Alvaro Siza
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| Alvaro Siza | |
| Born | 1933; Matosinhos, Portugal |
| Notes | |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/architects/Alvaro_Siza.html |
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[edit] Works
- Gateway for his uncle"s house, Matosinhos, 1952
- Kitchen for his grandmothers house, Matosinhos,1953
- Four houses, Matosinhos,1954 to 1957
- Parish centre, Matosinhos, 1956 to 1959
- Malagueira Quarter Housing Project, at Evora, Portugal, 1977 Archiplanet page
- Superior School of Education in Setubal, Portugal, 1986 to 1994 Archiplanet page
- Aveiro University Library, at Aveiro, Portugal, 1988 to 1995; Archiplanet page
- Schlesisches Tor Apartments, at Kreuzberg, Germany 1980 to 1984; Archiplanet page
- School of Architecture at Oporto University, at Oporto, Portugal, 1987 to 1993 Archiplanet page
- Ceramique Apartment Buildings, Maastricht, 1990; Archiplanet page
- Oporto Museum of Modern Art, at Oporto, Portugal, 1991 to 1999 Archiplanet page
- Alvaro Siza Office, at Oporto, Portugal 1993 to 1997; Archiplanet page GreatBuildings page
[edit] Discussion
(b. Matosinhos, Portugal 1933)
Siza studied at the University of Porto School of Architecture from 1949 through 1955, and opened his private practice in Porto in 1954.
"Precisely for [the reason that Siza insists on continuous experimentation,] his architecture can communicate to us an extraordinary sense of freedom and freshness; in it one clearly reads the unfolding of an authentic design adventure. In accepting the risks of such adventure, Alvaro Siza has even been able to bring to the surface, in his architecture, what one feared was in danger of extinction: the heroic spirit of modern architecture."
— Casabella magazine, July 1986
Details
- Recipient of the Japan Art Association's Praemium Imperiale, 1998
- Recipient, Pritzker Architecture Prize, 1992.
- Recipient, Alvar Aalto Medal, 1988.
Alvaro Siza Arquitecto, Lda
Rua do Aleixo, 53-2o
4150-043 Porto
Portugal
Tel: 02-6167270
Fax: 02-6167279
Email: siza@mail.telepac.pt
[edit] References
Alvaro Siza : Writings on Architecture. Antonio Angelillo (Editor). Skira (March 1999). ISBN 8881183153.— Available at Amazon.com
Alvaro Siza. Peter Testa. Birkhauser (August 1996). ISBN 3764355980.— Available at Amazon.com
Alvaro Siza (Architecture & Design Series). Philip Jodidio. TASCHEN America Llc (May 1999). ISBN 3822871893.— Available at Amazon.com
Alvaro Siza : Inside the City. Marc Dubois, Alvaro Siza. Watson-Guptill Pubns (April 1998). ISBN 0823001717.— Available at Amazon.com
[edit] External Links
Alvaro Siza Pritzker Prize — Several pages of good background information, at the Pritzker Prize site.
Alvaro SIZA VIEIRA — A leading Siza site, at Editorial Blau.
