Luis Barragan was a Mexican civil engineer who graduated in 1925 and was a self-taught architect and landscape architect. Because he didn’t study architecture, he felt that he didn’t fit with the other architects. He admitted that he felt like a stranger among them, so he tended to work alone sometimes. Barragan was born in March 9, 1902 in Guadalajara (Jalisco), Mexico. His work influenced contemporary architects through visual and conceptual aspects. He was known for evocative houses, gardens, plazas, and fountains that won him the Pritzker Prize in 1980, the highest award in architecture. Growing in Jalisco, he was able to retain regional images that would stay with him for the rest of his life as well appearing in some of his architecture designs. After graduating, he went to travel to Europe where he got fascinating with the cities gardens that he visited, as well as attending Le Corbusier lectures, where he met there and befriended landscape architect Ferdinand Bac [1]. By getting to known Ferdinand Bac and visiting those gardens, his interest in landscape architecture grew. Barragan’s was not only influenced by architects, but also by practitioners of other creative professions. When …show more content…
“Barragan’s conception of the garden, in which running water usually plays a significant role, has been described as “Persian” or “Islamic,” with the garden conceived as the primary living space and the house itself as an adjacent area of retreat” [3]. Luis Barragan was known for his striking work as one of Mexico’s famous and revolutionary architects. Throughout time, Barragan’s change his style of architecture. “His buildings and landscapes are notable for their minimalist-inspired flat surfaces and clean lines, bright colors, beautiful use of light, and water features” [4]. Luis Barragan, one said, “I don’t divide architecture, landscape and gardening; to me they are