On Time and Experience: Luis Barragán and Modern Living

By Luis Barragán

Applying a somatic, sensorial approach to Barrag n's architecture to uncover new connotations through touch, proximity and attentive perception

Published with Barragan Foundation.

Instead of rehashing traditional perspectives on Luis Barrag n through well-known images of his most recognizable works, Luis E. Carranza directs readers to the architect's use of sensorial qualities that reveal themselves only through direct engagement with space and material. Carranza elucidates how Barrag n's built environments generate atmosphere--through light, color, texture and intimacy--and demonstrates why these quiet, subtle experiences form the core of an architectural thinking that remains relevant today. The book originates from Carranza's 2023 lecture which inaugurated the new Barrag n lecture series at the Vitra Design Museum.
Luis E. Carranza is Professor of Architecture and Architectural History and Theory at Roger Williams University in Bristol, United Kingdom, and an adjunct associate professor at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3945852757
• ISBN13: 9783945852750
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Vitra Design Museum
• Length: 64 Pages