Producció i celebració: la Cripta i la Colònia Güell, enfrontades

Within the urban fabric of Colònia Güell, there are three clearly defined parts: the industrial, the residential -including its services- and the religious, which corresponds to the space occupied by the church, of which only the crypt was built. As is well known, Gaudí is the author of the latter, but it seems clear that he also influenced -it is the least that can be said- the general layout of the complex, both in its spatial and symbolic arrangement, as well as in the concrete design of its grid. church, factories and dwellings. However, they do not form an "organic" complex, but are superimposed "paratactically". The celebratory value of the church and the productive value of the factories and dwellings are articulated in contradiction. Explaining this paradox will be the aim of the talk. This activity is framed within the commemoration of Gaudí Year. Gaudí Year activity programme in Colònia Güell.