Architects
- Lluís Domènech i Montaner (1850–1927), modernist architect and politician, designed the Palau de la Música Catalana
- Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926), modernist architect, designed Sagrada Família in Barcelona
- Josep Puig i Cadafalch (1867–1956), architect
- Josep Lluís Sert (1902–1983), architect, cofounder of the GATCPAC group, professor at Harvard
- Ricardo Bofill (1939–), architect
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