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Luis Ramiro Barragán Morfín (1902 – 1988) was a Mexican architect and engineer who won the Pritzker Prize in 1980. His work influence can be seen in many of Mexico’s contemporary architects.
In 1960, the Salk Institute was commissioned by Jonas Salk, developer of the first safe and effective polio vaccine. Salk selected world-renowned architect Louis I. Kahn to design the research…
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Luis Barragán loved horses. And in the late 1960s, the architect was commissioned to design an equestrian compound near Mexico City with stables, riding paddocks, and a four-bedroom house for…
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Luis Barragan House and Studio, also known as Casa Luis Barragan, is the architect’s former residence in Mexico City. Originally completed in 1948, it has now become a museum exhibiting…
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