Casa Bloc

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Casa Bloc

Workers' architecture

Passeig Torres i Bages 91-105
Barcelona, Barcelona 08030

This building was designed by Catalan architect Josep Lluís Sert, from Vic—the town with the reputation for being the most Catalan of all towns. Sert belonged to a group called GATEPAC (Spanish Group of Architects and Technicians for the Architectural Revolution), which, as the name implies, was quite radical. The building is a good example of their principles, as it attempts to open up in such as way that it seems to seek out the sun and fresh air, providing a wide horizon for workers' dwellings.

Review © 2009, Wcities

Casa Bloc Photo: Steven Nickells