{"id":3489,"date":"2024-04-30T17:54:31","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T17:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/editorial.arquitecturacatalana.cat\/rutes\/jujol-a-sant-joan-despi\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T10:38:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T10:38:56","slug":"jujol-a-sant-joan-despi","status":"publish","type":"rutes","link":"https:\/\/editorial.arquitecturacatalana.cat\/en\/rutes\/jujol-a-sant-joan-despi\/","title":{"rendered":"Jujol in Sant Joan Desp\u00ed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1926, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arquitecturacatalana.cat\/en\/authors\/josep-maria-jujol-gibert\">Josep Maria Jujol<\/a><\/strong> was appointed municipal architect of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arquitecturacatalana.cat\/en\/map?dateRange=1832+-+2026&amp;place=Sant%2520Joan%2520Desp%C3%AD&amp;orderTimeline=ASC&amp;keyword=\">Sant Joan Desp\u00ed<\/a><\/strong>, a position he held until his death in 1949.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His relationship with the municipality dates back to the family commission for the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arquitecturacatalana.cat\/en\/works\/torre-gibert\">Torre Gibert<\/a><\/strong> \u2014popularly known as Torre dels Ous (Tower of Eggs) or Torre de la Creu (Tower of the Cross)\u2014 in 1913, which brought him local recognition and led to a second commission two years later for the transformation of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arquitecturacatalana.cat\/en\/works\/can-negre\">Can Negre<\/a><\/strong> country house, a seminal work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the years, Jujol went on to design three other houses in the municipality, as well as other non-residential works, experimenting with rural architecture and developing concepts such as addition and transformation using popular construction techniques, always adapted to his own style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a tour of all these works to better understand the architect and his relationship with Sant Joan Desp\u00ed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pld-like-dislike-wrap pld-custom\">\r\n    <div class=\"pld-like-wrap  pld-common-wrap\">\r\n    <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" class=\"pld-like-trigger pld-like-dislike-trigger  \" title=\"m&#039;agrada\" data-post-id=\"3489\" data-trigger-type=\"like\" data-restriction=\"no\" data-already-liked=\"0\">\r\n                            <img src=\"https:\/\/editorial.arquitecturacatalana.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/heart-like.png\" alt=\"m&#039;agrada\" \/>\r\n            <\/a>\r\n    <span class=\"pld-like-count-wrap pld-count-wrap\">17    <\/span>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"pld-dislike-wrap  pld-common-wrap\">\r\n    <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" class=\"pld-dislike-trigger pld-like-dislike-trigger  \" title=\"no m&#039;agrada\" data-post-id=\"3489\" data-trigger-type=\"dislike\" data-restriction=\"no\" data-already-liked=\"0\">\r\n                            <img src=\"https:\/\/editorial.arquitecturacatalana.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/heart-dislike.png\" alt=\"no m&#039;agrada\" \/>\r\n            <\/a>\r\n    <span class=\"pld-dislike-count-wrap pld-count-wrap\">11<\/span>\r\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1926, Josep Maria Jujol was appointed municipal architect of Sant Joan Desp\u00ed, a position he held until his death in 1949. 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