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.   

South Chula Vista Library (1995) by Ricardo Legorreta This planter was originally a water feature. Taken through a dirty window. I worked for the Chula Vista Public Library when this branch was built. In fact, I picked up the model from the local firm Legorreta was working with. People were freaked out by the colors. It doesn't get much attention these days, but it's probably Chula Vista's most noteworthy piece of architecture.