Luis Barragan: His House
- ISBN-10
- 8415118139
- ISBN-13
- 9788415118138
- Series
- Luis Barragán
- Category
- Architect-designed houses
- Pages
- 211
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- RM Verlag
- Authors
- Daniel Garza Usabiaga, Luis Barragán, Alfonso Alfaro
Description
This book is a joint project of the Architecture Foundation TapatíaBancomer Cultural Foundation and Editorial RM. This monograph presents the masterpiece of the architect: his home, considered one of the ten most important houses of the twentieth century. Built in 1947 and continually renovated Barragán the extent of being his masterpiece, is the greatest example of modern architecture in Mexico. Since 2004 is part of the WorldHeritatge Site of UNESCO. This work presents an extensivevisual tour of both the house and the studio and the garden that hosts impressive. The book includes three essays written byconnoisseurs of the work.
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Other editions
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- 1997
- 143 pages
- Paperback
- Center for Latin American Studies Press in collaboration with the Herberger Center for Design Excellence, Arizona State University
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