On Tuesday, 6 February 2013, at CaixaForum Tarragona, ESARQ professor Guillem Carabí presented the book "Josep M. Jujol, la iglesia primera de Vistabella. Una mirada contemporánea" (Josep M. Jujol: The First Church in Vistabella: A Contemporary Look). A number of different UIC professors contributed to the book, which was published by Carabí.
The study uses one of the most emblematic and little-known buildings of Modernist (Art Nouveau) architect Josep M. Jujol to present a new way of exploring and understanding the philosophy behind Jujol's architectural works.
The church in Vistabella is the first visual reference in the village and the Modernist Art Nouveau architect built it as a natural extension of the landscape, as a building with shapes that relate closely to the surrounding land. Everything was designed to create a unique spatial experience. The building is highly symbolic, as expressed by the structure, the written messages on the walls and the use of simple recycled materials.
Besides Carabí's contribution to the monograph, other writers also collaborated, including Antonio Salcedo Miliani, Roger Miralles, Marià Sordé and Concepció Peig, a professor in the UIC Faculty of Humanities. The photos are by Joan Farré Roig and the drawings by ESARQ professor Manuel Arenas. The book also contains unpublished high-resolution material from the Jujol archive.
The book, published by dpr Barcelona, ends with a double epilogue by Prof. Vincent Ligtelijn and Prof. Juhani Pallasmaa and is available in Catalan, Spanish and English.
