Lluís Domènech i Montaner Barcelona was born in 1850 in Barcelona. He was a Catalan architect, who was influenced on Jugendstil movement. Further he has been a prominent Catalan politician. He played an important role in defining the Modernism architecture movement in Catalonia.
Domènech i Montaner initially studied physics and natural sciences and switched soon to architecture. He was professor and director for 45 years at the Architecture School in Barcelona. In this time he also wrote articles for architecture magazines.
Domènech I Montaner died in 1923.

Important works

Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona, Spain
Casa Fuster, Barcelona, Spain
Casa Lamadrid, Barcelona, Spain
Casa Lleó-Morera, Barcelona, Spain
Casa Thomas, Barcelona, Spain
Museo de Zoología, Barcelona, Spain
Editorial Montaner i Simón, Barcelona, Spain
Palacio Ramón Montaner, Barcelona, Spain
Ateneu Obrer, Canet de Mar, Catalonia, Spain
Castell de Santa Florentina, Canet de Mar, Catalonia, Spain
Casa Roure, Ca la Bianga, Spain, Canet de Mar, Catalonia, Spain
Restaurante la Misericòrdia, Canet de Mar, Catalonia, Spain
Casa Solà Morales, Olot, Catalonia, Spain
Casa Gasull, Reus, Tarragona, Spain
Casa Navàs, Reus, Tarragona, Spain
Casa Rull, Reus, Tarragona, Spain
Instituto Pere Mata, Reus, Tarragona, Spain
Cementerio de Comillas, Cantabria, Spain
Fuente de los Tres caños, Comillas, Cantabria, Spain
Universidad Pontificia, Comillas, Cantabria, Spain
Fundacio Tapies, Barcelona, Spain