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Dating Siza: The Malagueira ‘Cupula’
23 July 2020
Dating Siza: The Malagueira ‘Cupula’23 July 2020
…dome in front of the aqueduct… Álvaro Siza (1933), page 2, from Caderno 39. DMC 2533.2. Álvaro Siza (1933), page 7, from Caderno 39. DMC 2533.7. …hesitation… Álvaro Siza (1933),…
The Real and Imagined Worlds of Álvaro Siza
26 June 2020
The Real and Imagined Worlds of Álvaro Siza26 June 2020
Álvaro Siza (1933), page from Caderno 77, March, 1981. DMC 2541.18. Inside the cover of Álvaro Siza’s sketchbooks, there is a whole world: the real and the imagined. In his…
Álvaro Siza: Sense Making
22 September 2017
Álvaro Siza: Sense Making22 September 2017
Álvaro Siza (1933), Shatwell Farm Columns Sketchbook, 2013. Pen and ink on paper, 210 × 295 mm. DMC 2618. Álvaro Siza’s influence begins with the move of the Drawings Collection…
Siza and the limits of representation
25 September 2018
Siza and the limits of representation25 September 2018
…mm. DMC 2514.24. Álvaro Siza, from Caderno 13, page 25, 1977. Pen on paper, 300 × 210 mm. DMC 2514.25. Álvaro Siza, from Caderno 13, page 27, 1977. Pen on…
Álvaro Siza: Fast and Slow Lines
20 October 2021
Álvaro Siza: Fast and Slow Lines20 October 2021
Álvaro Siza began working on the ‘Quinta da Malagueira’ project in 1977. In his sketchbooks, he would doodle iterations of the proposal over and over, together with other observational scenes,…
Álvaro Siza: Drawn Closer
11 June 2020
Álvaro Siza: Drawn Closer11 June 2020
…× 210 mm. DMC 2503. Álvaro Siza (1933), early sketches for Quinta da Malagueira, Évora, 1977. Pen and ink, 295 × 210 mm. DMC 2503. Álvaro Siza (1933), early sketches…
Álvaro Siza: A Vertical Dream
21 June 2023
Álvaro Siza: A Vertical Dream21 June 2023
– António Choupina and Álvaro Siza
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or1k8ellebs In this short video, António Choupina and Álvaro Siza discuss a sketch for an imaginary skyscraper from Caderno 32 (1979), now in the Drawing Matter Collection. Siza describes his…
About Malagueira: Siza’s Poem on Page 27 of Sketchbook 01
20 February 2023
About Malagueira: Siza’s Poem on Page 27 of Sketchbook 0120 February 2023
The following translation proposed for Álvaro Siza’s writings on page 27 of his sketchbook 01 in Drawing Matter Collections is part of an ongoing investigation into the Malagueira project at…
Álvaro Siza: Seven Early Sketchbooks
22 November 2021
Álvaro Siza: Seven Early Sketchbooks22 November 2021
– Niall Hobhouse, Manuel Montenegro and Álvaro Siza
https://vimeo.com/299042204 These films were made over four hours on the afternoon of Sunday 25 March 2018 in Álvaro Siza’s studio in Rua do Aleixo outside Porto. I had flown to…
Siza at sixteen
10 July 2020
Siza at sixteen10 July 2020
– Manuel Montenegro and Álvaro Siza
Álvaro Siza (1933), study of Rodin’s ‘Weeping Burgher’, 1949. Pencil on paper. Courtesy of the architect. In the Summer of 1949, Siza was preparing for the admission exam in the…
Alternative Histories: Murmuur Architecten on Álvaro Siza
8 July 2019
Alternative Histories: Murmuur Architecten on Álvaro Siza8 July 2019
Murmuur Architecten, Álvaro Siza’s study sketch for SAAL Bouça Housing, 2018. Cast plaster, soldered brass, painted wood, paper, cardboard, 350 × 430 × 300 mm. Álvaro Siza (1933), study sketch,…
Alternative Histories: NoAarchitecten on Álvaro Siza
30 July 2019
Alternative Histories: NoAarchitecten on Álvaro Siza30 July 2019
noAarchitecten, Álvaro Siza’s elevation and plan of B-FFH ASE 06, 2018. Wood, paint, 270 × 320 × 55 mm. Álvaro Siza (1933), Elevations and site plan, Bouça housing project, 1973….
