Alessandro Mendini 1, Alfredo Häberli 3, Álvaro Siza 1, Antoine et Manuel 1, Antoni Gaudí 17, Arquitectura-G 1, Cristian Zuzunaga 1, Doshi Levien 1, Eduard Samsó 1, Ettore Sottsass 3, Eugeni Quitllet 2, Färg & Blanche 1, Isabel Gamero 1, Jaime Hayon 33, Jordi Badia 1, Jordi Pérez 1, Josep Maria Jujol 1, Klas Ernflo 5, Konstantin Grcic 7, Lluís Clotet 5, Muller Van Severen 6, Oscar Tusquets 20, Otto Canalda 2, Pepe Cortés 7, Ramón Úbeda 1, Ronan Bouroullec 9, Sabine Marcelis 1, Salvador Dalí 11, Serban Ionescu 4, Stephen Burks 2, Willo Perron 1, Xavier Mañosa 1
Álvaro Siza
Renowned for his architecture the world over, Álvaro Siza is an architect’s architect, whose work also includes lighting and industrial design pieces.
Portugal
Álvaro Siza is an architect’s architect. His work has a strong and unified aesthetic and includes lighting and industrial design pieces. Siza was born in Matosinhos, Portugal, in 1933. His first projects were built in his home country, where he earned a reputation for their elegant and respectful integration of landscape and architecture — the Marés swimming pools at Leça de Palmeira and the Da Boa Nova restaurant are perfect examples. Siza’s architecture is honest, simple, and efficient. It embraces every era with technical coherence, triggering a sense of inner contemplation. He won numerous architecture prizes, including the Mies Van der Rohe Award in 1988 and the Pritzker Prize in 1992.
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