Francesc Ferriol, an art nouveau architect between Barcelona and Zamora.

Abstract

Francesc Ferriol i Carreras (1871-1946, graduated in 1894) was an architect of the Catalan modernista school who had remained completely unknown until now. Even before finishing his architectural studies in Barcelona, Ferriol had begun to work with Lluís Domènech I Montaner. Soon after, he began his professional career, designing highly regarded buildings whose style gradually evolved from the mundane to become the perfect expression of the Art Nouveau style. In 1908 he moved to Zamora, where for eight years he worked as the town's chief architect. His presence in the city was of great importance as it brought about tremendous innovation and forced his colleagues to consider more attractive designs, which endowed Zamora with the distinguished modernista heritage we see today.