Álvaro Siza. 54 Projects

This catalog-album features all the projects in the monographical exhibition "Alvaro Siza. 54 Projects", organized in Bucharest, from july to august 2008 by igloo media, with the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Bucharest. The book follows the concept of the exhibition curated by architect Carlos Castanheira: architecture is shown in all its forms, from sketches and drawings - so cherished by Siza - to elaborate plans and the buildings themselves, captured in photographs, not forsaking the descriptive or technical writings. Through carefully planned graphics, the book captures the diversity of the projects of Alvaro Siza, in size as well as function, and their minimalist character, that manages to avoid abstraction, inspiring serenity and force, their mathematical elegance and their unusual sensitivity. It's a book that belongs on the shelves of anyone who is interested in the quality of built space and in architectural common sense, a testimony for the career of an architect who built his projects with passion and discretion, revolutionizing contemporary architecture.