Joan Rubió


Joan Rubió y Bellver was a Spanish architect famous for his contributions to the Catalan Modernista movement.

Biography

Early life, family

Rubió was born in Reus, Province of Tarragona. He was also the brother of the military engineer Marià Rubió i Bellver and uncle of the architect Nicolau Maria Rubió i Tudurí and the engineer Santiago Rubió i Tudurí.

Design career

A keen disciple of Antoni Gaudí, he collaborated with him until 1905, on such works as La Sagrada Familia, the Casa Batlló, the Casa Calvet, the Torre Bellesguard and Parc Güell in Barcelona, the restoration of La Seu, and the Colònia Güell in Santa Coloma de Cervelló, where Rubió built the agricultural cooperativa building with Francesc Berenguer in 1900, along with two private homes: Ca l'Ordal and Ca l'Espinal. When designing houses the architect had a prevalence for bow window on the corners of his designs.
Rubió was also a regidor on the Barcelona City Council and was appointed an architect for the Province of Barcelona by the Barcelona Provincial Council. His architecture is also prevalent on the Balearic Islands, for example in the northern town of Sóller, on Mallorca, where he designed the façade of the church of Sant Bartomeu as well as the Banco de Sóller, remarkable for its intricate ironwork.

Notable works and collaborations

Many of the following works are collaborations with Antoni Gaudí.