Designs that Move: Luis Barragan

I felt like doing another set of Designs that Move posts. So here are a few designs by Mexican architect Luis Barragan.

“Beauty – the invincible difficulty that the philosophers have in defining the meaning of this word is unequivocal proof of its ineffable mystery.”

Luis Barragán, Tlalpan Chapel, Mexico City

“In the gardens and homes designed by me, I have always endeavored to allow for the interior placid murmur of silence, and in my fountains, silence sings.”

A Garden Designed by Barragan

“In the creation of a garden, the architect invites the partnership of the Kingdom of Nature. In a beautiful garden, the majesty of Nature is ever present, but Nature reduced to human proportions and thus transformed into the most efficient haven against the aggressiveness of contemporary life.”

Casa del arquitecto Luis Barragán, Guadalajara, Jalisco

“Only in intimate communion with solitude may man find himself. Solitude is good company and my architecture is not for those who fear or shun it.”

This segment is a part in the series : Designs that Move