Wednesday, November 3, 2010

ÁLVARO SIZA VIEIRA





ÁLVARO SIZA VIEIRA. CONTEMPORARY PORTUGUESE ARCHITECT, WITH FERNANDO TÁVORA, HE IS ONE OF THE REFERENCES OF THE PORTO SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE. KNOWN FOR HIS "POETIC" MODERNISM DRAWS ON CONTEXT. IN 1992, HE WAS AWARDED WITH THE PRITZKER PRIZE FOR RENOVATION PROJECT THAT HE COORDINATED IN THE CHIADO AREA OF LISBON. MORE RECENTLY HE WAS ANNOUNCED AS RIBA'S 2009 ROYAL GOLD MEDALLIST. WIKI. VIEW HISTORY.