Álvaro Siza

Álvaro Siza (born June 25, 1933, Matosinhos, Portugal) is a Portuguese architect and designer whose structures, ranging from swimming pools to public housing developments, are characterized by a quiet clarity of form and function, a sensitive integration into their environment, and a purposeful engagement with both cultural and architectural traditions. He was awarded the Pritzker Prize in 1992. Siza grew up in a large Roman Catholic family in Matosinhos, near Porto. As a youth, he...