Gaudí’s Sagrada Família: tribute to Nature of a modern anti-modern

Lack of meaning, atomization… The modern world can feel senseless. With an endeavor spanning several generations, Barcelonians aren’t just laying bricks but building a civilization-scale basilica.

The summer of 2012 was hopeful and enjoyable to us for several reasons. It didn’t feel as warm and humid as it can get in Barcelona in July, and we were taking full advantage of our apartment’s big terrace in the Gothic Quarter, the old city's core. Plus, our third child was about to be born in mid-August.

Taking advantage of the debt crisis in Southern …