Author: Castanheira, Carlos
Title: Alvaro Siza: The Function of Beauty
Description: New York, Phaidon, 2009. Hardcover. A gray casebound book. There is a dust jacket with the title in black text down a white spine. Pages: (6), 7-303, (1). Profusely illustrated with color images. "Alvaro Siza (b.1933) is considered Portugal's greatest living architect. His buildings are known for their austere beauty and their imaginative relationship to their surroundings. Relatively unknown outside his native Portugal when he won the 1992 Pritzker Prize, he has since built a number of masterful buildings around the world while retaining strong ties to his country. This volume highlights over 20 of these projects, approximately half of which are in Portugal. Each is explained in depth by author Carlos Castanheira as well as Siza himself, and illustrated with photographs, complete sets of drawings, and a wealth of Siza's sketches." Contents are as follows: Bouça, Águas Férreas Cooperative -- Bragança Terraces -- Insel-Hombroich Foundation Museum of Architecture -- São Bento Underground Station -- Zaida Building, Patio House -- Iberê Camargo Foundation Museum -- Centre for 'Camilian' studies -- Multipurpose pavilion -- Masterplan for Vila do Conde's coastal road -- Viana do Castelo Municipal Library -- Masterplan for Leça da Palmeira's coastal road -- House in Pego -- House in Mallorca -- Institute of Educational Sciences -- Armanda Passos house and studio -- Centre for Development of New Enterprise -- Ribera-Serrallo Sports Complex -- Adega Mayor Winery -- Anyang Álvaro Siza Hall -- Mimesis Museum -- Quinta do Portal Winery. VG/VG: Exlibrary book. Stamp on front pasted end page. Stamp, sticker, and due date card on back pasted end page. Stamp on top text block.

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