“Any work of architecture that does not express serenity is a mistake.” DoeMistakeArchitectureAssSerenityBad AssBadassArchitecture And Design Author:Luis Barragan
“Architecture is a art when one consciously or unconsciously creates aesthetic emotion in the atmosphere and when this environment produces well being.” WellsArtMotivationalEmotionEnvironmentProduceArchitectureWell BeingAtmosphereAestheticModern ArchitectureArchitecture And Art Author:Luis Barragan
“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.” MenMayCompanySolitudeArchitectureIntimateCommunionGood Company Author:Luis Barragan
“I have devoted myself to architecture as a sublime act of poetic imagination. Consequently, I am only a symbol for all those who have been touched by beauty. The words Beauty, Inspiration, Magic, Spellbound, Enchantment, as well as the concepts of Serenity, Silence, Intimacy and Amazement, all these have nestled in my soul. Though I am fully aware that I have not done them complete justice in my work, they have never ceased to be my guiding lights.” WellsHas BeensSoulDoneLightInspirationImaginationJusticeSilenceMagicConceptsArchitectureMy SoulSymbolsIntimacyTouchedPoeticSerenityDevotedSublimeEnchantmentAmazementGuiding Light Author:Luis Barragan
“All architecture, which does not express serenity, fails in its spiritual mission. Thus, it has been a mistake to abandon the shelter of walls for the inclemency of large areas of glass.” DoeHas BeensSpiritualMistakeFailingWallAreasGlassesMissionsArchitectureAbandonSerenityShelter Author:Luis Barragan
“I don't divide architecture, landscape and gardening; to me they are one.” ArchitectureLandscapeDividesArchitectGardeningArchitecture And ArtLandscape Architecture Author:Luis Barragan
“My house is my refuge, an emotional piece of architecture, not a cold piece of convenience.” HousePiecesEmotionalColdArchitectureRefugeConvenienceModern Architecture Author:Luis Barragan
