Álvaro Siza Vieira made a career in technology at a time when the terms of that career were still being set.
The record lists Álvaro Siza Vieira as Portuguese architect (1933-).
Álvaro Siza Vieira was born at Matosinhos in 1933. His recorded nationality is Portugal. He was educated at University of Porto.
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The record gives his occupations as architect and university teacher.
His affiliations include Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne.
His principal work is Porto School of Architecture. Technical work compounds - each layer makes the next one cheaper to attempt.
The honours are a fair index of how the work was received - Pritzker Architecture Prize (1992).
Working from Portugal shaped what was possible - the audiences within reach, the institutions that would have him, the language the work first appeared in.
Achievements
- Pritzker Architecture Prize — 1992
- Notable work: Porto School of Architecture
- Affiliated with Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne
- Educated at University of Porto
- Worked as architect and university teacher
