The uniqueness, expressiveness and beauty of his work, as
well as a tenacious dedication to his calling, turn Álvaro Siza into an
architect that goes beyond the boundaries of the discipline, meriting
further consideration: that of a great artist of our time. In this issue
AV Monographs takes stock of the recent work of the master born in
Matosinhos in 1933, through a selection of thirty buildings that begins
in 1995 with the Portuguese Pavilion for Expo 98 in Lisbon, and ends in
2016 with the Auditorium in Llinars del Vallès. The issue also includes
construction details that unveil how the pure volumes Siza traces by
hand are transformed into zinc-plated roofs or self-bearing brick
facades.
