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Designer
Alvaro Siza
Álvaro Siza was born in 1933 a few kilometres from Porto and graduated in architecture in 1955 at the University of Porto. He is one of the leading exponents of Portuguese architecture and has taught at some of the most prestigious…
Biography
Background
Álvaro Siza was born in 1933 a few kilometres from Porto and graduated in architecture in 1955 at the University of Porto. He is one of the leading exponents of Portuguese architecture and has taught at some of the most prestigious academic institutions.
Signature Style
His work keeps returning to an active, two-way link between architecture and nature, and to a community dimension set apart from the city's traditional meeting places. In his words, traditions are valuable when they stay open to innovation.
Notable Works
With Eduardo Souto de Moura he worked on the main pavilions at Expo Lisbon (1998) and Expo Hanover (2000). For Nemo Lighting he designed the pendant Lorosae and the rechargeable Lorosae Table.
Legacy
Honours include the Pritzker Architecture Prize (1992), the RIBA Royal Gold Medal (2009) and a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement from the Venice Biennale (2012).
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