Álvaro SIZA VIEIRA

(1933~)

Portuguese architect, architectural educator and leading representative of critical regionalism | 1933 born in a small town near Porto, Portugal | 1955 graduates in architecture at the “University of Porto” | 1958 opens own architectural office in Porto | 1976 professor at “University of Porto” | 1992 honoured by Pritzker Architecture Prize | 1992 honorary doctorate at “University Valencia” | 1993 honorary doctorate at “École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne” (EPFL) | 1998 receives arts prize Praemium Imperiale awarded by the imperial family of Japan