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Barcelona Architecture City Guide: 30 Buildings from Gaudí to Today

architecture-design · 2026-06-25

ArchDaily has published a city guide to Barcelona, highlighting 30 buildings and places that trace the city's architectural evolution from Antoni Gaudí to contemporary projects. The guide covers the Gothic Quarter, Palau de la Música Catalana, Ildefons Cerdà's Eixample, Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion, and Bofill's collective housing. It notes that Gaudí's Sagrada Família continues into the 21st century with advanced technology. The 1992 Olympics reshaped the waterfront, and recent works negotiate form, landscape, and urban scale.

Key facts

  • 30 buildings and places are featured in the guide
  • Covers from Gaudí to contemporary architecture
  • Includes Gothic Quarter and Palau de la Música Catalana
  • Ildefons Cerdà designed the Eixample
  • Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion represents International Modernism
  • Bofill's collective housing is mentioned
  • Sagrada Família continues construction with advanced technology
  • 1992 Olympics reshaped Barcelona's waterfront

Entities

Artists

Institutions

  • ArchDaily

Locations

  • Barcelona
  • Spain
  • Gothic Quarter
  • Palau de la Música Catalana
  • Eixample
  • Sagrada Família
  • Barcelona Pavilion

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