Constructed through the Nineteen Sixties, Luis Barragán‘s La Cuadra San Cristobal has develop into well-known within the architectural world for its distinct pink stucco partitions and elongated sprawling planes. Whereas the Mexican architect’s 6.7-acre property was purchased in 2017 by the philanthropic non-profit Fundación Fernando Romero, the official plans for the location’s future weren’t revealed till now.
This month the inspiration introduced that La Cudra San Cristobal will formally re-open in Fall 2025 as a publicly accessible cultural middle and everlasting exhibition web site for Luis Barragán’s work. The historic conversion will probably be accompanied by the disclosing of latest pavilions designed by modern Japanese architect Kengo Kuma and a brand new intervention from legendary efficiency artist Marina Abramović forward of the Fall opening.
Full with services together with galleries, a podcast studio, a library and occasion areas, the inspiration hopes to protect Barragán’s architectural work whereas making it a web site for inventive engagement and cultural innovation.
Additionally in Mexico Metropolis, Luis Barragán’s residence, now a publicly-owned museum, is the one particular person constructing in Latin America to be added to UNESCO’s World Heritage Checklist. One in all many architectural locations in Mexico’s capital, the museum has been a main web site for the rising pattern of design tourism.
Opposite to the Modernist practices in Western Europe, which relied on stark white and grey exteriors, Barragán’s expressive use of coloration and pure materials palette draw from vigorous Mexico’s inventive traditions. The designer’s experimentations in structure performed an integral in growing a distinctly Mexican Modernist model within the twentieth century and past.
Comply with La Cuadra San Cristobal’s new Instagram account for updates on the official opening and future occasions.
