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2005 Serpentine Gallery, Projects
2005 Serpentine Gallery
"A pavilion is usually an isolated building, but with this site we felt we should maintain a relationship with the gallery and the trees, and these things were the start of the idea," explains Siza. "In front of the house there are two hedges forming half an ellipse. That gave us the suggestion to make a curved surface to complete the ellipse.
2005 Armanda Passos House
2005 Armanda Passos House
The Armanda Passos House Álvaro Siza The Interiorized House Amidst horizontal and vertical planes conditioned by the contours of the terrain, memories of Zen gardens and fire signs, the Armanda Passos house has gently risen – the most recent project by Álvaro Siza in Porto. Designed to be lived in at all hours of the day, when light [...]
1998 Architectural Office
1998 Álvaro Siza Vieira´s Architectural Office
The office of Alvaro Siza is located in a five-story building overlooking the Douro River in Porto, between the historical center and the Atlantic ocean.
1997 Serralves Museum, Projects
1997 Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art
serralves3Rua D.João de Castro 210 Porto Portugal Alvaro Siza 1997 The new Museum of Contemporary Art is in the Quinta de Serralves, a property comprising a large house surrounded by gardens, woods and meadows, commissioned in the 1930s to serve as a private residence and later used as an exhibition space.
1994 Casa Vieira de Castro, Projects
1994 Casa Vieira de Castro
Casa Vieira de Castro perches halfway up at the southwestern end of a hill that overlooks the town of Vila Nova de Famalicao in Portugal.
Awards
Awards
Posted on 02 September 2010
Alvaro Siza Vieira Awards, Prizes and Recognitions. Continue Reading
Philosophy, by Vittorio Gregotti
by Vittorio Gregotti
Posted on 25 August 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 21 August 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 18 August 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
by the Cristóbal Gabarrón Foundation
Siza Vieira awarded the Award of Plastic Arts Cristóbal Gabarrón 2010
Posted on 17 August 2010
The Portuguese architect Alvaro Siza Vieira was awarded the International Prize for Plastic Arts Foundation 2010 Gabarrón Cristobal, who wanted to distinguish 'the teacher, the international relevance and poetic inspiration "of his work. Continue Reading
Philosophy, by the Hyatt Foundation
by the Hyatt Foundation
Posted on 16 August 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 15 August 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
Philosophy, by Kenneth Frampton
by Kenneth Frampton
Posted on 11 August 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
Philosophy
Philosophy, Theory and Practice
Posted on 10 August 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 07 August 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 04 August 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
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Siza News
- Lab shows AmorePacific's global hope - Korea Times September 2, 2010Korea TimesLab shows AmorePacific's global hopeKorea TimesMizium, a futuristic grey building surrounded by well-sown grass, was designed by Portuguese architect Alvaro Siza and built in Yongin, on the outskirts of ...
- Amore Pacific sees future in R&D, overseas market - The Korea Herald September 2, 2010Amore Pacific sees future in R&D, overseas marketThe Korea HeraldThe center was designed by Portuguese architect Alvaro Siza who won the prestigious Pritker Award in 1992. The CEO meanwhile also discussed the company's ...
- Foreign Press Association elects painter Paula Rego as person of the year - The Portugal News August 20, 2010
- Vidago Palace is now open - A Portuguese legend is reborn - Travel Daily News International August 17, 2010Vidago Palace is now open - A Portuguese legend is rebornTravel Daily News InternationalGrace Leo charged the renowned Portuguese architect Alvaro Siza Vieira with the restoration of the main building and Club House. Siza also conceived the ...
- Amore Pacific sees future in R&D, overseas market - The Korea Herald September 2, 2010Amore Pacific sees future in R&D, overseas marketThe Korea HeraldIt was designed by Portuguese architect Alvaro Siza who won the prestigious Pritker Award in 1992. Amore Pacific plans to increase the number of research ...
- 上一辈下一代？ 建筑师“二代”崭露头角 - 搜狐 September 1, 2010
- 아모레퍼시픽 제2연구동 '미지움' 준공식 열려 - 메디컬투데이 September 2, 2010
- Siza Vieira: é fundamental criar mais habitação social no país - Diário Digital August 27, 2010
- 上一辈，下一代？ - 21世纪网 August 30, 2010上一辈，下一代？21世纪网Tolo House是一座依山而建的房子，设计来自Alvaro Leite Siza，他就是大名鼎鼎的葡萄牙建筑大师Alvaro Siza的儿子，Alvaro Siza早在1992年就获得了普利兹克建筑奖。 ...
- New Orleans, wonen in pure elegantie - Plusonline September 1, 2010PlusonlineNew Orleans, wonen in pure elegantiePlusonlineHet elegant ontwerp is van de gerenommeerde Portugese architect Álvaro Siza. New Orleans biedt, verdeeld over 45 verdiepingen, plaats aan 234 luxe huur- en ...
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