Josep Puig i Cadafalch belongs to the record of technology as a figure whose work outlasted the moment that produced it.
The record lists Josep Puig i Cadafalch as Catalan architect (1867-1957).
Josep Puig i Cadafalch was born at Mataró in 1867. His recorded nationality is Spain. He was educated at ETSEIB and University of Madrid.
The nineteenth century professionalised nearly everything: salaried posts, formal training, and audiences large enough to sustain a career.
He worked as architect, art historian and politician.
His affiliations include University of Barcelona.
Among his principal works are Casa Amatller, Casa de les Punxes and Casaramona. Technology is judged by adoption: an invention nobody uses is a curiosity.
His work was formally recognised with the Premi Martorell, honorary doctor of the University of Freiburg and Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America.
That the work was done from Spain matters. Opportunity has never been evenly distributed, and where a person is based shapes which doors open and whose work gets seen.
Josep Puig i Cadafalch died in 1956, aged 89. What survives is the work, which is the only durable form of a reputation.
Achievements
- Notable work: Casa Amatller
- Notable work: Casa de les Punxes
- Notable work: Casaramona
- Affiliated with University of Barcelona
- Educated at ETSEIB, University of Madrid and Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de Barcelona
- Worked as architect, art historian and politician
