- Álvaro Siza Vieira
Álvaro Joaquim de Melo Siza Vieira, GOSE, GCIH, (born
25 June 1933 inMatosinhos ), who signs as Álvaro Siza Vieira (pron. IPA2|'aɫvɐɾu 'sizɐ vi'ɐiɾɐ) and is sometimes known as Álvaro Siza, is a contemporary Portuguesearchitect , son of Júlio Siza Vieira, anengineer , and wife Cassilda de Melo, and brother of Maria Teresa and António Carlos.His poetic
modernism draws on context to illuminate universal conditions. Along withFernando Távora , he's one of the references of the "Escola doPorto " (Porto School of Architecture ), where both were teachers. Both their works are inspired by the site and try to achieve what was missing there - there is always a very strict connection between the built and the nature, the new and the old, the sensorial and the rational.In 1992, he was awarded the
Pritzker Prize , theWolf Prize in Arts in 2001 and theAlvar Aalto Medal in 1988. Other prizes include: The Golden Medal of The Superior Counsil of Arquitecture of the College of Architects of Madrid (1988), The Prince of Wales Prize fromHarvard University (1998); Portugal's National Prize of Architecture (1993); and the Urbanism Special Grand Prize of France (2005). More recently he was announced as RIBA's 2009 Royal Gold Medallist.He married Joana Marinho Leite and had a son, Álvaro Leite Siza Vieira.
Works
* 1958-1963: Boa Nova
restaurant in Matosinhos ( [http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/boanova/index.htm Photos] ).
* 1958-1965: Quinta de Conceiçãoswimming-pool ( [http://www.danda.be/gallery/128/ Photos] ).
* 1966:Leça da Palmeira swimming-pool ( [http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/leca/index.htm Photos] ).
* 1981-1985: Avelino DuarteHouse Ovar.
* 1987-1993: Faculty of Architecture of theUniversity of Porto ( [http://www.cidadevirtual.pt/blau/facarch.html#photos_etc Photos] ; [http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/faup/index.htm Photos 2] ).
* 1988 - Rebuilding plans of theChiado neighbourhood after a fire,Lisbon .
* 1995:Library of the University of Aveiro.
* 1997: [http://www.serralves.pt/ Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art] ( [http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/serralves/index.htm Photos] ).
* 1998: Architectural Practice, Porto ( [http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/sizaoffice/index.htm Photos] ).
* 2002: Southern Municipal District Center,Rosario ,Argentina (first work by Siza in South America) [http://www.rosario.gov.ar/sitio/servicios/cmdsur.jsp] [http://www.rosarioturismo.com/patrimonio/nota_ampliada.asp?idarticulo=34]
* 2005:Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2005 ( [http://www.beholdingeye.co.uk/cgi-bin/search/search.pl?p:pm_udav=0&p:pm=1&Terms=serpentine+pavillion+siza&Realm=Beholding+Eye Photos] ).
* 2008: Iberê Camargo Foundation,Porto Alegre , Brazil.External links
* [http://www.ohmdesign.com/ Álvaro Siza Furniture]
* [http://www.pritzkerprize.com/siza.htm Pritzker Prize page on Siza]
* [http://www.arcspace.com/studio/siza/sculptures/index.htm Álvaro Siza sculptures]
* [http://www.danda.be/gallery/architect/alvaro-siza/ Photo Galleries: Álvaro Siza Projects]
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