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1. Alvaro Siza : Private Houses
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2. Alvaro Siza
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3. Alvaro Siza
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4. Alvaro Siza (Studio Paperback)
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5. Alvaro Siza: Inside the City
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6. Alvaro Siza: 1986-1995
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7. Alvaro Siza: Writings on Architecture
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8. Alvaro Siza: Works & Projects
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10. Alvaro Siza: Figures and Configurations,
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11. City Sketches / Stadtskizzen /
12. Alvaro Siza: GA Document Extra
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13. Alvaro Siza, 1954-1988 (Architecture
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14. GA Document 59 - Libeskind. Foster,
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15. Professione Poetica/Poetic Profession
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16. Alvaro Siza
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17. Alvaro Siza 1954-1976
18. Interview with Álvaro Siza Vieira
19. Alvaro Siza: Buildings and projects
20. A arquitectura de Alvaro Siza

1. Alvaro Siza : Private Houses
by Francesco Molteni, Alessandra Cianchetta
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Asin: 8884914191
Catlog: Book (2005-01-28)
Publisher: Skira
Sales Rank: 537070
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Book Description

This richly illustrated book examines the houses designed by Alvaro Siza, one of the masters of contemporary architecture. The 28 villas represent an important aspect of Siza's career, where his distinctive ideas on home design translate into a wider conversation on living today and modern architecture.

Each construction is narrated by Alvaro Siza through his short poetic writings, a technical description, and a series of sketches. Also included are accounts written by Siza's clients, which bear witness to the complex dialogue behind the design of each house. The volume also features two visual essays based on a selection of drawings by Siza and impeccable photographs of his work.

Alvaro Siza is one of today's greatest living architects and the father of the new architectural minimalism. This book will be a must for the bookshelf of architects and students.
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2. Alvaro Siza
by Kenneth Frampton
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Asin: 0714840041
Catlog: Book (2000-11-15)
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Sales Rank: 179850
Average Customer Review: 4 out of 5 stars
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Alvaro Siza (1933) studied at the School of Architecture of the University of Oporto.Between 1955 and 1958 he worked in the studio of Fernando Tavora.he embarked on his professional career with the Boa Nova Restaurant (Leca da Palmeira, 1963).In this initial phase, his works combined modern typology with the vernacular tradition.Nonetheless, he constantly returns to clear volumes, like the great white parallellepiped of Avelino Duarte House (Ovar, 1985), which brings together all his earlier experience of housing typologies, including his major intervention in this area Quinta da Malagueira (Evora, 1977).Since the eighties, he has been commissioned to carry out a wide variety of porjects, ranging from the Santiago de Compostela Museum of Contemporary Art (1993) to the School of Education in Setubal (1992). ... Read more

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4-0 out of 5 stars A good book of the architect of the moment!
Some people say Siza is the architect of the white! Probably, if whe can understand that the white colour of his facades is the consequence of his absolutly control of plans and forms. He is a genius! This book is a good way to show almost all works of Siza. For me there is only one book that is better than this one: "Alvaro Siza - the book, from ElCroquis".But anyway, buy this book if you want to understand the genius of Alvaro Siza. ... Read more


3. Alvaro Siza
by Philip Jodidio
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Asin: 3822830119
Catlog: Book (2003-11-30)
Publisher: Taschen
Sales Rank: 461658
Average Customer Review: 1.67 out of 5 stars
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3-0 out of 5 stars It's not so bad!!
Alvaro Siza is probably the best architect in the world. It's true that the book is not even an introduction, but it has some major works, so, if you can buy another book about Siza Vieira, do it!!!!! If you can't afford it, buy this one, keeping in mind that Siza is much more...

1-0 out of 5 stars Very bad!
I am a Siza Vieira's fan and for me this book is really bad compared to all book i know about Siza. How Taschen could authorized this book ?

1-0 out of 5 stars 0166565940
URB.EL PARQUE EDIFICIO EL PARQUE PISO 3 APTO 3-C.CALLEB-1.TLF:016656594 ... Read more


4. Alvaro Siza (Studio Paperback)
by Peter Testa
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Asin: 3764355980
Catlog: Book (1996-08-01)
Publisher: Birkhauser Boston
Sales Rank: 626423
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5. Alvaro Siza: Inside the City
by Marc Dubois, Alvaro Siza
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Asin: 0823001717
Catlog: Book (1998-04-01)
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
Sales Rank: 1066609
Average Customer Review: 3 out of 5 stars
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4-0 out of 5 stars A good introduction
...first of all, it’s quite convenient to have some geographic knowledge when your writing something; when the previous reviewer wrote that Siza reconstructed a burned out section of an Italian town, he should know that this town is Lisbon and Lisbon is not in Italy but is the capital of Portugal! I my opinion the introductory essay is very good, it presents the ideas of one of the great architects of the moment, it’s true that the book lacks some references to other important projects of Siza, but you can’t have it all…
Siza has proven to be amongst the most coherent and complete of all architectural works this century. This coherence is not based on stylistic repetition: it lies in the progressive evolution of the act of designing and, as such, Siza’s work is immediately recognisable wherever it be found. This is a good introduction to his work!

2-0 out of 5 stars not quite enough
The author presents about ten of Siza's work. Among them his museum of comtemporary art, a house, a school, a park, a water tower, a housing project and the reconstruction of a burned out section of an Italian town. There is not quite enough detail to allow one to understand how the buildings were put together.

