Josep Maria Jujol i Gibert. (Tarragona, September 16, 1879 - Barcelona, May 1, 1949) was a Spanish modernist architect. He collaborated with the architects Antoni Maria Gallissà (1901-1902), Josep Font i Gumà (1902-1904) and Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926), with whom he became his personal and trusted collaborator (they even shared housing in the works of the Sagrada Familia). In 1906 he obtained the title of architect. He participates in the façade, decoration and furniture of Casa Batlló, at the beginning of his career as an architect, and finally he will be the one who will take charge of the works of Casa Milà, both on Passeig de Gràcia in Barcelona.
In 1909 he was appointed interim assistant professor at the Barcelona School of Architecture, and full professor in 1913. In 1924 he was a professor at the School of Work. In October 1926 he is appointed, by competition, auxiliary municipal architect of San Juan Despí (Barcelona), an activity that he will develop alongside Gabriel Borrell, who was the owner. In 1927 he married Teresa Gibert. He participates in the remodeling of Montjuic (Fountain and Palace of the Dress, both of great echo in the city). During the Civil War (1936-39) he took refuge in Sant Joan Despí, where he personally protected some persecuted. After the war, he went through serious financial problems, although he continued to teach at the Barcelona School (to architects such as Coderch or Bohigas). He died in Barcelona on May 1, 1949.
His contributions to art, in addition to architectural ones (houses, churches, etc.) focus on painting and design. In painting, for example, he can be considered the first abstract artist (see the paintings in the Gothic stalls of the Cathedral of Palma de Mallorca, around 1910, throwing paintings from a distance under the pleasantly surprised gaze of the master Gaudí).
In 1909 he was appointed interim assistant professor at the Barcelona School of Architecture, and full professor in 1913. In 1924 he was a professor at the School of Work. In October 1926 he is appointed, by competition, auxiliary municipal architect of San Juan Despí (Barcelona), an activity that he will develop alongside Gabriel Borrell, who was the owner. In 1927 he married Teresa Gibert. He participates in the remodeling of Montjuic (Fountain and Palace of the Dress, both of great echo in the city). During the Civil War (1936-39) he took refuge in Sant Joan Despí, where he personally protected some persecuted. After the war, he went through serious financial problems, although he continued to teach at the Barcelona School (to architects such as Coderch or Bohigas). He died in Barcelona on May 1, 1949.
His contributions to art, in addition to architectural ones (houses, churches, etc.) focus on painting and design. In painting, for example, he can be considered the first abstract artist (see the paintings in the Gothic stalls of the Cathedral of Palma de Mallorca, around 1910, throwing paintings from a distance under the pleasantly surprised gaze of the master Gaudí).
