Luis Barragán (1902-1988) was a Mexican architect and engineer. His sculptural buildings continue to inspire architects. “It seems important to me that spaces are not aggressive. I always used low forms and permanently worked with right angles. At all times in my work, I had in mind the horizontal and vertical planes and angles of intersection. This explains the frequent use of the cube in my architecture.” Luis Barragan. His personal home received a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2004. Read more about Barragán at Archdaily.
“We are honoring Luis Barragán for his commitment to architecture as a sublime act of the poetic imagination. He has created gardens, plazas, and fountains of haunting beauty—metaphysical landscapes for meditation and companionship. A stoical acceptance of solitude as man’s fate permeates Barragán’s work. His solitude is cosmic, with Mexico as the temporal abode he lovingly accepts. It is to the greater glory of this earthly house that he has created gardens where man can make peace with himself, and a chapel where his passions and desire may be forgiven and his faith proclaimed. The garden is the myth of the Beginning and the chapel that of the End. For Barragán, architecture is the form man gives to his life between both extremes.” – 1980 Jury Citation
Casa Barragan
1948
Jardines del Pedregal
1953
Galvez House
1955
Torres de Satélite
1958
Capilla des Convento de las Capuchinas
1960
Los Clubes Cuadra San Crissas Arboledas
1961
Cuadra San Bristobal
Los Clubes, Cuadra San Cristobal de los Amandes
Gilaldi House
1977, Mexico City
