Work
Luis Barragán House and Studio
Explore in the Atlas →Barragán's own house and studio, where coloured planes, controlled light and walled gardens fuse modernism with Mexican vernacular into an emotional, contemplative architecture of silence.
Dwelling Ephemerality Memory
Details
- Type
- Building
- Location
- Mexico City, Mexico
Classifications
- Holder
- Individual
- Source of authority
- Lived experience
- Subject
- Human centred
- Mode of transmission
- ApprenticeshipText drawing
- Knowledge type
- Relational embodied
- Epistemic cluster
- Western philosophical
Connections
- exemplifies Modernism
- exemplifies Critical Regionalism
Referenced by
- Luis Barragán authored
Sources
- Emilio Ambasz. The Architecture of Luis Barragán. Museum of Modern Art, 1976.
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Luis Barragán House and Studio (World Heritage List 1136). UNESCO, 2004.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Luis Barragán House and Studio." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/work/casa-barragan/. Accessed July 17, 2026.