Barragan the complete works

• Main Author: Barragan, Luis 1902-1988 (Author)
• Other Authors: Siza, Alvaro 1933-, Buendia Jose, Maria, Rispa, Raul, Toca, Antonio
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York Princeton Architectural Press 2003
• Edition: [Rev. ed.]
• Subjects: Barragan, Luis > 1902-1988; Architecture > 20th century > Mexico
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• Physical Description: 232 pages illustrations (some col.) 31 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 224-230)
• ISBN: 1568983220

Mexican architect Luis Barragan (1902-88) was one of the twentieth century's most creative designers and one of its best-known architects. Self-taught, he achieved international renown for his remarkable personal artistic vision. Using vegetation, water, primary geometric forms, and vivid colors, Barragan created a poetic and painterly yet elegantly simple architectural style that transformed the Mexican building tradition into an abstract architectural language. This revised edition of our best-selling monograph - the first comprehensive compilation of Barragan's work (102 buildings and 12 additional projects) - contains new photographs and an updated bibliography. Its intelligent analyses and superb illustrations demonstrate the complexity and scope of this genius, as both an architect and a landscape designer. Barragan - The Complete Works collects over 300 illustrations including Barragan's drawings; photographs of his work; re-drawn plans, elevations, and scale models of important projects; texts by Alvaro Siza, Antonio Toca, and J. M. Buendia, as well as an essay by Barragan himself; and an unabridged transcription of his Pritzker Prize acceptance speech. this book is the essential compendium on the work of this great master architect.