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Eduardo Souto de Moura (Hardcover, New)
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Eduardo Souto de Moura (b 1952) has long been one of Portugal's
leading architects but gained wider international recognition when
he won the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2011. Born in Porto, he
collaborated with the much-respected Alvaro Siza from 1974 to 1979
before establishing his own architectural studio in 1980. Since
then, he has completed more than 100 projects ranging from private
houses such as his Casa do Cinema for film director Manoel de
Oliveira in Porto (2002) to larger projects such as the stadium in
Braga (2004), the venue for the 2004 European Championships. All
are illustrated in this comprehensive book, which also features
essays by Souto de Moura and a discussion between Souto de Moura,
Siza and fellow Portuguese architect Fernando Tavora. Souto de
Moura's work, often compared to that of Mies van der Rohe, was
praised by the Pritzker Prize jury for its 'unique ability to
convey seemingly conflicting characteristics - power and modesty,
bravado and subtlety, bold public authority and a sense of intimacy
- at the same time.' His work often reflects his aesthetic interest
in architectural ruins and interstitial spaces, and a desire to
create a rapport between nature and architecture. This is
demonstrated at Braga, where the substantial stadium is carefully
inserted into the side of a granite quarry. His most high-profile
recent projects show a powerful use of form - at the Paula Rego
Museum near Lisbon (2008), for example, two pyramid-shaped towers
of red-coloured concrete loom memorably over the entrance. This
monograph is a detailed record of Souto de Moura's architecture
over 35 years with 600 illustrations that do full justice to this
impressive body of work.
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