HOAs have a habit of being defined by the two F's, namely Fees and Fascism. Here Barcelona, Spain, where Fascism reigned for decades, there are a couple blocks of individualism of the dysfunctional variety. A few blocks of Passeig de Gracia (Passing of Grace, aka Block of Discord), there are some examples that remind me of a phrase used to describe the architecture of San Diego State when I was attending: "Early Erector Set".
Fortunately, there are a few gems amongst the chaos:
It's all fabulous. I think those slabs of meat are some sort of famous Spanish ham, praised around the world....not being a ham fan, nothing interesting.
ReplyDeleteI love the whimsy of spanish architecture as well. It explains Dali and Picasso so well. They are some wild and crazy folks.
I think the ones with the arched balconies are Gaudi. His work is all over the city. I like the mixture of styles, myself.
ReplyDelete#6-7-8-- wild! I can only imagine actually walking around there.
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