The Portuguese architect Alvaro Siza (b.1933) is one of
the world's most respected architects. The recipient of many awards,
including the prestigious Pritzker Prize for Architecture in 1992, Siza
has built and taught in Portugal and internationally since the late
1950s. This monograph is a comprehensive study of Siza's work, from his
early built work - the Boa Nova Tea House, Portugal (1958-63) - to his
latest projects. Siza has received critical acclaim for works in Germany
(Schlesisches Tor, Berlin), Spain (Galician Centre for Contemporary
Art, Santiago de Compostela), Italy (restoration of the Campo di Marte,
Venice) and Portugal (Portugese Pavilion at Expo '98, Lisbon). His
projects have been exhibited widely. Siza's architecture is vigorous and
coherent and distinctively apt to respond to the environment without
detracting from its functional and stylistic identity. This book charts
over 40 years of work to cover built works, projects, writings,
photographs, drawings and many of Siza's sketches. An extensive
introduction by Kenneth Frampton describes the works' evolution, while
writings by Siza himself are interspersed throughout the volume,
offering a unique personal perspective to his work and to
twentieth-century architecture as a whole.
(b.1933) is one of
the world's most respected architects. The recipient of many awards,
including the prestigious Pritzker Prize for Architecture in 1992, Siza
has built and taught in Portugal and internationally since the late
1950s. This monograph is a comprehensive study of Siza's work, from his
early built work - the Boa Nova Tea House, Portugal (1958-63) - to his
latest projects. Siza has received critical acclaim for works in Germany
(Schlesisches Tor, Berlin), Spain (Galician Centre for Contemporary
Art, Santiago de Compostela), Italy (restoration of the Campo di Marte,
Venice) and Portugal (Portugese Pavilion at Expo '98, Lisbon). His
projects have been exhibited widely. Siza's architecture is vigorous and
coherent and distinctively apt to respond to the environment without
detracting from its functional and stylistic identity. This book charts
over 40 years of work to cover built works, projects, writings,
photographs, drawings and many of Siza's sketches. An extensive
introduction by Kenneth Frampton describes the works' evolution, while
writings by Siza himself are interspersed throughout the volume,
offering a unique personal perspective to his work and to
twentieth-century architecture as a whole.