Session 5. Antoni Gaudí and Julián García Nuñez (June 1)

“From Rogent to Jujol” is a series of conferences on Catalan architects that will be held at the Torre de la Creu de Sant Joan Despí in the coming months of May and June 2026 , coinciding with the year in which Barcelona is the World Capital of Architecture. The program is made up of a total of six sessions in which different specialists will present the cases of some outstanding Catalan architects – others underestimated – from the late 19th and early 20th centuries (a total of 11 cases), as well as the main contributions of each of them to Catalan architecture.

Conference language:

SPANISH : Gaudí and nature in the 21st century , by Alberto Estévez, Doctor in Architecture and History of Art.
CATALAN : Julián García Núñez, modernism in Buenos Aires via Barcelona, ​​by Sergio Fuentes Milà, PhD in Art History.

With the support of the Barcelona Provincial Council

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Session 5. Antoni Gaudí and Julián García Nuñez (June 1)

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Duration:

120
minute

The fifth session presents the case of Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926), his particular vision of nature and connections with Jujol, in addition to that of Julián García Núñez (1875-1944), an Argentine architect trained in Barcelona and who exported some of the approaches and forms of the Viennese Secession and Catalan Modernism to cities such as Buenos Aires and Rosario.

MONDAY JUNE 1 AT 6:00 PM.

– Gaudí and nature in the 21st century , by Alberto Estévez, Doctor in Architecture and History of Art.
– Julián García Núñez, modernism in Buenos Aires via Barcelona , ​​by Sergio Fuentes Milà, PhD in Art History.
This  activity  is part of the Barcelona 2026 World Capital of Architecture program, a distinction from UNESCO and the International Union of Architects (UIA) to the city that hosts the UIA World Congress of Architects, and turns it into a global forum for architecture, urban planning and landscaping. From February 12 to December 13, a multidisciplinary program will be developed in collaboration with schools, universities and professional and cultural entities throughout the Catalan territory. 

Barcelona 2026 World Capital of Architecture has the support of the Barcelona City Council, the Generalitat de Catalunya and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda.