Luis Barragan - Mexican Artist

Luis Barragán (Guadalajara, March 9, 1902 - Mexico City, November 22, 1988) is known to be the most important Mexican architect of the 20th century.
An engineer by training, he did his graduation from the Escuela Libre de Ingenieros in year 1923 and was totally self-taught as an architect. After graduation, he traveled widely in Spain, France (where he attended lectures of Le Corbusier), and at Morocco. He practiced structural design in Guadalajara from 1927-1936, and in Mexico City thereafter. In 1945 he created the planification and development plan of the Jardines Del Pedregal, and in 1955 he rebuild the historical Convento de las Capuchinas Sacramentarias in Tlalpan, both situated at the southern part of Mexico City.
In 1980, he became the second winner of the Pritzker Prize. His house and studio, build in year 1948 in Mexico City, is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.