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Luis Barragán

1902 - 1988

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Luis Ramiro Barragán Morfín [ˈlu.is raˈmi.ɾo βa.raˈɣan moɾˈfin] (March 9, 1902 – November 22, 1988) was a Mexican architect and engineer. His work has influenced contemporary architects visually and conceptually. Barragán's buildings are frequently visited by international students and professors of architecture. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luis Barragán has received more than 559,724 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 42 in 2019). Luis Barragán is the 105th most popular architect (down from 95th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Mexico (down from 31st in 2019) and the most popular Mexican Architect.

Luis Barragán is most famous for his use of color and space in architecture. He is considered to be one of the most influential architects of the 20th century.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Luis Barragán ranks 105 out of 518. Before him are Ange-Jacques Gabriel, Étienne-Louis Boullée, Amenhotep, son of Hapu, César Pelli, Filarete, and Hannes Meyer. After him are Aino Aalto, Auguste Perret, Ricardo Bofill, Lúcio Costa, Albert Speer, and Hans Hollein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Luis Barragán ranks 47. Before him are Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Alexandre Kojève, Felix Wankel, Max Ophüls, Princess Mafalda of Savoy, and Antonia Brico. After him are Lúcio Costa, George Ostrogorsky, Pascual Jordan, Oskar Morgenstern, Wilhelm Stuckart, and Mohammad Hatta. Among people deceased in 1988, Luis Barragán ranks 29. Before him are Felix Wankel, Clifford D. Simak, Virginia Satir, Richard S. Castellano, Hiroaki Sato, and Gert Fröbe. After him are Valerie Solanas, Christina Onassis, Farida of Egypt, Giuseppe Saragat, Franz Josef Strauss, and Hermann Graf.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Luis Barragán ranks 33 out of 729. Before him are Lázaro Cárdenas (1895), Cantinflas (1911), Guillermo del Toro (1964), Álvaro Obregón (1880), Alejandro González Iñárritu (1963), and Thomas Mayne Reid (1818). After him are Plutarco Elías Calles (1877), Venustiano Carranza (1859), Julia Pastrana (1834), Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal (603), Mario J. Molina (1943), and Pedro Armendáriz (1912).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Mexico

Among architects born in Mexico, Luis Barragán ranks 1. 

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