He qualified as an architect in 1879 and was appointed municipal architect of Sitges and Tortosa. Shortly afterwards he went to live in Manila for a few years, where he also held the post of municipal architect, as well as others of a cultural nature. After returning to Barcelona in 1898 he made mostly private residences, such as Casa Pérez Samanillo (1910; Balmes, 169 bis; currently Círculo Ecuestre [Equestrian Circle]), a building for which he won the Barcelona City Council Prize.
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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