Gaudí Centenary celebrates the legacy of an architect like no other
Tom Ravenscroft | Dezeen | 8th June 2026
A papal visit to La Sagrada Família tomorrow marks the centenary of Gaudi’s death. His early designs combined Catalan and Islamic influences in a style dubbed “Catalan art nouveau”. After a “neo-gothic” period he produced his final “naturalist” style with works such as Park Güell. Only 17 of his buildings were completed so the seemingly forever incomplete Sagrada Família defines his legacy. Gaudi incorporated nature’s irregular lines into his designs, an idea was eclipsed just three years after his death.