On Time and Experience: Luis Barragán and Modern Living

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

Instead of rehashing traditional perspectives on Luis Barragán 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 Barragán'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 Barragán lecture series at the Vitra Design Museum.