Lluís Muncunill i Parellada (Sant Vicenç de Fals,

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, Province of Barcelona, 25 April 1931), was a

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involved in the ''Modernisme català'' movement. After earning his degree in 1892, he worked in the city of Terrassa for 40 years, designing numerous buildings of various types, including public, religious, industrial and residential. Between 1892 and 1903, he served as the municipal architect. He was influenced by other modernist architects such as

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Lluís Domènech i Montaner Lluís Domènech i Montaner (; 21 December 1850 – 27 December 1923) was a Spanish architect who was highly influential on '' Modernisme català'', the Catalan Art Nouveau/Jugendstil movement. He was also a Catalan politician. Born in Barcelona ...

Selected works

Selected works include: * Town hall of Terrassa (1900-1902) *

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(1907-1910) * Dyeing hall of Izard factory (1921) * Joan Barata house (1905) * Hotel Peninsular (1903) * Emili Matalonga house and warehouse (1904) * Baltasar Gorina house (1902) * Sociedad General de Electricidad (1908) * Joaquim Alegre warehouse (1904) * Condicionamiento Tarrasense (1915-1917) * Marcet i Poal warehouse (1920) * Pere Font Batallé factory (1916) * Gran Casino del Foment de Terrassa (1920) * Palau d'Indústries (1901)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Muncunill i Parellada, Lluis 19th-century Spanish architects 20th-century Catalan architects Modernisme architects 1931 deaths 1868 births Architects from Barcelona Architects from Catalonia