Alessandro Mendini1, Alfredo Häberli3, Álvaro Siza1, Antoine et Manuel1, Antoni Gaudí17, Arquitectura-G1, Cristian Zuzunaga1, Doshi Levien1, Eduard Samsó1, Ettore Sottsass3, Eugeni Quitllet2, Färg & Blanche1, Isabel Gamero1, Jaime Hayon29, Jordi Badia1, Jordi Pérez1, Josep Maria Jujol1, Klas Ernflo5, Konstantin Grcic7, Lluís Clotet5, Muller Van Severen7, Oscar Tusquets20, Otto Canalda2, Pepe Cortés6, Ramón Úbeda1, Ronan Bouroullec9, Sabine Marcelis1, Salvador Dalí11, Serban Ionescu4, Stephen Burks2, Willo Perron1, Xavier Mañosa1
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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