http://collections.ecu.edu/files/original/20/532/CasaBatllo_0170_OR.JPG 18a64b67e1c32e5299a5329395bf58e0 http://collections.ecu.edu/files/original/20/532/Casa_Mila_OR.jpg 13821062f277309e695c711b6afb2dc2 http://collections.ecu.edu/files/original/20/532/Casa_Mila.png 643f020ed4070ff85917095f2f56f54a http://collections.ecu.edu/files/original/20/532/Langley_Grace_Casa_Batllo_Casa_Mila.m4a 4c90c2473a50849ebb0b21250e9ca067 http://collections.ecu.edu/files/original/20/532/Casa_Batllo_Casa_Mila_-_Grace_Langley.pdf 515c6f3c12ef5a8e99e8fea1ac2c8a0f PDF Text Text Casa Batlló and Casa Milà The Casa Batlló was a renovation done by Antonio Gaudí of a preexisting apartment building, although little was left besides the ground levels. The building can be described as “a five-story crust of shifting, aqueous color” with a roof decorated with “giant ceramic scales” (Hughes 2004: 143). All of these characteristics come to life in Hiroshi Teshigahara’s film Antonio Gaudí (1984). The film only shows the exterior of the building, however, the influence of nature in Gaudí’s work can be identified through his use of color, misshapen balconies and arches. Further down the street, the Casa Milà came into view as competition for the Casa Batlló. In contrast to Casa Batlló, Casa Milà “was designed from the ground up not adapted from an existing building” (Hughes 2004:145). Antonio Gaudí was granted complete design autonomy of the building and, as a result, Gaudí created “a sea cliff with caves in it for people” (Hughes 2004:145). The balconies resemble the seafloor and the columns on the roof look like “eye sockets of a Cyclopean head” (Hughes 2004:145). The strange beauty that Gaudí created can also be seen in Teshigahara’s film. In the film, the deep sea is translated into architectural form through the sight of Gaudí’s work. Gaudí’s style strayed from the conventions of traditional beauty. No other architect at the time would have dared to attempt to use creativity on such an extreme level. However, Gaudí perfected nonconventionality seamlessly. Overall, both pieces were magnificent in their own right and represented Gaudí’s contributions to Barcelona’s Renaixença. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Digital Barcelona Subject The topic of the resource Sights around Barcelona Description An account of the resource The items (text documents, audio, video) used in the collection were created by the students from Fall 2016 HONS 2011.003: Barcelona: An Urban Cultural history class taught by Dr. Benjamin Fraser. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Benjamin Fraser Irina Swain Camille Kresz Language A language of the resource English, Spanish Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Digital Barcelona Date Created Date of creation of the resource. January 2017 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Irina Swain Camille Kresz Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Casa Batlló and Casa Milà Subject The topic of the resource Casa Batlló and Casa Milà Description An account of the resource The Casa Batlló and Casa Milà are located in Barcelona, Spain. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grace Langley, Benjamin Fraser Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Camille Kresz Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 02/06/2017 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Language A language of the resource English, Spanish Type The nature or genre of the resource Document, Still Image, Sound Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 02/06/2017 Barcelona Casa Batllo Casa Mila Grace Langley Spain