Esoteric Survey

Luis Barragan built some great walls in Mexico. 
Luis Barragan 
Barragan paid for his own walls at Casa Luis Barragan.
Juan O'Gorman
Mathais Goeritz
Mathais Goeritz and Ricardo Legorreta
The Mexican government, through a program led by Diego Rivera, paid American-born artist Isamu Noguchi to build this wall in Mexico City. The mural deals with greedy capitalists and fascism. It was done in the early 1930's and is unfortunately relevant again.

The Central Library (1952) at UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico) by Juan O’ Gorman, with Gustavo Saavedra amd Juan Martínez de Velasco. Mario Pani and Enrique del Moral created the UNAM campus master plan. Over 60 architects were involved in designing the campus.   
UNAM was built on the site of the Xitle volcano, which erupted around 100 AD. Lava rocks from the volcano were used in in the construction. The sprawling campus is monumental in scale--in that cold modernist sort of way.
The Rectorate Tower (1952) by Mario Pani, with Enrique del Moral and Salvador Ortega

Mural byDavid Alfaro Siqueiros
El Pabellón de Rayos Cósmicos (1951) by Félix Candela, with Jorge González Reyna
It was built as a Neutron measurement laboratory. Now it seems more like a hangout.
Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporáneo (MUAC) (2008) by Teodoro González de León


The Sculpture Space is an incredible collection of large-scale works from the 1970s and 80s.  It's a bit of a hike.
Hersúa
Helen Escobedo

Casa Luis Barragán is the former house and studio of architect Luis Barragán in Mexico City. It was completed in 1948 and Barragán lived there until he died in 1988. This is the front hall to the house. A Mathias Goeritz painting hangs at the top of the stairs.

Soledad  Barragán lived alone

The garden
The stairs lead to a private office. That's another Mathias Goeritz painting.

Vision In Motion by  László Moholy-Nagy

One of two reproduction Josef Albers paintings owned by Barragán. Albers and Barragán met on a number occasions and had mutal admiration for each other's work. Apparently, Albers even knew of the reproductions. The Henry Moore sculpture (limited edition) is a Pritzker Prize, which was awarded to Barragán in 1980. There's the other one.

Barragán designed most of the furnishings, including this Butaque chair, which was a collaboration with Clara Porset.


Upstairs

Another Goeritz in Barragán's bedroom. <