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Title: The Life & Work of Luis Barragan by Jose M. Buendia Julbez, Juan Palomar ISBN: 0-8478-2057-2 Publisher: Rizzoli Pub. Date: 15 December, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Good effort but there's a better alternative
Comment: If readers are looking for a concise book on Luis Barragan, this book is NOT it. Rather, you are urged to look at Luis Barragan: The Complete Works which not only have architecture pictures but also detailed discussions by few academics & even Luis Barragan acceptance speech of his winning of the prestigious Pultizer prize. But if readers are just a pedestrian reader on architecture like me, you would appreciate this book for it contains beautiful photography (sometimes, pictures of the same thing taken from different angles) & GENERAL discussions upon Luis' refusal to conform to any particular architecture movements but rather following his vision of how an architecture should be depicted. He's not only an architect but an architect & artist combined, a sensible & faithful individual to his culture, core values. The readers are also given a quick overview of his exit from Guadalajara & his rising from ashes in Mexico, inspirations that he attained from his trip to the Meditarrenean & Africa (namely Morroco), his relationships & eventual downfall with artists that he worked with. Overall, a good effort but superficial for the academics.
Rating: 4
Summary: Attempting to Capture the Designs of Luis Barragan
Comment: The Life and Work of Luis Barragan, successfully depicts all of the qualities and aspects which encompases the modern architecture of Barragan. This book also carefully examines the artistic forms present in Barragan's designs of structure, landscape and furniture. After reading this book, it becomes appearant why the work of Luis Barragan is so prestigous and brillant. However, this book fails to address his architecture as a whole, and how the space created interacts with it's environment. The book requires diagrams and photographs, which include the structure and its landscaping, along with the surrounding environment inorder to completely define the work and experiences of Luis Barragan. However, I highly recomend this book to anyone interested in the architecture of Mexico.
Keith Ferrante, Student of Architecture, University of Southern California
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Title: Ricardo Legorreta Architects by John V. Mutlow, Ricardo Legorreta, Lourdes Legorreta ISBN: 0847820238 Publisher: Rizzoli Pub. Date: 15 May, 1997 List Price(USD): $65.00 |
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Title: Barragan - The Complete Works by Luis Barragan, Antonio Toca, J. M. Buendia, A. Fernandez Alba, Alvaro Siza, Antonio Toca Fernandez, Jose M. Buendia Julbez, Raul Rispa ISBN: 1568983220 Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: Luis Barragan's Gardens of El Pedregal by Keith L. Eggener ISBN: 1568982674 Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press Pub. Date: August, 2001 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: Luis Barragan by Rene Burri ISBN: 0714839604 Publisher: Phaidon Press Inc. Pub. Date: 03 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Luis Barragan : The Quiet Revolution by Federica Zanco ISBN: 8881187434 Publisher: Skira Pub. Date: 05 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $75.00 |
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