I have found that statements by practicing architects-as opposed to criticisms or reviews by academicians-are worth their weight in gold. The introductory essay-by Siza-was terrific. In it he talks about what an important part changes in scale play in creating a cityscape, how changes in one part of the city fabric causes adjustments in another, and finally concludes with the observation that 'The craft [architecture] is incompatible with the very notion of specialization....'

My favorite passage: "An architect is no ballerina. But like any carpenter or electrician, like a director, or even a simple walk-on performer without lines, the architect must be familiar with the work, must know when to not to use too much light, or too little, must know how to avoid an expression that is overdone or too subtle, must recognize the difference among all the many voices and gestures so as not to attribute equal weight when doing so would be an error." ... Read more


6. Alvaro Siza: 1986-1995
by Luiz Trigueiros, Alvaro Siza, Adalberto Dias, Carlos Castanheira, Christian Ganshirt, Ignacio Pubino, Joan Falgueras, Monteiro Jorge Nuno, Jorge Sainz, Madalena Cunha Matos, Mario Chaves, Rui Morais De Sousa, Christiane Wolf
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Asin: 9728311001
Catlog: Book (1996-03-01)
Publisher: Gingko Pr Inc
Sales Rank: 3092056
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7. Alvaro Siza: Writings on Architecture
by Antonio Angelillo
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Asin: 8881180863
Catlog: Book (1999-03)
Publisher: Skira
Sales Rank: 3006301
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67 black-and-white illustrations ... Read more


8. Alvaro Siza: Works & Projects 1954-1992
by Alvaro Siza, Jose Paulo DOS Santos
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Asin: 8425215137
Catlog: Book (1994-12-01)
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
Sales Rank: 3472334
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9. Alvaro Siza

Asin: 8425216001
Catlog: Book (1994-12)
Publisher: Gustavo Gili
Sales Rank: 1333548
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10. Alvaro Siza: Figures and Configurations, Projects and Buildings, 1986-1988
by Alexandre Alves Costa, Margaret Reeve, Alvaro Siza, Wilfried Wang, Jose Paulo DOS Santos, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall Gallery
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Asin: 0847809382
Catlog: Book (1988-03-01)
Publisher: Rizzoli Intl Pubns
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11. City Sketches / Stadtskizzen / Desenhos urbanos
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Asin: 3764328207
Catlog: Book (1994-09-01)
Publisher: Birkhauser
Sales Rank: 355715
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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5-0 out of 5 stars Siza's master drawings
In this wonderful book by Birkhauser/editors we become aware of Siza's spectacular drawings. This ones are just about cities. With a few lines and also in very few minutes Siza "catches" the spirit and structureof the spaces habited by him. Siza is a very good architect, of course. Heis also someone who loves to draw; almost anywhere and anytime. ... Read more


12. Alvaro Siza: GA Document Extra 11
by Yukio Futagawa

Asin: 4871402312
Catlog: Book (1998-10)
Publisher: A.D.A. Edita Tokyo Co Ltd
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13. Alvaro Siza, 1954-1988 (Architecture & Urbanism Extra Edition Ser.)
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Asin: 4900211273
Catlog: Book (1989-06-01)
Publisher: A & U
Sales Rank: 3023142
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14. GA Document 59 - Libeskind. Foster, Siza, Kurokawa, Borel
by Yukio Futagawa
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Asin: 4871401596
Catlog: Book (1999-11)
Publisher: A.D.A. Edita Tokyo Co Ltd
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15. Professione Poetica/Poetic Profession (Quaderni Di Lotus/Lotus Documents, 6)
by Alvaro Siza, Kenneth Frampton, Nuno Portas, Alexander Alves Costa, Nic
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Asin: 0847807932
Catlog: Book (1987-05-01)
Publisher: Rizzoli Intl Pubns
Sales Rank: 2121555
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16. Alvaro Siza
by Brigitte Fleck
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Asin: 8446011271
Catlog: Book (2001-01)
Publisher: Akal Ediciones
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17. Alvaro Siza 1954-1976
by Luiz Trigueiros
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Asin: 9728311117
Catlog: Book (1998-10-01)
Publisher: Gustavo Gili
Sales Rank: 2447281
Average Customer Review: 4 out of 5 stars
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4-0 out of 5 stars craftsmanship & assemblage
i purchased this book in 1998 and very much enjoyed it. some large format detail drawings indicate a thinking through process that shows a learning process but also very good clean slate approach to detailing. the wood craftsmanship stands out and makes us remember earlier american wood joinery details which are really cross cultural. low key but extremely well detailed modern builidngs somewhat aaltoesque in flavor. ... Read more


18. Interview with Álvaro Siza Vieira (Archidea)
by Alvaro Siza

Asin: B0006S1F9G
Catlog: Book (1992)
Publisher: Forbo Industries
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19. Alvaro Siza: Buildings and projects : Reference Gallery, Albert and Vera List Visual Arts Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, February 28-April 6, 1986
by Alvaro Siza

Asin: B00071HIFM
Catlog: Book (1986)
Publisher: The Gallery
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20. A arquitectura de Alvaro Siza = The architecture of Alvaro Siza
by Peter Testa

Asin: B0007BV0D8
Catlog: Book (1988)
Publisher: Edic̜ões da Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto
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