Álvaro Siza

Table of Contents

Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics

Images

Álvaro Siza: Bouça social housing complex

Read Next

Portugal Is Home to These 17 Inspiring Buildings

The National Congress of Brazil in Brasilia City capital of Brazil. Brazilian National Congress designed by Oscar Niemeyer a Brazilian architect specializing in international modern architecture.

11 Iconic Buildings in Brazil

Vandalized Art list. Combo of EB owned illustration (top) and parent Asset 182294. 4 of 11 The Rokeby Venus by Diego Velazquez was hit with a meat cleaver by Mary Richardson

Art Abuse: 11 Vandalized Works of Art

Painting palette with oil paints and brushes. Rainbow colored paints, arts and entertainment

Art History: The Origins of 7 of Your Favorite Art Supplies

Night view of the Opera House and new business quarter, Oslo, Norway.

These 8 Buildings Will Make You See Norway in a New Light

Discover

A Factory Interior, watercolor, pen and gray ink, graphite, and white goache on wove paper by unknown artist, c. 1871-91; in the Yale Center for British Art. Industrial Revolution England

Inventors and Inventions of the Industrial Revolution

Law legal system crime concept with gavel and scales of justice with books in the background. (mallet, judicial system).

What Are the Differences Between First-, Second-, and Third-Degree Murder?

Town of Sisimiut located on the coast of the Davis Strait on Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay, Greenland

The Largest Islands in the World

United States Electoral College votes by state

How Many Electoral College Votes Does Each U.S. State Have?

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.

10 Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci

Young boys working in a thread spinning mill in Macon, Georgia, 1909. Boys are so small they have to climb onto the spinning frame to reach and fix broken threads and put back empty bobbins. Child labor. Industrial revolution

The Rise of the Machines: Pros and Cons of the Industrial Revolution

David Cameron. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom talk during the G8 Summit at the Lough Erne Resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, June 17, 2013

What’s the Difference Between a President and a Prime Minister?

Álvaro Siza

Portuguese architect

Also known as: Álvaro Joaquim de Melo Siza Vieira

Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Article History

Quick Facts

In full:: Álvaro Joaquim de Melo Siza Vieira

Born:: June 25, 1933, Matosinhos, Portugal (age 91)

Awards And Honors:: Praemium Imperiale (1998); Pritzker Prize (1992)

See all related content

Álvaro Siza (born June 25, 1933, Matosinhos, Portugal) is a Portuguese architect and designer whose structures, ranging from swimming pools to public housing developments, are characterized by a quiet clarity of form and function, a sensitive integration into their environment, and a purposeful engagement with both cultural and architectural traditions. He was awarded the Pritzker Prize in 1992. Siza grew up in a large Roman Catholic family in Matosinhos, near Porto. As a youth, he intended to become a sculptor, but his father’s objections and his own admiration for the work of Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí led him in 1949 ...(100 of 880 words)

Access the full article

Help support true facts by becoming a member.