The Modern Architecture of Cadaqués 1955–71 documents 22 houses built in a small Spanish fishing village that became an unlikely laboratory for Mediterranean modernism, photographed in period and tied to a constellation of architects whose work has rarely been examined together.
About This Book
Cadaqués, perched on the Costa Brava and long a gathering point for Dalí, Picasso, Miró, and Duchamp, provided a particular kind of freedom for a younger generation of architects working between 1955 and 1971. Drawing on Corbusian principles and the Mediterranean vernacular thinking of Bernard Rudofsky and Josep Lluís Sert, figures including José Antonio Coderch, Oscar Tusquets, Lluís Clotet, and Federico Correa used the village as a testing ground for what the modern Mediterranean house could become. This volume brings together period photography, architectural documentation, and personal histories to show how geography, friendship, and shared intellectual influence shaped a distinct body of residential architecture.
Key Features
- 246 pages of period photography and architectural documentation across 22 houses
- Written and edited by Nacho Alegre; introduction by Oscar Tusquets; afterword by Marc Arnal
- Houses by Federico Correa, Alfonso Milà, José Antonio Coderch, Francesc Joan Barba Corsini, Peter Harnden, Lanfranco Bombelli, Oscar Tusquets, and Lluís Clotet
- Published by Apartamento, ISBN 9788409256273
What You'll Discover
- How Corbusian ideas and Mediterranean vernacular theory converged in a single coastal village to produce a coherent architectural moment
- The social and intellectual networks connecting these eight architects — and how those relationships directly shaped the form and character of the houses
- The role of Cadaqués as a cultural crossroads, where figures from Dalí to Duchamp created conditions unlike those found in any conventional architectural commission
- A rare comparative view of residential work by architects who are more often studied in isolation, seen here within a shared landscape and shared set of preoccupations
About the Author
Nacho Alegre is the writer and editor of this volume. Oscar Tusquets, one of the architects whose work is documented in the book, contributes the introduction, bringing firsthand perspective to the social and architectural history of Cadaqués during this period.
Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 246
- Dimensions: 240 × 285 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9788409256273
- Publisher: Apartamento
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects and historians with an interest in mid-century Mediterranean modernism, residential architecture, and the intersection of artistic community and built form.