Álvaro Siza Vieira
Álvaro Siza Vieira | |
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Pritzker Prize (1992), Royal Gold Medal (2009), UIA Gold Medal (2011), Golden Lion for lifetime achievement (2012), National Architecture Award of Spain (2019) | |
Buildings | Faculty of Architecture, Porto |
Álvaro Joaquim de Melo Siza Vieira
Early life and education
Siza was born in Matosinhos, a small coastal town near Porto. He graduated in architecture in 1955, at the former School of Fine Arts of the University of Porto, the current FAUP – Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto. There he met his wife, Maria Antónia Siza (1940–1973), with whom he had a daughter and son.[1]
Career
Siza completed his first built work (four houses in Matosinhos) even before completing his studies in 1954, the same year that he first opened his private practice in Porto. Along with
Among Siza's earliest works to gain public attention was a public pool complex (named
Most of his best known works are located in his hometown Porto: the Boa Nova Tea House (1963), the
Commissioned after winning an international competition in 2010, Siza and Granada-based Juan Domingo Santos unveiled designs for a new entrance and visitors center at the Alhambra in 2014.[7]
By 2012, Siza warned that he might close his Portuguese office because of a lack of contracts.[8]
In 2014, Álvaro Siza designed, with Carlos Castanheira the Building on the Water in Huai'An City, Jiangsu, China that was awarded the building of the year 2015 by ArchDaily.[9][10]
In 2019, Alvaro Siza was commissioned with his first project in the United States, a 450-foot-tall, 37-story apartment building at
In 2020, Álvaro Siza designed four buildings respectively Siza House, YuChia House, Tea House and Gate House at the Taifong Golf Club, in Changhua, Taiwan.[12]
Teaching
Siza taught at FAUP from 1966 to 1969, returning in 1976. In addition to his teaching there, he has been a visiting professor at the Graduate School of Design, Harvard University; the University of Pennsylvania; Los Andes University of Bogota; and the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.[4]
Legacy
In July 2014 Siza announced his decision to donate the large part of his architectural archive to the
Recognition
In 1987, the dean of
Other prizes include: The Golden Medal of The Superior Council of Architecture of the College of Architects of Madrid in 1988;
Siza's
Siza was conferred the title of Honoris Causa Doctor by the following universities:
Civil awards and decorations
- Grand Officer of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword, Portugal (6 June 1992)[21]
- Grand-Cross of the Order of Prince Henry, Portugal (9 July 1999)[21]
- Order of Public Instruction, Portugal (6 April 2017)[21]
Selected projects
Works by Siza include the Iberê Camargo Foundation, the Serralves museum, and the New Orleans building.
Exhibitions
- 2012, January: Alturas de Machu Picchu: Martín Chambi – Álvaro Siza at Work, at Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal.[22]
- 2014, March: Visions of the Alhambra, at the Aedes Architecture Forum, Berlin. Curator: António Choupina, Arch.[23]
- 2014, June: Visions of the Alhambra, at the Vitra Campus, Weil am Rhein. Curator: António Choupina, Arch. – Opening of Art Basel and the Álvaro-Siza-Promenade[24]
- 2015, February: Visions of the Alhambra, at the Palace of Charles V, Granada. Curator: António Choupina, Arch.[25]
- 2015, May: Visions of the Alhambra, at the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo. Curator: António Choupina, Arch. – Official Visit of the President of Portugal to Norway[26]
- 2016, July: Visions of the Alhambra, at the Aga Khan Museum, Toronto. Curator: António Choupina, Arch.[27]
- 2017, March: Visions of the Alhambra, at the Serralves Museum, Porto. Curator: António Choupina, Arch.[28]
- 2017, June: Architecture on Canvas, at the Chaves. Curator: António Choupina, Arch.[29]
- 2018, May: AlfaroSiza, no ESPAI ALFARO, Valencia. Curators: António Choupina, Arch. & Fran Silvestre, Arch.[30]
- 2019, February: SIZA – Unseen & Unknown, at the Museum for Architectural Drawing, Berlin. Curators: António Choupina, Arch. & Kristin Feireiss Dr. h.c. – Bauhaus Centennial[31]
- 2020, October: SIZA – Unseen & Unknown, at the Marques da Silva Foundation, Porto. Curators: António Choupina, Arch. & Kristin Feireiss Dr. h.c. – 150th anniversary of José Marques da Silva[32]
Cultural references
A monography of Siza appears in an early scene of the movie John Wick.[33][34]
Bibliography
- Samuel Penn (ed.): Accounts. Pelinu Books, Álvaro Siza, Luigi Snozzi, Laurent Stalder, ISBN 978-973-0-29787-4.
- Seoane, Carlos; Rodriguez, Juan (2015). Siza by Siza. Porto: AMAG Editorial. ISBN 978-84-606-9702-2.
