Luis Barragán

Luis Ramiro Barragán Morfín (March 9, 1902 – November 22, 1988) was a Mexican architect and engineer. His work were inspired by contemporary architects visually and conceptually. Barragán's buildings are visited by international students and professors of architecture.
Barragán won the Pritzker Prize, the highest award in architecture, in 1980. His personal home, the Luis Barragán House and Studio, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004.
Barragán died on November 22, 1988, in Mexico City of Parkinson's disease at the age of 86.