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Nineteenth-century Modernista architects championed nature in their designs. Granted, the wavy stone façade and ornate floral tilework of Casa Batlló, a Modernista private home designed by Antoni Gaudí, couldn't exactly grow in a forest. _____ one sees natural influences in Gaudí's penchant for curves (rather than right angles) and plant- and animal-inspired flourishes.