Manuel Sayrach i Carreras
Barcelona (1886) - Sant Feliu del Llobregat (1937)
This architect, who qualified in 1917, was a great admirer of the work of the architect A. Gaudí and his idea that architects should take nature as their model. It is in his plans for the gardens of the building known as Torre dels Dimonis (Devils' Tower, Esplugues de Llobregat; no longer in existence) that this intention is best seen. In Barcelona, the Modernista block of flats, Casa Sayrach (1915-1918; Diagonal, 423-425), has been attributed to him, though the plans were signed by the architect Gabriel Borrell, as he had not yet qualified as an architect when the work on it began. The plans for the eclectic-style building next to it, on the other hand, also known as Casa Sayrach (1926; Enric Granados, 153-155), did bear his name.
He also ventured into the world of literature with plays and poetry. His aim was to create a unitary work called Drames de la llum (Dramas of Light) comprising seven plays, but he published only two: Abelard i Eloïsa (Abelard and Héloïse, 1919) and Reigzel, l'íntim amic (Reigzel, the Close Friend, 1920).
Principal works
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