GAUD (I CORNET), ANTONI

( (Catalan), ) born June 25, 1852, Reus, Spain died June 10, 1926, Barcelona Spanish Antonio Gaud Y Cornet Catalan architect whose distinctive style is characterized by freedom of form, voluptuous colour and texture, and organic unity. Gaud worked almost entirely in or near Barcelona. Much of his career was occupied with the construction of the Expiatory Temple of the Holy Family (Sagrada Familia), which was unfinished at his death in 1926.