- Betti, Raul; Ruffino, Greta (2012). Álvaro Siza, Viagem sem Programa. Red Publishing. ISBN 978-88-88492-22-3.
- Carmo Simões, João; Figueira, J.; Tunhas, P. (2016). Álvaro Siza / Museu Nadir Afonso. Lisboa. ISBN 978-989-99485-1-8.)
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- Figueira, Jorge (Hrsg.): Álvaro Siza. Modern Redux (Text: Alexandre Alves Costa, Jorge Figueira, Hans Ibelings, Guilherme Wisnik). Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2008, ISBN 978-3-7757-2276-6(English/Portuguese) – Projects 1998–2008
- ISBN 978-0714840048.
- ISBN 978-3836521710.
- Rodrigues, Jacinto (1992). Álvaro Siza / obra e método. Livraria Civilização Editora. ISBN 972-26-1099-6.
- Siza, Álvaro (1994). City Sketches. Birkhäuser. ISBN 3-7643-2820-7.
- Testa, Peter (1996). Álvaro Siza. Birkhäuser. ISBN 3-7643-5598-0.
References
- ^ "Histórias de amor_ Maria Antónia e Álvaro Siza Vieira". Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ Glancey, Jonathan (8 October 2008). "A Gold Medal for Siza? About time". The Guardian.
- ^ "A Portuguese Wins Pritzker Award". The New York Times. 27 April 1992.
- ^ a b c "Pritzker Architecture Prize: Alvaro Siza Vieira". www.pritzkerprize.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ Lynch, Patrick (23 October 2008). "Álvaro Siza: swimming pools with depth". The Architects' Journal.
- ^ Long, Kieran (1 August 2009). "Pavilion by Álvaro Siza and Rudolf Finsterwalder, Insel Hombroich Foundation, Ruhr Valley, Germany". The Architectural Review.
- ^ Rosenfield, Karissa (11 March 2014). "Álvaro Siza + Juan Domingo Santos Design: New Gate of Alhambra". ArchDaily.
- ^ Minder, Raphael (9 November 2012). "Celebrating a Year of Culture Amid Hard Times in Portugal". International Herald Tribune.
- ^ "The Building on the Water / Álvaro Siza + Carlos Castanheira". 29 August 2014.
- ^ "Álvaro Siza-實聯化工水上大樓". 4 September 2014.
- ^ McKeough, Tim (30 August 2019). "Another Starchitect Arrives in New York". The New York Times.
- ^ "Alvaro Siza's Taifong Golf Club Opens in Changhua, Taiwan". 24 August 2014.
- ^ Siza, Álvaro (23 July 2014), "Álvaro Siza's fonds", Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA).
- ^ Qeuirós, Luís Miguel (9 July 2015). "Álvaro Siza doa 40 projectos a Serralves". Público (Portugal).
- ^ Ouroussoff, Nicholas (5 August 2007). "Modernist Master's Deceptively Simple World". The New York Times.
- ^ "Fellowships, Prizes and Travel Programs". www.gsd.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on 10 December 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ^ 8th International Architecture Exhibition 2002 La Biennale di Venezia.
- ^ "Royal Gold Medal 2009". architecture.com. Royal Institute of British Architects. Archived from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "2011 UIA Gold Medal". UIA. 18 April 2011. Archived from the original on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ "The National Architecture Award of Spain 2019 was granted to Siza Vieira". Porto.pt. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Cidadãos Nacionais Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Alturas de Machu Picchu: Martín Chambi – Álvaro Siza at work". Canadian Centre for Architecture. 26 January 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018.
- ^ The Pearl of Granada remains untouched in the FAZ. 5 May 2014. Page 14
- ^ "The Alhambra Project". Vitra Design Museum. 13 June 2014.
- ^ "Visiones de la Alhambra". www.alhambra-patronato.es. Council of the Alhambra and Generalife. 9 February 2015.
- National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design. 4 May 2015.
- ^ "Álvaro Siza Vieira. Gateway to the Alhambra". www.agakhanmuseum.org. Aga Khan Museum. 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Visions of the Alhambra showcases Álvaro Siza's project for Granada". visao.sapo.pt. Serralves. 8 March 2017.
- ^ "Architecture on Canvas is MACNA's new exhibition". diarioatual.com. Nadir Afonso Contemporary Art Museum. 11 July 2017.
- ^ "Dialogues between Álvaro Siza and Andreu Alfaro". aasarchitecture.com. ESPAI ALFARO. 30 May 2018.
- ^ "SIZA – Unseen & Unknown". www.tchoban-foundation.de. Museum for Architectural Drawing. 20 February 2019.
- ^ "SIZA – Inédito e Desconhecido". www.sicnoticias.pt. SIC Notícias. 24 October 2020.
- ^ "John Wick (2014) Trivia". IMDb. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Alvaro Siza". Reading Office. Retrieved 20 June 2020.