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Alvaro Siza
architect website:Álvaro Joaquim de Melo Siza Vieira, (born 25 June 1933 in Porto-Matosinhos), who signs as Álvaro Siza Vieira , and is sometimes known as Álvaro Siza, is a contemporary Portuguese architect.
In 1992, he was awarded with the Pritzker Prize for renovation project that he coordinated in the Chiado area of Lisbon, a historic commercial sector that was all but completely destroyed by fire in August 1988.
Other prizes include:
- The Golden Medal of The Superior Counsil of Arquitecture of the College of Architects of Madrid in 1988
- Mies van der Rohe Award for European Architecture 1988
- the Alvar Aalto Medal in 1988
- the Prince of Wales Prize from Harvard University in 1998
- Portugal’s National Prize of Architecture 1993
- the Wolf Prize in Arts in 2001
- the Urbanism Special Grand Prize of France 2005
- RIBA’s 2009 Royal Gold Medalist
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Biblioteca Municipal de Viana do Castelo
Location: Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Architect/Designer: Alvaro Siza
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Boa Nova Tea House
Location: Porto, Portugal
Architect/Designer: Alvaro Siza
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Last modified: 28 June, 2011 No Comments »
Centro Galego de Arte Comtemporaneo
Location: Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Architect/Designer: Alvaro Siza
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Faculty of Architecture Porto
Location: Porto, Portugal
Architect/Designer: Alvaro Siza
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Last modified: 29 April, 2011 1 Comment »
Fundação Iberê Camargo
Location: Porto Alegre, Brazil
Architect/Designer: Alvaro Siza
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Mimesis Museum
Location: Paju-si, Korea
Architect/Designer: Alvaro Siza
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Piscina das Marés de Leça da Palmeira
Location: Leça da Palmeira, Portugal
Architect/Designer: Alvaro Siza
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Last modified: 24 May, 2011 1 Comment »
Portuguese Pavilion, Expo 98
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Architect/Designer: Alvaro Siza
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Last modified: 23 May, 2011 No Comments »
Santa Maria Church
Location: Marco de Canaveses, Portugal
Architect/Designer: Alvaro Siza
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Last modified: 29 April, 2011 No Comments »
Sao Bento metro
Location: Porto, Portugal
Architect/Designer: Alvaro Siza
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Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art
Location: Porto, Portugal
Architect/Designer: Alvaro Siza
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Last modified: 29 April, 2011 1 Comment »
Zaida Building
Location: Granada, Spain
Architect/Designer: Alvaro Siza
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Last modified: 29 April, 2011 No Comments »

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