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Josep Maria Jujol Gibert was a Catalan architect. Jujol's wide field of activity ranged from furniture designs and painting, to architecture. He worked with Antoni Gaudí on many of his most famous works. Josep Maria Jujol was born in Tarragona where he lived until age 9. He was the son of... Andreu Jujol, a school director, and of Teresa Giberti i Vives. He was born on the top floor of the public school, Sant Joan, where his father worked. He began to draw at an early age, and always had an admiration for nature. According to his biography, he would roam the hills of Terragona and its Roman ruins. They lived at the school for nine years before his father was transferred in 1888 to Carrer Zurbano in Gràcia, which is now integrated into the City of Barcelona. He was transferred once again in 1893 to the City of Barcelona. There Jujol began to walk the medieval district and developed an admiration for the gothic architecture and began to draft the buildings. The family moved to the Gran Via where he experienced modern buildings. In 1901, he was accepted in the Architectural program.
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