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Álvaro Siza

Álvaro Siza

Artist

WA-00032864

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None documented

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Institutional Exhibitions

123

Works in Collection

248

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60%

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ251365 ULAN500018255

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MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/29732
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

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.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago

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Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (123)

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Perspective sketches)

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Perspective sketches)

1998 · Ink on paper

11 11/16 x 8 1/4" (29.7 x 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Perspective sketch)

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Perspective sketch)

1998 · Ink on paper

11 5/8 x 8" (29.5 x 20.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Plan, perspective, elevation and detail sketches)

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Plan, perspective, elevation and detail sketches)

1998 · Pen on print

17 1/2 x 44 7/8" (44.5 x 114 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Perspective sketches)

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Perspective sketches)

1998 · Ink on paper

11 11/16 x 8 1/4" (29.7 x 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Plan, perspective and section sketches)

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Plan, perspective and section sketches)

1998 · Ink on paper

11 11/16 x 8 1/4" (29.7 x 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Plan, section, elevation and perspective sketches)

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Plan, section, elevation and perspective sketches)

1998 · Ink on paper

11 11/16 x 8 1/4" (29.7 x 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Iberê Camargo Foundation, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Perspective sketch)

Iberê Camargo Foundation, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Perspective sketch)

1998 · Pencil on tracing paper

11 11/16 x 16 9/16" (29.7 x 42 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Plan, perspective sketches)

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Plan, perspective sketches)

1998 · Pencil on print

17 1/2 x 44 7/8" (44.5 x 114 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Aerial perspective sketch)

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Aerial perspective sketch)

1998 · Ink on paper

11 11/16 x 8 1/4" (29.7 x 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Perspective sketches)

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Perspective sketches)

1998 · Ink on paper

11 11/16 x 8 1/4" (29.7 x 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil

1998 · Ink on paper

11 5/8 x 8" (29.5 x 20.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Section, perspective sketches)

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Section, perspective sketches)

1998 · Pencil and ink on print

17 1/2 x 44 7/8" (44.5 x 114 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Perspective sketches)

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Perspective sketches)

1998 · Ink on paper

11 11/16 x 8 1/4" (29.7 x 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil

1998 · Ink on paper

11 5/8 x 8" (29.5 x 20.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Scale model 1:100)

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Scale model 1:100)

48 5/8 x 38 3/4 x 13 3/4" (123.5 x 98.5 x 35 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Iberê Camargo Foundation, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Perspective sketch)

Iberê Camargo Foundation, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Perspective sketch)

1998 · Pencil on tracing paper

11 11/16 x 16 9/16" (29.7 x 42 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Iberê Camargo Foundation, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Plan and perspective sketches)

Iberê Camargo Foundation, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Plan and perspective sketches)

1998 · Pencil on tracing paper

11 11/16 x 16 9/16" (29.7 x 42 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Section, perspective and elevation sketches)

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Section, perspective and elevation sketches)

1998 · Pencil and colored pencil on paper

11 11/16 x 16 9/16" (29.7 x 42 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Plan, perspective sketches)

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Plan, perspective sketches)

1998 · Pen, pencil and colored pencil on print

17 1/2 x 44 7/8" (44.5 x 114 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Perspective sketches)

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Perspective sketches)

1998 · Ink on paper

11 11/16 x 8 1/4" (29.7 x 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Elevation and perspective sketches)

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil (Elevation and perspective sketches)

1998 · Pencil on paper

12 3/8 x 24 7/16" (31.5 x 62 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Iberê Camargo Museum, Porto Alegre, Brazil

1998 · Ink on paper

11 5/8 x 8" (29.5 x 20.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

SAAL S. Victor Social Housing, Porto, Portugal (Site plan)

SAAL S. Victor Social Housing, Porto, Portugal (Site plan)

1974 · Ink on paper

18 7/8 x 24 13/16" (48 x 63 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

SAAL S. Victor Social Housing, Porto, Portugal

SAAL S. Victor Social Housing, Porto, Portugal

1974 · Gelatin silver print

4 15/16 x 6 7/8" (12.5 x 17.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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123 published of 247 catalogued · 246 with image

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Álvaro Siza

Museum of Modern Art

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Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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Art Institute of Chicago

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