Jet Set
by Jason Oliver Nixon
Sky Writing
by Sarah Elbert
In this issue:
Driven to Succeed: Michael Strahan has gone from NFL defensive end to news anchor, sports analyst and lifestyle guru. Who know what he'll conquer next?
Also: The next big thing? Think Wales, Great Britain's Wild Side.
This church has been under construction since 1882, and it’s right on schedule to be completed in 2026. Though unfinished, the church will be consecrated by Pope Benedict this November.
Photo courtesy of Turisme de Barcelona
Gaudí was an unusual guy who estranged himself as he became more obsessed with the Sagrada Família. But these projects showcase his most humanist impulses, infusing a sense of evolutionary potential with naturalistic whimsy.
Gaudí wasn’t the only modern architect in town, of course. The Palau de la Música was designed by Gaudí’s contemporary, modernista Lluís Domènech i Montaner, during the height of Catalonia’s Beaux Arts renaixença.
Photo courtesy of Antoni Bofill
Barcelona’s finest Galician-style seafood restaurant adheres to a fisherman’s austerity—though the room has its charm.
Photo by Siqui Sánchez
Sagrada Família
Alkimia
Casa Milá and Parc Güell
Carballeira
Text by Steve Marsh