Luis Barragán

Surface acting as spatial structure.

Luis Barragán was a Mexican architect whose work merges modernist clarity with deeply personal use of color, landscape, and spiritual atmosphere. His houses and gardens use planes of pink, yellow, and white; stone walls; reflecting pools; and orchestrated light to create contemplative, intimate environments.

Drawing from Mexican tradition, monastic architecture, and surrealism, Barragán produced spaces where geometry becomes emotional resonance.

Luis Barragán was a Mexican architect known for colorful, contemplative modernist buildings grounded in light and emotional atmosphere.

Luis Barragán was a Mexican architect known for emotional modernism—color, light, and geometric calm shaped into contemplative spaces.

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