What Is Sgraffito? An Analysis of 20th-Century Noucentista Wall Coverings in Barcelona

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Barcelona is a city that has been studied countless times—for the blocks of the Cerdá Plan, its chamfered corners, its historic center, the wars waged there, and the architecture of the Modernistas and their monumental buildings. However, there is little record of it ever being studied in depth through the lens of a traditional cladding material and artistic medium like sgraffito.

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Cite: Elías Barczuk Pasamán. "What Is Sgraffito? An Analysis of 20th-Century Noucentista Wall Coverings in Barcelona" [¿Qué son los Esgrafiados? Un análisis de los revestimientos murales novecentistas del Siglo XX en Barcelona] 07 Jul 2026. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1132082/what-is-sgraffito-an-analysis-of-20th-century-noucentista-wall-coverings-in-barcelona> ISSN 0719-8884
Sgraffito detail - Facade and dissociated sgraffito

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