Álvaro Joaquim de Melo Siza Vieira, GOSE, GCIH, (born 25 June 1933 in Porto-Matosinhos), who signs as Álvaro Siza Vieira (pron. IPA: ['aɫvɐɾu 'sizɐ vi'ɐiɾɐ]) and is sometimes known as Álvaro Siza, is a contemporary Portuguese architect and considered one of today's greatest living architects. As son of Júlio Siza Vieira, an engineer, and wife Cassilda de Melo, he was born in th...(展开全部)

The global renaissance in architecture has afforded Portuguese architect Alvaro Siza a wide range of opportunities to generate new and exciting architecture over recent years. These buildings and projects reflect Siza's continuing belief, in his own words, that the limits of a building can be found in the way the relations between exterior and interior are controlled'. Seventee...(展开全部)

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 by Alvaro Siza through his short poetic writ...(展开全部)

Product Description 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.

Packaged in a new, soft, flexi-bind jacket, El Croquis provides a survey of almost a decade output built since Miralles passed away in July 2000. Introduced by essays from Mark Wigley and Juan Antonio Cortés, the issue features seven works and projects all elaborately documented through full-colour photographs, technical drawings, plans, models, elevations and introductory text...(展开全部)