Luis Barragan

I don't divide architecture, landscape and gardening; to me they are one. ↗

— Luis Barragan

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I think that the ideal space must contain elements of magic, serenity, sorcery and mystery. ↗

— Luis Barragan

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A garden must combine the poetic and he mysterious with a feeling of serenity and joy. ↗

— Luis Barragan

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Architecture is a art when one consciously or unconsciously creates aesthetic emotion in the atmosphere and when this environment produces well being. ↗

— Luis Barragan

#architecture #art #atmosphere #being #consciously

Beauty is the oracle that speaks to us all. ↗

— Luis Barragan

#oracle #speaks #us

My house is my refuge, an emotional piece of architecture, not a cold piece of convenience. ↗

— Luis Barragan

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It is essential to an architect to know how to see: I mean to see in such a way that the vision is not overpowered by rational analysis. ↗

— Luis Barragan

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Life deprived of beauty is not worthy of being called human. ↗

— Luis Barragan

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