Shine Barragán (Guadalajara, born on March 9th, 1902 with Mexico City, deceased on November 22nd, 1988), was a Mexican architect .

After its diploma for the occupation of engineer obtained in 1923, it travels through Europe, in particular in Spain and France or it visits the International exhibition of Decorative and industrial Arts modern. Of return to Mexico its first works are houses for private individuals. In 1931 it saw some time with Paris where it follows the conferences of Le Corbusier and becomes the friend of Ferdinand Bac.

In 1943, it buys grounds where it will install thereafter its workshop joined at its house. Real manifestation of the architectonic language which is clean for him, this unit will be classified in 2004 with the world heritage of humanity.

It received the prestigious Prix Pritzker in 1980.

It recomposes and orders in an at the same time rigorous and firm geometry the natural data of the sites where it intervenes in stripped volumes where light and colors interact.

Federica Zanco bought and organizes the essence of its files which is with Birsfelden. It also could secure immense the funds Armando Salas Portugal, the photographer appointed of Shine Barragán.

Principal achievements

• 1948 : House Barragán in Tacubaya (Mexico) which was registered on the Liste of the world heritage of UNESCO in 2004;
• 1954: House of Antonio Galvez in San Angel;
• 1957: Turns of the Satellites in Mexico City, in collaboration with the sculptor Mathias Goeritz;
• 1975-1977: House Gilardi

Price

• 1980 : Price Pritzker

External bonds

• photo Galerie of price Pritzker
• Page of the House Shine Barragan (Spanish)