Architecture on display: unpublished work by Álvaro Siza at Marques da Silva Foundation

The Foundation Marques da Silva (FIMS) features two exhibitions on the work by the first Portuguese Pritzker Prize, Álvaro Siza; this is the chance to appreciate unpublished work by the renowned architect.

“Siza – Inédito e Desconhecido” and “Mais que Arquitetura” are the telling exhibits that open doors to the Casa-Atelier and the Palace Lopes Martins. The exhibitions inaugurated on 17th October and can be visited until 17th April 2021, between 2pm and 6pm.

The restored Casa-Atelier José Marques da Silva, jointly with the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto (FAUP), organised the “Siza – Inédito e Desconhecido” exhibit, which features a set of unpublished work by Siza in Portugal. These are drawings that belong to Siza’s personal archive and give the public a view on the stroke of art in architecture in three family generations.

The never seen work also includes sketches of projects, architectonic imaginations, and portraits of Álvaro Siza and his wife, Maria Antónia Siza.

In addition, this is the perfect opportunity to appreciate up close drawings by one of Siza’s sons and one grandson, who is about to graduate at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto (FAUP).

The exhibition “Siza – Inédito e Desconhecido”, which is curated by António Choupina, has been on show at the Tchoban Foundation, in Berlin.