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Luis Barragán: His Library

Luis Barragán: His Library

Barragan, Luis
Jiménez, David
Alfaro, Alfonso

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ISBN10: 8410290650
ISBN13: 9788410290655
Publisher: Rm
Published: Oct 13 2026
Pages: 192
Weight: 3.10
Height: 0.90 Width: 9.30 Depth: 12.90
Language: English

Discover the intellectual and emotional influences behind Barragán's architectural vision through an unprecedented peek at his personal book collection

Published with Fundación de Arquitectura Tapatía Luis Barragán/Casa Luis Barragán.

This book offers an intimate exploration of the creative universe of Luis Barragán through the lens of his personal library, housed in his home-studio in Mexico City, now the Casa Luis Barragán Museum, considered to be one of his most important buildings. More than a survey of an architect's work, this volume reveals the inner life of Mexico's most influential architect and the 1980 Pritzker Prize laureate by tracing the books, authors and ideas that shaped his vision. Barragán was an avid reader who understood books not only as sources of knowledge but as emotional bridges to friends, collaborators and kindred spirits. His library emerges here as a living archive--one that reflects his deep engagement with art, spirituality, landscape and modernity. Moving through this space is to enter a world governed by silence, solitude and serenity: essential values that permeate both his architecture and his way of life. The publication is enriched by a visual essay by acclaimed photographer David Jiménez, whose images capture the subtle interplay of light and shadow, intimacy and stillness, revealing the quiet beauty of the spaces where Barragán fused traditional Mexican architecture with international modernism.

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