The first publication which sistematically groups the most significative texts written or else specifically revised by the author accompanied by exemplificative sketches.

The essential survey on Pritzker Prize-winning architect Alvaro Siza's restless creativity, in 30 projects over the past 60 years Once, on the inner flap of one of his sketchbooks, Pritzker Prize-winning Portuguese architect and educator Alvaro Siza (born 1933) described himself and his work with self-deprecating disavowal. Rather than identifying his discipline as architecture, he identified it as "as little as possible." This confessional note is the point of departure for Alvaro Siza: (In)Discipline, a retrospective survey that highlights the currents of disquiet and insubordination within the renowned architect's creative method and production, surveying Siza's design process through a selection of 30 of his projects, built and unbuilt, spanning more than six decades. The publication starts with Siza's first works in Matonsinhos--the Four Dwellings in Matosinhos (1957), the Boa Nova Tea House (1963) and the Ocean Swimming Pool in Leça da Palmeira, Portugal (1973)--and includes recently completed work and projects under construction, including the Mimesis Museum in South Korea (2009), the Church in Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande, France (2018) and the Residential Tower in New York (ongoing), his first project in the US.

"I look beyond solution; I look for an expression."--Eduardo Souto de Moura The architect Eduardo Souto de Moura (b. 1952) has won many accolades, including the 2011 Pritzker Architecture Prize. Based in Porto, Souto de Moura studied under Fernando Távora and worked under fellow Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza, with whom he continues to collaborate. Souto de Moura established his own practice in 1980, and his wide-ranging influences, including Mies van der Rohe and Donald Judd, can be seen in the stunning variety of his work, from his acclaimed private houses, to the striking Paula Rego Museum in Cascais and the Braga Municipal Stadium, to his work in historical contexts such as the Convento das Bernardas in Tavira. This beautifully illustrated retrospective provides the most comprehensive account of Souto de Moura's career to date. Drawings, notes and sketches from his archive, and newly commissioned photographs complement essays by scholars and prominent architects that trace Souto de Moura's career, contextualize his work within the larger trends of contemporary international architectural culture, and highlight the originality of his design strategy.

The aim of the collection is to offer a series of short monographs which, though brief, nevertheless deal with all aspects of the master's personality: works, constructed or otherwise, primary written sources, critiques and photographic interpretations.

Acclaimed internationally for his many decades of distinguished work, Portuguese architect, Alvaro Siza, provides comments about each of the seven projects featured in this volume. The designs for structures in various parts of Portugal are: a water tower, a single-family house, a museum, university offices, an urban-renewal project, and - in The Hague - a public housing complex. Addressing students and professionals alike, the book includes photographs of models, working drawings and pictures of the completed buildings.

Alvaro Siza gilt als einer der wichtigsten portugiesischen Architekten des 20.Jahrhunderts. 1992 erhielt er für sein Lebenswerk den Pritzker-Preis. Die Ausstellung in dem von Alvaro Siza gemeinsam mit Rudolf Finsterwalder errichteten Architekturmuseum auf der Museumsinsel Hombroich zeigt die Denk- und Arbeitsweise Sizas in bisher wenig bekannte Skizzen, Modellen und Fotografien. Der begleitende Katalog ist einfach, aber bibliophil gestaltet und offeriert Kennern neue Einblicke in Sizas Werk.

"This book documents a unique experience of a journey by Alvaro Siza Vieira, Vincent Mentzel and Kenneth Frampton to the early work of Siza in Porto. The book includes a conversation between Kenneth Frampton and Alvaro Siza and photos by Vincent Mentzel."--Site web de l'éditeur.