GATEPAC
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GATEPAC was a group of architects assembled during the Second Spanish Republic
. Its most important members were: Josep Lluís Sert
, Antoni Bonet Castellana, Josep Torres Clavé, José Manuel Aizpurúa, Fernando García Mercadal and Sixte Illescas.
The group was formed in the 1930s as a Spanish branch of C.I.A.M..
The Eastern (Catalan) and originally founder section of the group, called GATCPAC (Grup d'Arquitectes i Tècnics Catalans per al Progrés de l'Arquitectura Contemporània) was much more successful than the Central or Northern sections, and carried out government contracts during the Second Republic. GATCPAC also published the magazine A.C., or Actividad Contemporánea, which became an important point of reference for the Modern Movement in Spain in the 1950s and 1960s.
Most, but not all GATEPAC members fought on the Republican side during the Civil War. Torres Clavé was killed in action. Josep Lluís Sert
went into exile in the United States, where he would be a Professor at Harvard University. Antoni Bonet established himself in Buenos Aires, Argentina. GATCPAC had no legacy in Spain until the 1950s, when publications on their work were no longer censored by Franco's government and their works were taken up by a new generation of Spanish modern architects like the Catalan Oriol Bohigas.
Second Spanish Republic
The Second Spanish Republic was the government of Spain between April 14 1931, and its destruction by a military rebellion, led by General Francisco Franco....
. Its most important members were: Josep Lluís Sert
Josep Lluís Sert
Josep Lluís Sert i López was a Spanish Catalan architect and city planner.- Biography :Born in Barcelona, he showed keen interest in the works of his painter uncle Josep Maria Sert and of Gaudí. He studied architecture at the Escola Superior d'Arquitectura in Barcelona and set up his own studio...
, Antoni Bonet Castellana, Josep Torres Clavé, José Manuel Aizpurúa, Fernando García Mercadal and Sixte Illescas.
The group was formed in the 1930s as a Spanish branch of C.I.A.M..
The Eastern (Catalan) and originally founder section of the group, called GATCPAC (Grup d'Arquitectes i Tècnics Catalans per al Progrés de l'Arquitectura Contemporània) was much more successful than the Central or Northern sections, and carried out government contracts during the Second Republic. GATCPAC also published the magazine A.C., or Actividad Contemporánea, which became an important point of reference for the Modern Movement in Spain in the 1950s and 1960s.
Most, but not all GATEPAC members fought on the Republican side during the Civil War. Torres Clavé was killed in action. Josep Lluís Sert
Josep Lluís Sert
Josep Lluís Sert i López was a Spanish Catalan architect and city planner.- Biography :Born in Barcelona, he showed keen interest in the works of his painter uncle Josep Maria Sert and of Gaudí. He studied architecture at the Escola Superior d'Arquitectura in Barcelona and set up his own studio...
went into exile in the United States, where he would be a Professor at Harvard University. Antoni Bonet established himself in Buenos Aires, Argentina. GATCPAC had no legacy in Spain until the 1950s, when publications on their work were no longer censored by Franco's government and their works were taken up by a new generation of Spanish modern architects like the Catalan Oriol Bohigas.