World Heritage Identification Number: 1136
World Heritage since: 2004
Category: Cultural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: No
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: 🇲🇽 Mexico
Continent: Americas
UNESCO World Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
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A Journey Through the Architectural Masterpiece: Luis Barragán House and Studio
The Luis Barragán House and Studio, nestled in the suburbs of Mexico City, stands as a testament to the genius of its creator, the renowned architect Luis Barragán. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004, this concrete structure, spanning 1,161 square meters, offers a unique blend of modern and traditional artistic elements that have significantly influenced contemporary design.
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
Built in 1948, the House and Studio of architect Luis Barragán in the suburbs of Mexico City represents an outstanding example of the architect’s creative work in the post-Second World War period. The concrete building, totalling 1,161 m2, consists of a ground floor and two upper storeys, as well as a small private garden. Barragán’s work integrated modern and traditional artistic and vernacular currents and elements into a new synthesis, which has been greatly influential, especially in the contemporary design of gardens, plazas and landscapes.
UNESCO Justification of the World Heritage Site
Criterion (i): The House and Studio of Luis Barragán represents a masterpiece of the new developments in the Modern Movement, integrating traditional, philosophical and artistic currents into a new synthesis.
Criterion (ii): The work of Luis Barragán exhibits the integration of modern and traditional influences, which in turn have had an important impact especially on the design of garden and urban landscape design.
Encyclopedia Record: Luis Barragán House and Studio
Luis Barragán House and Studio, also known as Casa Luis Barragán, is the former residence of architect Luis Barragán in Miguel Hidalgo district, Mexico City. It is owned by the Fundación de Arquitectura Tapatía and the Government of the State of Jalisco. It is now a museum exhibiting Barragán's work and is also used by visiting architects. It retains the original furniture and Barragán's personal objects. These include a mostly Mexican art collection spanning the 16th to 20th century, with works by Picasso, Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, Jesús Reyes Ferreira and Miguel Covarrubias.Additional Site Details
Area: 0.1161 hectares
(ii) — Significant interchange of human values
Coordinates: 19.4111978833 , -99.1923533395
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