Josep Lluís Sert
Josep Lluís Sert | |
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| Born | Josep Lluís Sert i López 1 July 1902 Barcelona, Spain |
| Died | 15 March 1983 (aged 80) Barcelona, Spain |
| Occupation | Architect |
Josep Lluís Sert i López (Catalan pronunciation:
Biography
Born in
Career in the United States
After the fascist forces of Francisco Franco won the Spanish Civil War in 1939, Sert, like most members of GATCPAC, was disqualified from practising as an architect in Spain,[2] and went into exile in the United States, where he lived until Franco's death, when he returned to Barcelona. In his first years in New York City he worked with the Town Planning Associates, carrying out numerous urban plans for cities in South America.
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In 1952, Sert held a one-year Visiting Professorship at Yale University. The following year he became Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Design (1953–1969). There, Sert initiated the world's first degree program in urban design;[4] integrated the programs of architecture, planning, landscape and urban design, and taught many of today's leading architects. During this period, he served on the Advisory Board of the newly created Graham Foundation in Chicago, Illinois.
In 1955, Sert founded a studio in
In 1961, Sert brought
The art world
Josep Lluis Sert counted amongst his close friends the likes of
Among Sert's students and colleagues in his studio were leading and past master architects from the United States, Spain, France, Bolivia and Brazil, Venezuela, as well as Dolf Schnebli of Switzerland, Fumihiko Maki of Japan, and Christopher Charles Benninger of India.
Major buildings and projects
- 1930–1931: Apartment Building at 342 Muntaner Street, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- 1933–1934: Joieria J. Roca (currently, Boutique Rolex) at 18, Passeig de Gràcia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- 1934: Ciutat de Repòs i de Vacances, project, along the Garraf coast south of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- 1933–1935: Dispensari Antituberculós, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- 1932–1936: Casa Bloc, apartment building, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- 1937: Pavilion of the Spanish Republic, Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne, Paris Rebuilt in 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- 1955: Joan Miró studio (Palma, Majorca, Spain
- 1955-1958: Havana Plan Piloto, Havana Cuba.
- 1955–1961: Embassy of the United States, Baghdad, Iraq (abandoned 1990)[6][7]
- 1957: Sert's home at 64 Francis Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts[8][9]
- 1958–1960: Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- 1958–1965: Holyoke Center (Now) Smith Campus Center, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- 1959–1964: Saint-Paul de Vence, France
- 1964: The Can Pep Simó Estate in Jesús, Ibiza.
- 1969: Hotel at Cala d'en Serra, Ibiza, Spain (abandoned)
- 1969: Eastwood and Westview apartment complexes, Roosevelt Island, New York
- 1971: Carmel de la Paix in Mazille (Saône-et-Loire), France
- 1973: Harvard Science Center, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- 1975: Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Bibliography
- Mumford, Eric (2015) The Writings of Lluis Sert, 184 pages, Yale University Press, English; ISBN 978-0300207392
- Mumford, Eric, and Sarkis, Eric editors (2008) Harvard University Graduate School of Design: Josep Lluis Sert: The Architect of Urban Design 1953–1969; Yale University Press, English; ISBN 978-0300120653
- VV.AA., 4 Centenarios: Luis Barragán, Marcel Breuer, Ärne Jacobsen, José Luis Sert, (4 volúmenes), Valladolid, Spain, ISBN 84-8448-199-9, 2002, Universidad de Valladolid, Página Web Archived 3 February 2002 at the Wayback Machine
- Rovira, Josep M. (2000, Spanish); Saavedra, Leonara (2004, English translation): Jose Luis Sert 1901-1983 (Modern Masters) Electra Milano, distributed by Phaidon Press; ISBN 1-904313-21-3.
- Tyrwhitt, J., Sert, J.L., Rogers, E.N., Gropius, W., Neutra, R., Sweeney, J.L., Steinberg, S., et al. editors (1952) CIAM 8: The Heart of the City: Towards the Humanization of Human Life. 185 pages; Lund Humphries; ASIN:B00170PZDO
References
- ^ Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Guernica...the Spanish Pavilion. Treasures of the World. Accessed 22 December 2007.
- ^ Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró in Mallorca
- ^ American Institute of Architects, Barcelona's Miró Foundation Captures Twenty-five Year Award: Modern Mediterranean masterpiece stands the tests of time, AIArchitect, February 2002.
- ^ Josep Lluis Sert: The Architect of Urban Design. Archived 6 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine Exhibition and symposium announcement. 2003. Accessed 22 December 2007.
- ^ "Other buildings by Sert – Josep Lluís Sert and architecture for art". Fundació Joan Miró. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- JSTOR 1425469.
- ^ "U.S. Embassy in Baghdad". WikiArquitectura. 24 November 2010. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- ^ "Sert's House in Cambridge". WikiArquitectura. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012. For current ownership data for the house, see: "64 Francis Ave". City of Cambridge, MA. 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- ^ "Josep Lluis Sert's Cambridge House". Retrieved 11 October 2014.
External links
- Ibizaphoto.blogspot.com: abandoned Josep Lluís Sert hotel complex at Cala d'en Serra, Ibiza
- Josep Lluis Sert Collection, DES-1982-0003-000603276. Frances Loeb Library, Harvard University.
- Josep Lluís Sert Archive, Fundació Joan Miró.
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