il design degli oggetti per il tempo libero
Laura Andreini - Once upon a time, design and designers, clearly prompted by companies, created objects that could be defined as “useless”, or better, dedicated to leisure and free time. Objects which seem remote...
le ragioni di mettere insieme luoghi e forme
From the presentation of works which Alvaro Siza designed in North Portugal on occasion of the Europe-America exhibition, at the International Venice Biennale of Art in 1976 up until today, the interest in his...
Tea House, Boa Nova Restaurant
The projects on the Atlantic coast north of Porto have been and still are one of the undertakings Siza is most fond of. Right from the beginning of his career he had plenty of...
de Marés Swimming Pool
In all of Siza’s projects dating back to this period, great care is taken in integrating the constructions with their surroundings. In this particular case Siza took this to an extreme, by paying meticulous...
Pinto & Sotto Mayor Bank
Between 1969 and 1974 Siza was asked to design two projects for two different banks, finished in the same year. The first one was at Vila de Conde, 30 km north of Porto, the...
Beires‘ House
This single family house was built at the time of the Carnations Revolution (1974), just before the period when Siza was dealing with issues related to council homes. During those years his idea was...
Malagueira District Complex
The Malagueira district at Evora, 185 kilometres south west of Lisbon, between the capital and the Spanish border, represents one of the largest operations of low density, council housing of the post-war period. There...
Social Housing in Bouça
The district of Bouca represents the second experiment in building with the participation of the inhabitants, following a specific SAAL program. The first experience had been the residential estate of Sao Victor (1974-79). Bouca...
One-Family House
This is a villa by the sea, on the isle of Majorca, right in the middle of a pine forest in Palma itself. It is in fact three separate buildings plus their adjoining services....
Adega Mayor Winery
The Adega Mayor wine cellars are roughly 180 Km east of Lisbon, near the Spanish border. The hills are covered in olive groves and vineyards. On the west side there is an artificial lake...
Ibere Camargo Museum
The museum of the Ibere Camargo Foundation in Porto Allegre is currently considered to be Alvaro Siza’s last great work. It is particularly important for the original spatial organization chosen by the architect, which...
