Luis Barragán Quotes

“Beauty, Inspiration, Magic, Spellbound, Enchantment, as well as the concepts of Serenity, Silence, Intimacy and Amazement. […] They have never ceased to be my guiding lights.”

Luis Barragán

In his acceptance of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, 1980

“Any work of architecture which does not express serenity is a mistake.”

Luis Barragán

Contemporary Architects, St. Martins Press.

“It is impossible to understand Art and the glory of its history without avowing religious spirituality and the mythical roots that lead us to the very reason of being of the artistic phenomenon. Without the one or the other there would be no Egyptian pyramids, nor those of ancient Mexico. Would the Greek temples and Gothic cathedrals have existed?”

Luis Barragán

In his acceptance of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, 1980

“The Art of Seeing. 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.”

Luis Barragán

In his acceptance of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, 1980

“I believe that architects should design gardens to be used, as much as the houses they build, to develop a sense of beauty and the taste and inclination toward the fine arts and other spiritual values.”

Luis Barragán

Contemporary Architects, St. Martins Press.