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Álvaro Siza Wing at Serralves Museum . Porto

Álvaro Siza . photos: © Fernando Guerra / FG+SG . + dezeen

Serralves Foundation announces the opening of the new Álvaro Siza Wing, the expansion of the Serralves Museum designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect, Álvaro Siza. The 45,000-square-foot expansion will be inaugurated by two major exhibitions: Improbable Anagrams, a permanent exhibition of a showcase of the Serralves Foundation’s collection spanning over 60 years, curated by Philippe Vergne, Museum Director, Ines Grosso, Chief Curator, Marta Almeida, Deputy Director, Ricardo Nicolau, Adjunct to the Director, Isabel Braga, Curator, Sonia Oliveira, Librarian and C.A.S.A., an acronym for “Coleção Álvaro Siza, Arquivo,” exhibiting works from the archives of Siza, curated by António Choupina. The exhibitions will be open to the public from February 24 to August 24. Continue reading Álvaro Siza

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THE CLAY PAVILLION . PUERTO ESCONDIDO

Álvaro Siza . BAAQ . photos: © João Morgado

Part of Casa Wabi’s foundation mission, is to encourage, generate knowledge and new skills in the children in the region.
Casa Wabi’s staff identified that teaching the technique and the process for handling clay would be a very positive tool for the community, since this is a technique that has been taught for generations. Thanks to this initiative, Casa Wabi invited Architect Alvaro Siza to design a pavilion for teaching the handling of this material. Continue reading siza . BAAQ’

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O encontro (The Encounter) . Venice

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Activist Greta Thunberg delivered the speech better known as the one of “blah- blah-blah” in Glasgow during the 26th Unit- ed Nations Climate Change Conference, warning not only those who steward the planet, but also anyone who inhabits it and, with small gestures, can take care of what surrounds him. Continue reading Álvaro Siza

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TAIFONG GOLF CLUB TEA HOUSE . Changhua


Álvaro Siza . Carlos Castanheira ARCHITECTS . photos: © C.K.L. . renders: © Germano Vieira

We don’t need to play golf to design the buildings that are required where it is played.
But it is necessary to have an understanding of the functions, habits, some rules and also the requierments and expectations of the client and the players. Continue reading Siza . Castanheira