today was spent enjoying a little more Gaudí.

there are a few houses he designed that you can visit, Casa Batlló, Casa Milà, and Casa Vicens all within a short walk of each other.

i went and saw the outside of all three and opted to take a tour of the Casa Batlló.

it was pretty interesting, i’m not sure i’d want to live there, but i enjoyed the visit.

in the basement there is the “Gaudí Cube”, with a six-sided immersive experience called, “In the Mind of Gaudí” by artist Refik Anadol.

this project, in addition to being very cool, aimed to create the largest digital library in the world on Gaudí.

after countless hours of research and thanks to the use of AI, Casa Batlló collected millions of files, photos, videos, plans, writings, drawings, 3D models and original manuscripts of Gaudí .

advanced machine learning processors deciphered the construction patterns, biomimetic structures and the design logic hidden within the data, which allowed Refik Anadol to understand the mark that Gaudí left on humanity and to “decipher his mind, imagine his dreams, and experience the world through his eyes”, thus creating, “In the Mind of Gaudí”.

you can see the experience in its entirety on YouTube, but here is a short video (i hope this loads, i’ve never included a video before!).

after my time with Gaudí, i went over to the Boqueria on La Ramblas…..who doesn’t love a market?!

after that, i meandered through the side streets from La Ramblas over to the metro station and made my way back to the hotel.

tomorrow is a half day in Barcelona, then off to Madrid!