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The Life and Work of Luis Barragan
"Luis Barragán is an icon of contemporary architecture - a genius of color, light, walls, the garden, the tower, the rooftop, he has influenced an entire generation of current architects, not least of them his one-time collaborator Ricardo Legorreta. Admirers of his work note its serenity, its harmony. In 1979, when Barragán was presented the Pritzker Prize, his work was referred to as "a sublime act of the poetic imagination." It is this aspect of Barragán's work that is presented in The Life and Work of Luis Barragán, a biographical portrait that reveals Barragán as a master of what he himself called "emotional architecture." Barragán's impressions and influences are recorded here, f...
Barragán Burri
A photographic tribute to Mexico's most celebrated architect by the Magnum photographer.
Luis Barragán
This book is a joint project of the Architecture Foundation TapatíaBancomer Cultural Foundation and Editorial RM. This monograph presents the masterpiece of the architect: his home, considered one of the ten most important houses of the twentieth century. Built in 1947 and continually renovated Barragán the extent of being his masterpiece, is the greatest example of modern architecture in Mexico. Since 2004 is part of the WorldHeritatge Site of UNESCO. This work presents an extensivevisual tour of both the house and the studio and the garden that hosts impressive. The book includes three essays written byconnoisseurs of the work.
Barragan - The Complete Works
Mexican architect Luis Barragan (1902-88) was one of the twentieth centurys most creative designers and one of its best-known architects. Self-taught, he achieved international renown for his remarkable personal artistic vision. Using vegetation, water, primary geometric forms, and vivid colors, Barragan created a poetic and painterly yet elegantly simple architectural style that transformed the Mexican building tradition into an abstract architectural language. This revised edition of our best-selling monograph the first comprehensive compilation of Barragans work (102 buildings and 12 additional projects) contains new photographs and an updated bibliography. Its intelligent analyses and su...
Contemporary Mexican Architecture
"This book showcases 26 Mexican architects' contemporary design in a wide variety of interior and exterior spaces"--Preface.
Luis Barragan
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Luis Barragán: the Quiet Revolution
Luis Barragan was one of the most extraordinary figures in international architecture between the 1930s and the 1970s. His work offers a unique interpretation of international modern architecture from the perspective of the Mexican landscape.
