Son of the architect Modest Fossas, he was an artist who adapted to the trends at any particular time, which meant that his production was extremely diverse.
In 1900 he became the architect of the Ornamentation Section of Barcelona City Council and gradually received various appointments, such as chief architect of the Technical Section of the Property Development Department - during which period he designed residential buildings in various neighbourhoods of Barcelona - and municipal architect of Malgrat de Mar, El Masnou and Arenys de Mar.
His buildings in the first decade of the 20th century, such as Casa Josefa Villanueva (1904-1909; València, 312) and Casa Marià Pau (1907; Roger de Llúria, 129), show a certain influence by A. Gaudí and J. Rubió i Bellver. In 1915 he abandoned the Modernista style and designed buildings in the monumentalist style, such as that of the former Companyia Transmediterrània (1917; Via Laietana, 2; now offices of the Ministry of Justice).
Principal works
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The Barcelona Modernisme Route is an itinerary through the Barcelona of Gaudí, Domènech i Montaner and Puig i Cadafalch, who, together with other architects, made Barcelona the great capital of Catalan Art Nouveau. With this route you can discover impressive palaces, amazing houses, the temple that is symbol of the city and an immense hospital, as well as more popular and everyday works such as pharmacies, shops, shops, lanterns or banks. Modernisme works that show that Art Nouveau took root in Barcelona and even today is still a living art, a lived art.
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