Álvaro Siza Libri

Alvaro Siza (1933) ha studiato presso la Scuola di Architettura dell'Università di Oporto. Tra il 1955 e il 1958 ha lavorato nello studio di Fernando Tavora. Ha intrapreso la sua carriera professionale con il Ristorante Boa Nova (Leca da Palmeira, 1963). In questa fase iniziale, le sue opere combinavano tipologie moderne con la tradizione vernacolare. Tuttavia, ritorna costantemente a volumi chiari, come il grande parallelepipedo bianco della Casa Avelino Duarte (Ovar, 1985), che riunisce tutta la sua esperienza precedente nelle tipologie abitative, inclusa la sua principale intervento in questo ambito, la Quinta da Malagueira (Evora, 1977). Dagli anni ottanta, ha ricevuto incarichi per realizzare una vasta gamma di progetti, che vanno dal Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di Santiago de Compostela (1993) alla Scuola di Educazione di Setubal (1992).

This volume entitled Studio Talk is a collection of 13 interviews that have constituted the first chapter, “Studio”, of each issue of GA DOCUMENT EXTRA series that have been published since 1995, an unpublished interview with Frank O. Gehry originally for the aforementioned series, and an interview with Enric Miralles (GA DOCUMENT #60) who has passed away in 2000.Frank O. Gehry 1929-Arata Isozaki 1931-Ricardo Legorreta 1931-Richard Rogers 1933-Alvaro Siza 1933-Richard Meier 1934-Norman Foster 1935-Tadao Ando 1941-Thom Mayne/Morphosis 1944-Christian de Portzamparc 1944-Bernard Tschumi 1944-Jean Nouvel 1945-Steven Holl 1947-Zaha Hadid 1950-Enric Miralles 1955-2000

Alvaro Siza (b.1933) is considered Portugal’s greatest living architect. His buildings are known for their austere beauty and their imaginative relationship to their surroundings. Relatively unknown outside his native Portugal when he won the 1992 Pritzker Prize, he has since built a number of masterful buildings around the world while retaining strong ties to his country. This volume highlights over 20 of these projects, approximately half of which are in Portugal. Each is explained in depth by author Carlos Castanheira as well as Siza himself, and illustrated with photographs, complete sets of drawings, and a wealth of Siza’s sketches.

In this completely revised and up-to-date edition, the world's most accomplished architects -- Gehry, Pei, Meier, Nouvel, Piano, and 37 more-express their views on creativity, inspiration, and legacy in this visually stunning, one-of-a-kind collection. The Pritzker Prize is the most prestigious international prize for architecture. Architect includes all 42 recipients of the Pritzker Prize, and captures in pictures and their own words their awe-inspiring achievements. Organized in reverse chronological order by laureate each chapter features four to six of the architect's major works, including museums, libraries, hotels, places of worship, and more. The text, culled from notebooks, interviews, articles, and speeches illuminates the architects' influences and inspirations, personal philosophy, and aspirations for his own work and the future of architecture. The book includes More than 1000 stunning photographs, blueprints, sketches, and CAD drawings. Architect offers an unprecedented view into the minds of some of the most creative thinkers, dreamers, and builders of the last three decades and reveals that buildings are political, emotional, and spiritual.

Overzicht van het werk van de Portugese architect (geb. 1933) met interview en biografie.

Během rozhovorů, které proběhly v letech 1977 až 2005 a které jsou zde sesbírány, Álvaro Siza komentuje své projekty. Jsou zde zahrnuty všechny jeho důležité projekty včetně těch, které nebyly realizovány. Počínaje sociálními ubytovnami, realizovanými těsně po karafiátové revoluci 25. dubna 1974, až po Nadaci Camargo v Brazílii otevřenou v roce 2008. V rozhovorech objasňuje studie a poznámky k jednotlivým projektům. Rekonstrukci čtvrti Chiado v Lisabonu po požáru v roce 1988, urbanistický plán centra města v Montreuil, muzeum v Santiagu de Compostela... Tato kniha také vypráví příběh jednoho setkání, které se uskutečnilo před třiceti lety a nebylo nikdy přerušeno. Protínají se zde pohledy spisovatele a novináře Dominiqua Machaberta a architekta Laurenta Beaudouina. Kromě svých realizací se zde Siza zmiňuje také o lidech, kteří mu jsou drazí, a o své vlasti – Portugalsku. Jedinečná příležitost dozvědět se více o myšlenkách velkého současného architekta.

Álvaro Siza was awarded the Pritzker Prize for his life's work in 1992 and is one of the most renowned contemporary architects. Amongst many accolades, he received the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture in 2002 and 2012. The current exhibition at the Museum for Architectural Drawing provides an intimate view into Siza's work, illustrated by sensitive and playful sketches that contrast with the monumentality of his buildings. Drawings by his late wife, Maria Antónia Siza, are also on display for the first time to a wider public, as well as drafts by his son, Álvaro Leite Siza, and grandson, Henrique Siza. The drawings are from the Siza family's own collection and include sketches from known and less well-known projects, as well as architectural fantasies.