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

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

Beauty is the oracle that speaks to us all.
Luis Barragan

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

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

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

Life deprived of beauty is not worthy of being called human.
Luis Barragan

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