AV Monografías

The uniqueness, expressiveness and beauty of his work, as well as a tenacious dedication to his calling, turn Álvaro Siza into an architect that goes beyond the boundaries of the discipline, meriting further consideration: that of a great artist of our time. In this issue AV Monographs takes stock of the recent work of the master born in Matosinhos in 1933, through a selection of thirty buildings that begins in 1995 with the Portuguese Pavilion for Expo ‘98 in Lisbon, and ends in 2016 with the Auditorium in Llinars del Vallès. The issue also includes construction details that unveil how the pure volumes Siza traces by hand are transformed into zinc-plated roofs or self-bearing brick facades.



Luis Fernández-Galiano: The Knowing Hand
Jean-Louis Cohen: Architecture without Capital Letters

An Unbroken Line

Portuguese Pavilion at Expo 98, 1995-1998, Lisbon (Portugal)
University Rectory Building, 1995-1998, Alicante (Spain)
Van Middelem-Dupont House, 1997-2003, Oudenburg (Belgium)
Manzana del Revellín Complex, 1998-2012, Ceuta (Spain)
Zaida Building and Patio House, 1998-2006, Granada (Spain)
Ibere Camargo Foundation Museum, 1998-2008, Porto Alegre (Brazil)
Hombroich Architecture Museum, 2000-2008, Neuss (Germany)
Bouça Social Housing, 2000-2006, Porto (Portugal)
Ribera Serrallo Sports Center, 2000-2006, Cornella de Llobregat (Spain)
Municipal Library, 2001-2007, Viana do Castelo (Portugal)
Quinta do Portal Winery, 2001-2010, Celeirós do Douro (Portugal)
Armanda Passos House, 2002-2005, Porto (Portugal)
Pego House, 2002-2007, Sintra (Portugal)
Faculty of Education Sciences, 2002-2008, Lleida (Spain)
House in Mallorca, 2002-2008, Mallorca (Spain)
Pedras Salgadas Spa Renovation, 2002-2009, Bornes de Aguiar (Portugal)
Hotel Vidago Palace Expansion, 2002-2010, Vidago (Portugal)
Adega Mayor Winery, 2003-2006, Campo Maior (Portugal)
Multifunctional Hall, 2003-2007, Gondomar (Portugal)
Nadir Afonso Foundation, 2003-2015, Chaves (Portugal)
Fire Station, 2004-2012, Santo Tirso (Portugal)
Homes on Avenida da Boavista, 2004-2013, Porto (Portugal)
Anyang Álvaro Siza Pavilion, 2005-2006, Anyang (South Korea)
Assembly Hall of the University of the Basque Country, 2005-2010, Bilbao (Spain)
Virchow 6 Building at the Novartis Campus, 2005-2011, Basel (Switzerland)
Mimesis Museum, 2006-2010, Paju (South Korea)
Amore Pacific Research Center, 2007-2011, Yongin-si (South Korea)
Connection between Chiado and Terraços do Carmo, 2008-2015, Lisbon (Portugal)
Office Building for Shihlien Group, 2011-2014, Huaiyin City (China)
Auditorium Theater, 2011-2016, Llinars del Valles (Spain)