20 Mexican studios pay tribute to Luis Barragán with sculptural pieces

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Published on July 04, 2026

As part of the commemorations marking the 30th anniversary of the passing of architect Luis Barragán, Cosentino and Arquiphilia invited 20 Mexican architecture firms to participate in a group exhibition titled "Inspiración, magia y embrujo 2018" (Inspiration, Magic, and Spell 2018). The initiative proposed an exercise to demonstrate how collaboration and creativity are key to design, challenging participants to create a sculpture using Dekton® by Cosentino to pay tribute to the work of the 1980 Pritzker Prize laureate. The resulting models were subsequently exhibited at the Instituto Cabañas in Guadalajara.

Operational coordination was led by Arquiphilia, represented by architects Bertha Elia Gutiérrez Gómez and Carlos Lassala Mozo, who previously organized the Do It Yourself exhibition in Guadalajara in September 2015. Mónica Urbán, from Cosentino's corporate team, was also part of the coordination team, serving as the liaison between the brand and the architecture firms. Before fabrication, the participants selected their materials from a catalog, evaluating different characteristics to find the ideal match for what they wished to express in their pieces.

Three identical pieces were produced for each design: one for the firm, one for Cosentino, and a third to be donated to an institution or foundation chosen by each practice. This exhibition aims to bring together the efforts and creativity of various architects, making their work more accessible to the public and demonstrating how key materials can be explored in alternative applications, thereby paving the way for future events. Read on to discover the exhibited pieces and their creators.

Tower
Agustín Landa Ruiloba
Landa + Martínez Arquitectos