Josep Antoni Coderch i de Sentmenat (

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, 26 November 1913 in - Barcelona, 6 November 1984),

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architect recognized as one of the most important post-World War II architects.

Early life and career

In 1932 Coderch started studying architecture at the Barcelona School of Architecture, which he graduated in 1940. He started his office with Manual Valls in 1942. After graduating he worked in Madrid with Pedro Muguruza and Secundino Zuazo. Years later, he is appointed city architect of Sitges, where he designs the Civil Guard garrison. After joining the CIAM, he became a member of

Team 10 Team 10 – just as often referred to as Team X or Team Ten – was a group of architects and other invited participants who assembled starting in July 1953 at the 9th Congress of the International Congresses of Modern Architecture (CIAM) and c ...

in 1960.Coderch archives: ''Biography''
, retrieved 26 April 2011

Buildings

* 1951 Ugalde House, Barcelona * 1951 Casa de la Marina, Barcelona * 1952 Spanish pavilion of the

Triennale The Triennale di Milano is a design and art museum in the Parco Sempione in Milan, in Lombardy in northern Italy. It is housed in the Palazzo dell'Arte, which was designed by Giovanni Muzio and built between 1931 and 1933; construction was fina ...

in Milan, Italy * 1957 Ballvè House, Camprodón, Girona * 1957 Olano House, Comillas, Cantabria * 1961 Biosca House, Igualada, Barcelona * 1962 Hotel del Mar, Palma, Majorca * 1964 Luque House, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona * 1965 Gili House, Sitges * 1966 Entrecanales House, La Moraleja, Madrid * 1967 Rovira House, Canet de Mar, Barcelona * 1969-71 Soler-Badia House, Igualada, Barcelona * 1970-72 Zóbel House, Sotogrande, Cádiz * 1971 Güell House, Barcelona

References

External links

Coderch archives
1913 births 1984 deaths 20th-century Catalan architects {{catalonia-architect-stub