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1996 Church of Marco de Canaveses, Projects
1996 Church of Macro de Canaveses
The Santa Maria Church in Marco de Canavezes is part of an overall complex that, together with a planned Parish Center, will form a small urban square.It was the parish priest Father Nuno Higino's personal decision to call on Siza, and to invest himself fully in this very ambitious project.
1995 Faculty of Architecture, Projects
1995 Faculty of Architecture
faup4Via Panorámica Porto Portugal Alvaro Siza 1995 The buildings of the Porto architecture school are set on a terraced site high above the estuary of the Douro River.
1963 Boa Nova Tea House
1963 Boa Nova Tea House
View Larger Map Rua Boa Nova - Matosinhos 4450-705 MATOSINHOS Leça da Palmeira Portugal Alvaro Siza 1963 The Boa Nova Tea House was designed following a competition held in 1956 by the city council and won by Portuguese architect Fernando Tavora. After choosing a site on the cliffs of the Matosinhos seashore, Tavora turned the project over to his collaborator, [...]
2006 Anyang Pavilion
2006 Anyang Pavilion
A small city of 300,000 inhabitants had launched a project for a cultural complex right in front of a natural park, wedged in amongst beautiful mountains. A multifunctional pavilion was needed as a complementary, but central element. Álvaro Siza’s name was mentioned and the invitation was answered, in person, in Porto.
1998 Portugal Pavilion, Projects
1998 Portugal Pavilion
The pavilion consists of two exhibition areas, one housing main exhibitions, the second providing a large outdoor space for national displays. The most iconic feature of the pavilion however, is a thin, curved concrete sail which creates a canopy over the ceremonial plaza.
Philosophy
Philosophy, Theory and Practice
Posted on 08 May 2010
The work of Álvaro Siza Vieira is a paradigmatic example of a reciprocal relationship between the place and the global, probably the crucial subject for the disciplines related with the production of the space since the late sixties. Continue Reading
by Pedro Vieira de Almeida
Thoughts on Álvaro Siza Vieira
Posted on 06 May 2010
Álvaro Siza Vieira is the greatest living Portuguese architect -perhaps the finest the country has ever produced- whose works over the years have proven to be amongst the most coherent and complete of all architectural works this century. Continue Reading
Siza and his Style
Thoughts on his Style
Posted on 03 May 2010
I would like to start my discussion of the Portuguese architect Alvaro Siza's work by first considering some texts frequently cited in discussions of his projects: one by Siza himself, one by his mentor Fernando Tavora Continue Reading
Awards
Awards
Posted on 01 May 2010
Alvaro Siza Vieira Awards, Prizes and Recognitions. Continue Reading
Philosophy, by Vittorio Gregotti
by Vittorio Gregotti
Posted on 22 April 2010
I have always had the impression that Alvaro Siza's architecture sprang from archaeological foundations known to him alone—signs invisible to anyone who has not studied the site in detail through drawings with steady, focused concentration. Continue Reading
by The New York Times
by The New York Times
Posted on 16 April 2010
It's unlikely that the Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza will ever enjoy the fame of, say, a Rem Koolhaas or a Frank Gehry... Continue Reading
1999 Siza Interview, Philosophy
1999 Interview with Siza
Posted on 15 April 2010
In primary school, we learned to draw in a very special way. I remember that all the students, at six years of age or so, were taught to draw such things as a closed box, then an open box. Continue Reading
Philosophy, by the Hyatt Foundation
by the Hyatt Foundation
Posted on 14 April 2010
"Every design," says Siza, "is a rigorous attempt at capturing a concrete moment of a transitory image in all its nuances. Continue Reading
Awards, Citation from the Pritzker Jury
Citation from the Pritzker Jury
Posted on 13 April 2010
The architecture of Alvaro Siza is a joy to the senses and uplifts the spirit. Each line and curve is placed with skill and sureness. Continue Reading
Life Resumed
Alvaro Siza Vieira Resumed
Posted on 12 April 2010
Alvaro Siza (born 1933) is considered Portugal's greatest living architect and possibly the best that country has ever produced. Continue Reading
Philosophy, by Kenneth Frampton
by Kenneth Frampton
Posted on 09 April 2010
It was, as the architect is fond of saying, "a chair that looked like a chair". It was in fact a simple skeleton of dressed wood from which chairs have been made since time immemorial. Continue Reading
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Siza News
- Les Luthiers, Haneke and Morricone, candidates for the Prince of Asturias Arts ... - Barcelona Reporter May 9, 2010Les Luthiers, Haneke and Morricone, candidates for the Prince of Asturias Arts ...Barcelona ReporterThe filmmaker Michael Haneke, the Portuguese architect Alvaro Siza, the director of the Ballet Nacional de Cuba, Alicia Alonso, the artist Lucian Freud, ...
- Many hands, one vision - Deccan Herald April 29, 2010Many hands, one visionDeccan Herald... architects – from Frank Gehry to Rafael Moneo to Alvaro Siza and the team of Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa – to design the individual buildings. ...
- Freud, Haneke o Morricone son candidatos al premio de las Artes - La Voz de Asturias May 9, 2010
- Siza si aggiudica la riqualificazione del Parco delle Cave - Il tacco d'Italia May 8, 2010Il tacco d'ItaliaSiza si aggiudica la riqualificazione del Parco delle CaveIl tacco d'ItaliaL'architetto Alvaro Siza si è aggiudicato il concorso di idee "Parco delle Cave di Marco Vito e della Città dell'arte e della musica". ...
- Firenze: chiavi della citta' all'architetto portoghese Alvaro Siza Vieria - Libero-News.it May 5, 2010
- 定居北京的英国建筑师 - 搜狐 May 9, 2010定居北京的英国建筑师搜狐我特别欣赏由葡萄牙建筑师阿尔瓦罗·西扎(Alvaro Siza)设计的波诺瓦茶室(Boa Nova Tea House)和美妙的海鲜。 我的第一个志愿者项目是设计和建筑一座400英尺高的电缆高架 ...
- A Firenze il maestro Alvaro Siza Vieira ei suoi disegni - 055news.it May 2, 2010
- Alvaro Siza diseñará el hotel de 5 estrellas del colegio El Castillo - La Voz de Ronda April 26, 2010
- El 50% del último crédito es para gastos dentro del propio auditorio - El Faro Digital April 24, 2010
- "CITTÀ DELLA MUSICA" ALLE EX CAVE: SIZA VINCE CONCORSO - Lecceprima.it May 3, 2010Lecceprima.it"CITTÀ DELLA MUSICA" ALLE EX CAVE: SIZA VINCE CONCORSOLecceprima.itLECCE – E' l'architetto portoghese Alvaro Siza il vincitore del “Concorso per idee Parco delle cave e della città dell'arte e della musica” lanciato ...
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