Luis Barragan
Luis Barragan
Luis Ramiro Barragán Morfínwas a Mexican architect and engineer. His work has influenced contemporary architects through visual and conceptual aspects. Barragán's buildings are frequently visited by international students and professors of architecture. He studied as an engineer in his home town, while undertaking the entirety of additional coursework to obtain the title of architect...
NationalityMexican
ProfessionArchitect
Date of Birth9 March 1902
CountryMexico
Luis Barragan quotes about
worthy not-worthy humans
Life deprived of beauty is not worthy of being called human.
gardening landscape architecture
I don't divide architecture, landscape and gardening; to me they are one.
oracles speak
Beauty is the oracle that speaks to us all.
garden joy serenity
A garden must combine the poetic and he mysterious with a feeling of serenity and joy
motivational art atmosphere
Architecture is a art when one consciously or unconsciously creates aesthetic emotion in the atmosphere and when this environment produces well being.
architect essential rational
It is essential to an architect to know how to see: I mean to see in such a way that the vision is not overpowered by rational analysis.