Louis Barragan was born in Mexico in 1902. After he graduated with a degree in engineering in 1924, he travelled extensively throughout Europe. His future design ideas were shaped by the Moorish architecture of Southern Spain, the domestic architecture of the Mediterranean, the gardens of Ferdinand Bac[1], the theories of Frederick Kiesler[2], and the writings and theories of Le Corbusier[3].

　　Barragan designed his early works in the International Style. However, in 1945 the ideas generated by his travels through Europe and by his own sense of Mexican "regionalism" synthesized into a personal design style. Additionally inspired by native artwork, Barragan sought to[4] create an architecture that retained its vernacular roots while it strove for spiritual beauty and harmony with nature. Barragan has tried to[5] recreate the serenity and beauty of his childhood surroundings through a romantic approach to[6] landscape architecture.

　　Unlike his contemporaries he adhered to[7] the theories of painter and landscape architect, Ferdinand Bac who focused upon the garden as a magical environment. Thick walls, small openings, bright colors, and the use of natural material characterize his mature compositions. These later works also depend on the delightful interplay of sunlight and water for much of their success.

　　Barragan died in Mexico City in 1988.

　　路易斯·贝若根于1902年出生在墨西哥。在1924年拿到工程学士学位后，他遍游了欧洲。贝若根后来的设计观念深受西班牙南部的摩尔建筑、地中海的地方建筑、斐迪南·贝克的花园、弗雷徳里克·基斯勒 的理论以及李·勒科比西耶的著作和理论的影响。

　　贝若根的早期作品是用国际风格来设计的。然而，他的欧洲之行和他本身的墨西哥 “乡土主义”感触所激发的各种想法却合成了一种个人的设计风格。另外，由于受本国艺术作品的启发，贝若根试图去创造出一种保留地方艺术根源的建筑风格，而同时这种风格又追求精神上的美和与自然的和谐。他努力通过对风景建筑的浪漫主义的诠释来重现他童年环境的静谧和美丽。

　　与他同时代的建筑家不同，贝若根忠于画家及风景建筑家斐迪南·贝克 的理论，斐迪南·贝克理论的焦点是将花园视为一个神奇的环境。厚厚的墙壁，小小的出口，明亮的颜色，以及对自然材料的使用是贝若根成熟作品的特色。这些晚期作品的成功主要在于阳光和水面的赏心悦目的交错辉映。

　　贝若根于1988年在墨西哥城去世。