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LOS COLORES DE LUIS BARRAGAN

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The architecture, travels and life of Mexican architect Luis Barragán by Guillermo Aranda-Mena This month I am working on an exhibition in tribute to the Mexican architect Luis Barragán. Perhaps the first exhibition of Barragán in Australia. To be held at Melbourne Federation Square (The Atrium Building) during September in commemoration of the anniversary of Mexican independence which took place on the 16th of September, 1810. I was introduced to the work of Luis Barragán while doing my architecture studies in Guadalajara, Mexico. It was then when things start falling into place, especially a world-view,  love for travel, appreciation for regional culture, buildings and overall,  atmospheres. Before I knew who is "Luis Barragán", I certainly knew very well his birth town, "Mazamitla" which is a couple of hundred kilometers south of Guadalajara, Mexico. It was a usual destination for my parents to do day trips over weekends both, driving with both pa