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8 quotes by Luis Barragan

Luis Ramiro Barragán Morfín (March 9, 1902 – November 22, 1988) was a Mexican architect. He studied as an engineer in his home town, while undertaking the entirety of additional coursework to obtain the title of architect.
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Life deprived of beauty is not worthy of being called human.

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

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

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

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

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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.

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Beauty is the oracle that speaks to us all.

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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.

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