Siza Books

Studio Paperback monographs on the outstanding architects of the 20th century-concise and informative overviews of their complete works written and edited by noted authors. Each volume contains biographical details and a work chronology. ...more

From start to finish, it took the Modernist Portuguese architect Alvaro Siza, winner of the 1992 Pritzker Prize and designer of The Serpentine Gallery's 2005 Summer Pavilion, 33 years to construct the Bouca Residents' Association Housing in the northern city of Porto--which he realized in association with architect Antonio Madureira. ...more

This richly illustrated book examines the houses designed by Alvaro Siza, one of the masters of contemporary architecture. The 28 villas represent an important aspect of Siza's career, where his distinctive ideas on home design translate into a wider conversation on living today and modern architecture. Each construction is narrated ...more

Acclaimed internationally for his many decades of distinguished work, Portuguese architect, Alvaro Siza, provides comments about each of the seven projects featured in this volume. The designs for structures in various parts of Portugal are: a water tower, a single-family house, a museum, university offices, an urban-renewal project, and - ...more

The buildings of this master architect are, as Ryue Nishizawa observes in his short essay, infused with contemporary atmosphere, have a good continuity with their regional environment and climate, and have a brightness and clarity akin to a sculpture of light. This classic Japanese production examines14 works and projects, including ...more

A comprehensive study of the work of Portuguese architect Alvaro Siza, this monograph covers his built works, projects and writings from the early 1950s to 1999. Born in 1933 in Matosinhos, Portugal, Siza is one of the world's most respected architects, and the recipient of many awards including the Alvar ...more

67 black-and-white illustrations ...more

Five years ago the Serpentine Gallery in London's Hyde Park invited the worldís leading architects to design a pavilion, even a folly, that represented the ethos of their work, and to construct it in the galleryís garden. To date Toyo Ito, Daniel Libeskind, Zaha Hadid and Oscar Niemeyer have taken ...more

Aolvaro Siza is the best-known Portuguese artist. This work shows that his very personal blend of Modernist influences and direct responses to projects has given him an international stature that extends far beyond the limited number of buildings he has designed outside Portugal. ...more