Archinect - Features 2024-12-04T03:54:01-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150015235/iconic-buildings-i-am-an-architect-at-the-sagrada-familia-barcelona Iconic Buildings: I am an Architect at the Sagrada Familia, Barcelona Ellen Hancock 2018-01-24T12:29:00-05:00 >2018-01-24T15:21:01-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/uv/uvzhk3nf0hd4l8fq.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>For our new series&nbsp;<a href="http://uk.archinect.com/features/tag/886060/iconic-buildings" target="_blank">Iconic Buildings</a>, we speak to people who live or work in buildings of architectural significance. Is their exposure to an architectural wonder on a daily basis a source of inspiration or simply part of the backdrop?&nbsp;</p> <p>This time, we got the opportunity to visit the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/4582/sagrada-familia" target="_blank">Sagrada Fam&iacute;lia</a>, one of the most iconic buildings in the world, still being built despite construction starting over 135 years ago. At the time of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/4579/gaudi" target="_blank">Gaud&iacute;</a>'s death, less than a quarter of the project was complete, finally the project is <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/69268266/130-years-later-modern-software-helps-complete-gaudi-s-architectural-masterpiece" target="_blank">scheduled to be finished</a> in 2026 marking the centenary of his death.&nbsp;</p> <p>We spoke to David Puig, an architect at the Sagrada Fam&iacute;lia in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/12026/barcelona" target="_blank">Barcelona</a>.&nbsp;</p>