Joan Rubió y Bellver (; 24 April 1870 – 30 November 1952) was a

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architect famous for his contributions to the Catalan '' Modernista'' movement.

Biography

Early life, family

Rubió was born in

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. He was also the brother of the

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Marià Rubió i Bellver and uncle of the architect Nicolau Maria Rubió i Tudurí and the engineer Santiago Rubió i Tudurí.

Design career

A keen disciple of

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, he collaborated with him until 1905, on such works as La Sagrada Família, the

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, the Casa Calvet, the Torre Bellesguard and Parc Güell in

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, the restoration of La Seu (the cathedral of

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), and the Colònia Güell (factory town) in

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, where Rubió built the agricultural cooperativa building with Francesc Berenguer in 1900, along with two private homes: Ca l'Ordal (1894) and Ca l'Espinal (1900). When designing houses the architect had a prevalence for

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on the corners of his designs. Rubió was also a ''

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'' (councillor) on the Barcelona City Council (Ajuntament de Barcelona, 1905) and was appointed an architect for the Province of Barcelona (1906-1943) by the Barcelona Provincial Council (Diputació de Barcelona). His architecture is also prevalent on the

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, for example in the northern town of

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, on

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, where he designed the

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of the church of Sant Bartomeu (1904) as well as the ''Banco de Sóller'' (1912), remarkable for its intricate

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work (

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Notable works and collaborations

Many of the following works are collaborations with

. * La Sagrada Familia *the

*the Casa Calvet *the Torre Bellesguard * Parc Güell in

*the restoration of La Seu (the cathedral of

) *1894: Ca l'Ordal - - in Colònia Güell (factory town) in

*1900: agricultural cooperativa building with Francesc Berenguer - in Colònia Güell *1900: Ca l'Espinal - private home in Colònia Güell *1901: Casa Golferichs in Barcelona. *1904:

of the church of Sant Bartomeu -

, on

*1903-1909: Anti-tuberculosis sanatorium (Barcelona, Can Rectoret neighborhood) *1912: façade of ''Banco de Sóller'' with intricate

work (

) - Sóller *1928: neo-gothic bridge over Carrer del Bisbe, in Barcelona.

Gallery

File:Ca l espinal.jpg, Modernisme style residence by Bellver in Catalonia. File:Casa Pomar - 002.jpg, A

on the

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. File:Casa Golferichs.jpg, Casa Golferichs in Barcelona File:Mallorca - Banco de Soller building.jpg, Banc de Sóller, in

. File:Ca l'Espinal (Rubió).jpg, Ca l'Espinal, private home in the Colònia Güell (factory town), in the municipality of

, El

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, near

References

External links

Joan Rubió i BellverEl Poder de la Palabra, Joan Rubió i Bellver
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