Álvaro Joaquim Melo Siza Vieira was
born in Matosinhos (near Porto), in 1933.
From 1949-55 he studied at the School of Architecture, University of Porto.
He taught at the School of Architecture (ESBAP) from l966-69 and was appointed Professor of "Construction" in 1976; he taught at the School of Architecture of Porto.
He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Science, "Honorary Fellow" of the Royal Institute of British Architects, AIA/American Institute of Architects, Académie d'Architecture de France and European Academy of Sciences and Arts and American Academy of Arts and Letters; Honorary Professor of Southeast University China and China Academy of Art and honorary partner of the Academy of Schools of Architecture and urbanism of Portuguese language.
From 1949-55 he studied at the School of Architecture, University of Porto.
He taught at the School of Architecture (ESBAP) from l966-69 and was appointed Professor of "Construction" in 1976; he taught at the School of Architecture of Porto.
He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Science, "Honorary Fellow" of the Royal Institute of British Architects, AIA/American Institute of Architects, Académie d'Architecture de France and European Academy of Sciences and Arts and American Academy of Arts and Letters; Honorary Professor of Southeast University China and China Academy of Art and honorary partner of the Academy of Schools of Architecture and urbanism of Portuguese language.
PUBLICATIONS
El Croquis magazines (different numbers)
01Texts; 02Texts; 03Texts; 04Texts
Álvaro Siza – Obra Incompleta | Incomplete Works
Imagining the Evident
EXHIBITIONS
Tea For Two / Chá para Dois, Glasgow (2025)
Álvaro Siza – Archive, Power Station of Art, Shanghai (2025)
Breaking the Walls, Dino Appears, Rüdiger Schöttler Gallery, Munich (2025)
SIZA, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon (2024)
Álvaro Siza – Desenhar o Quotidiano, Serralves Foundation (2024)
AWARDS
Piranesi Prix de Rome Alla Carriera, Accademia Adrianea Onlus (2025)
Premio Città di Pisa per la Qualità Urbana 2025, Associazione LP - Laboratorio Permanente per la Città (Biennale di Architettura di Pisa 2025)
Premi di Architettura e Design - Premio Speciale Architettura, Al di là della visione – Film Festival di Architettura e Design di Afragola (IV Edizione 2024)
XXVIII Compasso D'Oro ADI, Associazione per il Disegno Industriale & Fondazione ADI Collezione Compasso d'Oro (2024)
Prémio Extraordinário da Trajetória de un Arquiteto, Prémios FAD 2024 - ARQUIN-FAD