The architect trying to finish the Sagrada Familia after 138 years

Fauli is the seventh architect director of the Sagrada Familia following Gaudi and, for many, the one destined to finish it. Photos: Lluis Gene/AFP

Jordi Fauli is the seventh chief architect of Barcelona's iconic Sagrada Familia since Antoni Gaudi began work on the basilica in 1883, and he had been expected to oversee its long-awaited completion.

But the pandemic has delayed efforts to finish this towering architectural masterpiece, which has been under construction for nearly 140 years, and it is no longer clear whether Fauli will still be in charge when it is finally done.