Download or read book Álvaro Siza: The Function of Beauty written by Carlos Castanheira and published by Phaidon. This book was released on 2009-04-04 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Álvaro 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.