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Antoni Gaudí's unique naturalistic style has made him one of the mostfamous architects of all time. But even with that high level of reknown,the impulse behind the Catalan architect/artist s well-known worksremains shrouded in mystery. Eminent Dutch architectural historian JanMolema lifts that veil through an exploration of Gaudí's transformationfrom architect to self-willed artist. By shedding light on Gaudí's artisticinfluences such as Art Nouveau, his pioneering use of organic shapesand materials, as well as his all-important structural ingenuity, we cometo understand not only what made Gaudí so revolutionary but also whathis many buildings mean symbolically.