{"id":85964,"date":"2017-04-10T21:42:32","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T19:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=85964"},"modified":"2017-04-06T21:45:20","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T19:45:20","slug":"josep-antoni-coder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/josep-antoni-coder\/","title":{"rendered":"Josep Antoni Coderch, an important Catalan architect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are a lot of things that have made <strong>Barcelona<\/strong> into one of the most popular cities in all of Europe. A number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/catalan-restaurants\/\" target=\"_blank\">excellent\u00a0restaurants<\/a>, a sunny Mediterranean weather, and an abundance of cultural events are only a few of the things that attract millions of visitors every year. But one of the most memorable aspects of the city its surprising <strong>architectural landscape<\/strong>. Names like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/casa-batllo\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gaud\u00ed<\/a>, Cadafalch, and Domen\u00e8ch i Montaner have made history, creating some of the\u00a0most famous touristic sites in the city. Another important name in <strong>Catalan architecture<\/strong>, not heard as often as the names mentioned above, is <strong>Coderch<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/josep-antoni-coder\/#Who_was_Josep_Antoni_Coderch\" title=\"Who was Josep Antoni Coderch?\">Who was Josep Antoni Coderch?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/josep-antoni-coder\/#What_are_Josep_Antoni_Coderchs_most_famous_works\" title=\"What are Josep Antoni Coderch&#8217;s most famous works?\">What are Josep Antoni Coderch&#8217;s most famous works?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/josep-antoni-coder\/#Not_only_an_architect\" title=\"Not only an architect\">Not only an architect<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_was_Josep_Antoni_Coderch\"><\/span>Who was Josep Antoni Coderch?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_85966\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85966\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-85966\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Jordiferrer-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-85966\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Jordiferrer via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Born in Barcelona in the year of 1913, <strong>Josep Antoni Coderch<\/strong> studied <strong>architecture<\/strong> under Josep Maria Jujol, who collaborated on a variety of famous works such as Casa Batll\u00f3 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/park-guell\/\" target=\"_blank\">Parc Gu\u00ebll<\/a>. After he finished his studies,\u00a0<strong>Coderch<\/strong> opened an <strong>architecture studio<\/strong> in Barcelona with partner Manuel Valls. Business picked up relatively quickly and\u00a0<strong>Coderch<\/strong> found himself creating some of the most important works of his career just two years after.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During his career,\u00a0<strong>Josep Antoni Coderch<\/strong> received a variety of <strong>architecture and design awards<\/strong>\u00a0and went on to become a representative of CIAM and to teach at <strong>Escuela Superior de Arquitectura de Barcelona<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/jean-nouvel-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\">Works by French architect Jean Nouvel<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_Josep_Antoni_Coderchs_most_famous_works\"><\/span>What are Josep Antoni Coderch&#8217;s most famous works?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Trade Towers:\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0<strong>Trade Towers<\/strong> are a group of buildings that house a number of offices. The <strong>towers<\/strong> opened their doors in 1968 and have since been declared a site of architectural interest by Barcelona&#8217;s Town Hall.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Location:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Edificios+Trade\/@41.3856052,2.1276068,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x85cf3c3754f4de0e?sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjo762s9YPTAhXKLMAKHX81DHIQ_BIIhAEwDg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Gran Via Carles III, 94<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The La Caixa Towers:\u00a0<\/strong>Another group of impressive buildings, the\u00a0<strong>La Caixa Towers<\/strong> were created\u00a0by J<strong>osep Antoni Coderch<\/strong> in collaboration with Francisco Mitjans Mir\u00f3, built between 1979 and 1983. The buildings operate as\u00a0<strong>CaixaBank&#8217;s<\/strong> headquarters and also the home of\u00a0<strong>La Caixa<\/strong>&#8216;s bank foundation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Location:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Avinguda+Diagonal,+621-629,+08028+Barcelona\/@41.3875591,2.124342,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4986747353f09:0x368368365b2f8004!8m2!3d41.3875591!4d2.1265307\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Avenida Diagonal, 621-629<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_85967\" style=\"width: 179px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85967\" class=\" wp-image-85967\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Pere-prlpz-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"225\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-85967\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Pere prlpz via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Residential buildings:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Josep Antoni Coderch<\/strong> designed a number of interesting residential buildings in the district\u00a0of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/sarria-sant-gervasi\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sarri\u00e0-Sant Gervasi<\/a>. His innovative use of panels gave the buildings a distinctive feeling, not similar to anything that had been built until that time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Location:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Carrer+de+Johann+Sebastian+Bach,+08021+Barcelona\/@41.3960085,2.1372595,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4987150697037:0x3bfa8370f572ee2a!8m2!3d41.3960085!4d2.1394482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Carrer de Johann Sebastian Bach<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Other notable works by the <strong>Catalan architect<\/strong> are the Catas\u00fas house, the Chocheras de Sarri\u00e0 block of buildings, the Instituto Franc\u00e9s, and the Banco Urquijo residential buildings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/architecture-3\/\" target=\"_blank\">The old and the new: Barcelona&#8217;s most stunning architecture<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Not_only_an_architect\"><\/span>Not only an architect<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many don&#8217;t know but\u00a0<strong>Josep Antoni Coderch<\/strong> did more than <strong>architectural work<\/strong>. He also dabbled in industrial design, creating a handful of fireplaces and lamps, and did some photography work, which has been featured in different venues in Spain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Looking for a new apartment?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong><\/a> is the answer.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"85964\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">1<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            vote        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are a lot of things that have made Barcelona into one of the most popular cities in all of Europe. 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