Lluís Muncunill i Parellada explained

Birth Name:	Lluis Muncunill
Birth Date:	1868
Birth Place:	Fonollosa
Death Date:	1931
Death Place:	Terrassa
Occupation:	architect
Known For:	Modernisme Architect
Notable Works:	Masia Freixa

Lluís Muncunill i Parellada (Sant Vicenç de Fals, Fonollosa (Province of Barcelona); 25 February 1868 - Terrassa, Province of Barcelona, 25 April 1931), was a Catalan architect involved in the Modernisme català movement.

After earning his degree in 1892, he worked in the city of Terrassa for 40 years, designing numerous buildings of various types, including public, religious, industrial and residential. Between 1892 and 1903, he served as the municipal architect.^[1] He was influenced by other modernist architects such as Antoni Gaudí and Lluís Domènech i Montaner.

Selected works

Selected works include:^{[2] [3]}

• Town hall of Terrassa (1900-1902)
• Masia Freixa (1907-1910)
• Dyeing hall of Izard factory (1921)
• Joan Barata house (1905)
• Hotel Peninsular (1903)
• Emili Matalonga house and warehouse (1904)
• Baltasar Gorina house (1902)
• Sociedad General de Electricidad (1908)
• Joaquim Alegre warehouse (1904)
• Condicionamiento Tarrasense (1915-1917)
• Marcet i Poal warehouse (1920)
• Pere Font Batallé factory (1916)
• Gran Casino del Foment de Terrassa (1920)
• Palau d'Indústries (1901)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Museu de la Ciència i de la Tècnica de Catalunya. Lluís Muncunill, arquitectura per a la indústria. 20 March 2013. Catalan. https://web.archive.org/web/20130706182048/http://www.mnactec.cat/expo/lluis_muncunill_arquitectura_per_a_la_industria.html. 6 July 2013. dead.
2. Web site: Museu de la Ciència i de la Tècnica de Catalunya. Catàleg Lluís Muncunill. 20 March 2013. Catalan. https://web.archive.org/web/20120221194526/http://www.mnactec.cat/mcunill/seleccion_menu.php?idioma=1. 21 February 2012. dead.
3. Web site: Sánchez Castillo. Marta. Ajuntament de Terrassa de Lluis Muncunill i Parellada: història i arquitectura. February 2011. 20 March 2013. Catalan.