch of The Beugelstoel Chair of De Stijl

By Rietveld, Gerrit – Sketch of The Beugelstoel Chair of De Stijl

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