Luis Ramiro Barragán Morfín was a Mexican architect and engineer. His work has influenced contemporary architects visually and conceptually. 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.Barragán won the Pritzker Prize, the highest award in architecture, in 1980, and his personal home, the Luis Barragán House and Studio, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Wikipedia
In his acceptance of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, 1980
“Any work of architecture which does not express serenity is a mistake.”
Contemporary Architects, St. Martins Press.
In his acceptance of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, 1980
In his acceptance of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, 1980
