Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Elevation and perspective sketches)
Catalogue
- Year
- 1998
- Medium
- Pencil on paper
- Dimensions
- 12 3/8 x 24 7/16" (31.5 x 62 cm)
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Artist
- Álvaro Siza
Artist
Álvaro Siza is a Portuguese architect known for modernist buildings that respond with precision to their physical and social contexts. Born in 1933, he emerged as a defining figure of postwar European architecture through works that combine austere geometric forms with a sensitive reading of site and material. His practice emphasizes restraint, proportion, and the integration of landscape rather than monumental gesture. Siza's influence extends across residential, institutional, and civic projects developed from his Porto-based studio since the 1950s.
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- Álvaro Siza
- Year
- 1998
- Medium
- Pencil on paper
- Dimensions
- 12 3/8 x 24 7/16" (31.5 x 62 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1998-M102370
Source
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified