Andrés de Mesa, "from chain to nurb", will give a lecture on next Wednesday at 13.00 hours.

Lecture IE University Segovia, Wednesday November 23, 2011, Refectorio, 13.00 h.

Andrés de Mesa: "Sagrada Familia: Old and New 3D Techniques."

Architect Andrés de Mesa Gisbert is a graduate of the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Bolivia (1978), where he was appointed professor of design and geometry form 1979 to 1984. He was appointed professor of geometry and 3D modeling at the School of Architecture in Barcelona (ETSAB) in 1984. Since 1995, he has developed and taught courses on the application of new technologies to architecture. He teaches a master level course, Design and Visual Simulation in Architecture, at the UPC Foundation and has developed and advised on the use of CAD and BIM in various architectural offices in Barcelona (1995-05). Using a laser scanner, he has created the 3D reconstruction of the columns of the Temple G in Selinunte, Sicily (2003) and Gates of Antioquia in the Ancient City of Aleppo, Syria (2007). De Mesa has developed research projects on the geometrical forms of the windows of the central nave and the tower details of the Sagrada Familia Temple in collaboration with the Department of Geotechnical Engineering and Geo-sciences of the EPSB (2001-07). Currently he is in charge of CAD developments for the designs and construction of the Sagrada Familia Temple, where, since 2009, he has implemented the application and development of parametrical systems 3D modeling.

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Antoni Gaudí i Cornet, (25 June 1852 – 10 June 1926)  was born in 1852 in Riudoms or Reus, to the coppersmith Francesc Gaudí i Serra (1813–1906) and Antònia Cornet i Bertran (1819–1876). He was the youngest of five children, of whom three survived to adulthood: Rosa (1844–1879), Francesc (1851–1876) and Antoni. Gaudí's family originated in the Auvergne region in southern France. One of his ancestors, Joan Gaudí, a hawker, moved to Catalonia in the 17th century; possible origins of Gaudí's family name include Gaudy or Gaudin.

Gaudí's work was influenced by his passions in life: architecture, nature, and religion. He considered every detail of his creations and integrated into his architecture such crafts as ceramics, stained glass, wrought ironwork forging and carpentry. He also introduced new techniques in the treatment of materials, such as trencadís which used waste ceramic pieces.

Under the influence of neo-Gothic art and Oriental techniques, Gaudí became part of the Modernista movement which was reaching its peak in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His work transcended mainstream Modernisme, culminating in an organic style inspired by natural forms. Gaudí rarely drew detailed plans of his works, instead preferring to create them as three-dimensional scale models and moulding the details as he conceived them. Gaudí's work enjoys global popularity and continuing admiration and study by architects. His masterpiece, the still-incomplete Sagrada Família, is the most-visited monument in Spain.

On 7 June 1926, Gaudí was taking his daily walk to the Sant Felip Neri church for his habitual prayer and confession. While walking along the Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes between Girona and Bailén streets, he was struck by a passing tram and lost consciousness. Assumed to be a beggar because of his lack of identity documents and shabby clothing, the unconscious Gaudí did not receive immediate aid. Eventually some passers-by transported him in a taxi to the Santa Creu Hospital, where he received rudimentary care. By the time that the chaplain of the Sagrada Família, Mosén Gil Parés, recognised him on the following day, Gaudí's condition had deteriorated too severely to benefit from additional treatment. Gaudí died on 10 June 1926 at the age of 73 and was buried two days later.
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Published on: November 21, 2011
Cite: "Andrés de Mesa. Sagrada Familia: Old and New 3D Techniques" METALOCUS. Accessed
<https://www.metalocus.es/en/news/andres-de-mesa-sagrada-familia-old-and-new-3d-techniques> ISSN 1139-6415
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