Álvaro Siza

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Álvaro Siza

Portuguese architect

Also known as: Álvaro Joaquim de Melo Siza Vieira

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In full:: Álvaro Joaquim de Melo Siza Vieira

Born:: June 25, 1933, Matosinhos, Portugal (age 90)

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

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Álvaro Siza (born June 25, 1933, Matosinhos, Portugal) Portuguese architect and designer whose structures, ranging from swimming pools to public housing developments, were 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 to enroll ...(100 of 878 words)

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