Alvaro Siza

Álvaro Siza was born in Matosinhos (near Porto), in 1933 and studied at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Porto. He taught at the School of Architecture (ESBAP) from 1966 to 1969 and was appointed professor of "Construction" in 1976; he has taught at the School of Architecture in Porto. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Science, "Honorary Fellow" of the Royal Institute of British Architects, AIA/American Institute of Architects, Académie d'Architecture of France and European Academy of Sciences and Arts and American Academy of Arts and Letters; honorary professor of Southeast University China and China Academy of Art and honorary fellow of the Academy of Schools of Architecture and urbanism of Portuguese language.