Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas

Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas (; Barcelona, Spain 1848–1910) was a Spanish architect and artist who formed part of the ''Modernista'' movement.

He studied architecture in Madrid and qualified in 1873. He travelled with Lluís Domènech i Montaner in Germany. By 1874 he was already teaching at the Escuela de Arquitectura de Barcelona, a post he held for the rest of his life.

Amongst his best-known works is the Arc de Triomf in Barcelona, built for the 1888 Universal Exposition. His work is a textbook case of the evolution of late neo-Classicism into Modernisme which took place in Catalan architecture towards the end of the 19th century.

He served as president of the ''Asociación de Arquitectos de Cataluña''.

Other notable works:

*Casa Vilaseca, Plaça Urquinaona, 1874. No longer exists. *Institucions Provincials de Cultura, jointly with Lluís Domènech i Montaner, 1877. *Casa Pia Batlló [https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_Pia_Batll%C3%B3], in Rambla de Catalunya, 1901. *Casa Comas i Argemí [https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_Comas_d%27Argemir], in Avinguda de la República Argentina, 1909. *Casa Cabot [https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cases_Cabot], in Carrer de Lloria, 8, 1906. *Cases Batlló, on the corner of Carrer Mallorca and Passeig de Gràcia. *Casa Bruno Quadros [https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_Bruno_Cuadros], in the Rambla. Provided by Wikipedia