Key Buildings (alphabetical):

Casa Antonio Galvez, San Angel, Mexico
1954
Casa Gilardi, Mexico
1975-77
Casa Luis Barragan, Tacubaya, Mexico City
1947
aka Luis Barragan House
Capilla de Tlalpan, Mexico City
1953-1960
Cuadra San Cristobál, Los Clubes, Mexico
1966-68
Fuente de los Amantes, Los Clubes
1966
Torres Satélite, Mexico City
1957



Mexican Buildings

Luis Barragán : 1980 Pritzker Prize Laureate

Luis Barragan
1902-88
Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, died in Mexico City, Mexico

Louis Barragán - Education:
Engineering Degree: 1924

Barragan's buildings are famous for bright-coloured walls in a simple, planar style presaging European Minimalism of the late 20th century, eg Pawson and Silvestrin. Using water and warm colours the buildings integrate with the outdoors and are popular amongst non-architects too.

Barragán died in Mexico City in 1988

Casa de Luis Barragán is now a Museum to Barragan

Modern Architect

Iconic Buildings



World Architecture : e-architect - a guide to key buildings across the globe

Barragan Foundation : Birsfelden, Basel, Switzerland

Architects

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Luis Barragan Buildings: page - adrian welch / isabelle lomholt