The Achievements of Luis Barragan

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The paper discusses how Luis Barragan is famous for his architecture that seeks to use light, water and open natural spaces in order to portray the Mexican culture in a contemporary, but non-conforming way. The paper relates that one of the crowning achievements for Barragan was winning the international Pritzker Prize for Architecture in 1980. The paper explains Barragan's objectives of blending his surroundings within their natural element, adding bright colors to enhance the setting, having beautiful serene gardens in which the resident's could enjoy life and always having his designs show their Latin American connections.

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"Luis Barragan's development and reformulation of Mexican architecture was an endless artistic search for a contemporary expression of Mexican culture" (Underwood). Beginning in the 1920's and continuing all the way until Barragan's death in 1988, his quest for this contemporary expression led him to many different countries, cultures and to interact with many different people from various walks of life, especially those individuals who were artistic or were, themselves, striving to leave their artistic mark on society. Barragan was able to accomplish that objective which is evident by the works of architecture he left behind."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Agresta, Carlos. Casa Luis Barragan: Poetry of Color. 3/5/2006. http://www.architectureweek.com/2000/1129/design_1-1.html
• Buendia, J.M., Palomar, Juan., Eguiarte, Guillermo., The Life and Work of Luis Barragan. New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1997
• Burian, ER., (ed). Modernity and the Architecture of Mexico. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1997
• Design Museum. Luis Barragan: Architect (1902-1988). 3/25/2006. http://www.designmuseum.org/design/index.php?id=1
• Gray, Susan (ed). Architects on Architects. New York: McGraw Hill, 2002

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