Fundacio Joan Miro

This is an informative and insightful account of the architecture of the Joan Miro Foundation in Barcelona. The Joan Miro Foundation in Barcelona was the first public institution in Barcelona set up to focus entirely on public art. The Foundation building was designed by Josep Lluis Sert, architect, co-founder of the GATCPAC (a leading group in the introduction of Modern architecture in Spain) and a close friend of Joan Miro. From the outset, the Foundation was designed in accordance with the principles of Rationalist architecture, with different spaces set around a central patio in the traditional Mediterranean style and an open-plan structure where the interior space communicated with the exterior, producing a perfect balance between architecture and landscape.