Álvaro Siza (Álvaro Joaquim de Meio Siza Vieira, born 25 June1933 in Matosinhos), is a contemporary Portuguese architect. His poetic modernism draws on context to illuminate universal conditions.
Siza, whose full name is Alvaro Joaquim de Meio Siza Vieira, was born on June 25, 1933 in the small coastal town of Matosinhos in the mountainous north of Portugal, a country where it is said that every summit has the Atlantic Ocean as the horizon.
The architecture of AlvaroSiza is a joy to the senses and uplifts the spirit.
Siza is a teacher, not only at the university where he obtained his education, but also as a guest lecturer throughout the world, fanning the intense interest his designs generate, particularly in the younger generation.
This did/does/will include news on Siza's breath-taking contribution to EXPO '98 (the Portuguese Pavilion), new developments in the Chiado area of Lisbon, and recent international awards in recognition of Portugal's most celebrated architect.
And in Siza it is conceived as being rooted in expressionism.
This precision of scale is contributed to by the subtle understanding of the surroundings, and the recent project for the Faculty of Architecture in Oporto, in which he rejects a large-scale solution, is a fine example of this.
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