Álvaro Siza — An ‘Amoral’ Architect
27 March 2023
Álvaro Siza — An ‘Amoral’ Architect27 March 2023
The fact that Álvaro Siza did not write about his work or about architecture is a conscious gesture, which goes beyond the mere neutrality of city walls. What is important…
Workshop: On Siza’s March ’77 Sketchbook
22 June 2022
Workshop: On Siza’s March ’77 Sketchbook22 June 2022
https://vimeo.com/722879260 This audio recording documents a workshop on Álvaro Siza’s Malagueira sketchbook delivered by Manuel Montenegro to Masters students from the School of Engineering and Architecture, Fribourg, and their tutors…
Alternative Histories: Schneider Türtscher on Álvaro Siza
28 February 2019
Alternative Histories: Schneider Türtscher on Álvaro Siza28 February 2019
Schneider Türtscher, Álvaro Siza’s sketch for SAAL Bouça Housing, 2018. Grey cardboard, corrugated cardboard, spruce sticks, pencil, glue, acrylic paint, clear lacquer, 230 × 200 × 120 mm. Álvaro Siza…
Archive Politics
21 April 2023
Archive Politics21 April 2023
– Pedro Baía and Carlos Machado e Moura
…Sérgio C. Andrade, ‘Álvaro Siza: “For the archives, I wanted independent institutions, with autonomy”‘, Público, 5 August 2014. Álvaro Siza, quoted in Sérgio C. Andrade, ‘Álvaro Siza’s archive may end up…
Houses of Work and Play
30 March 2020
Houses of Work and Play30 March 2020
Álvaro Siza (1933), Faculty of Architecture at the University of Porto (FAUP), Portugal, 1985. Ink and pencil on paper. © Álvaro Siza Archive – Fundação Serralves, Oporto, Portugal. The Faculty…
The Difficulty of Designing Furniture
7 November 2019
The Difficulty of Designing Furniture7 November 2019
…Siza (1933), Caderno 206 (June), 1985. Biro on paper, 297 × 210 mm. DMC 2547. Álvaro Siza (1933), Caderno 206 (June), 1985. Biro on paper, 297 × 210 mm. DMC…
Learning From Machine Learning, on designer trees and architectural historiographies of the digital
11 July 2023
Learning From Machine Learning, on designer trees and architectural historiographies of the digital11 July 2023
…Siza, CCA. Gift of Alvaro Siza. © Álvaro Siza. The tool reinforced the dominance of certain architects who have already been identified as important to the history of architecture. Because…
Espelho Álvaro
15 January 2020
Espelho Álvaro15 January 2020
…of his architecture. I believe that it is possible, simple, easy and obvious to talk of Siza through this object. A mirror is an object created for man. Siza takes…
Quinta da Malagueira
11 August 2023
Quinta da Malagueira11 August 2023
…the work of Álvaro Siza in the Essay Revisiting Siza: An archeology of the future for The Architectural Review, and later republished during the Álvaro Siza: in/disciplina exhibition at Serralves….
The Birth of the Column
7 April 2016
The Birth of the Column7 April 2016
…as a whole. Álvaro Siza (1933), Royal Academy Columns Sketchbook, 2013. Pen and ink on paper, 295 × 420 mm. DMC 2618. Álvaro Siza (1933), Royal Academy Columns Sketchbook, 2013….
Álvaro Siza: The Adoration of the magi
19 January 2022
Álvaro Siza: The Adoration of the magi19 January 2022
– António Choupina
…holiday greetings. His somewhat precarious nativity scene, charmingly set upon Álvaro Siza’s yellow columns, reminded me of Sandro Botticelli’s Adoration of the Magi (1478–82). Left: Siza’s columns exhibited at Hauser…
DMC sketch plan housing