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. - Luis Barragán

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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.

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About Luis Barragán

Luis Barragán (9 March 1902 - 22 November 1988) is considered the most important Mexican architect of the 20th century. He created an architectural style that combined modernism with the colonial and prehispanic architecture of Mexico. In 1980, he became the second winner of the Pritzker Prize. His house and studio, built in 1948 in Mexico City, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2004.

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Alternative Names: Luis Barragán Morfín • Luis Barragan Morfin • Luis Barragan • Luis Ramiro Barragán Morfín
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