Architecture as critical transformation - the work of Alvaro Siza, Kenneth Frampton; homage to Alvaro Siza, Fernando Tavora; works, projects and writings 1952-1999.
Kenneth Frampton is an internationally respected architectural critic who holds the Ware Professorship at the Graduate School of Architecture and Planning, Columbia University, New York. He lectures extensively in the US and Europe, and has also written, edited and contributed to numerous publications on contemporary architecture. He is the author of Modern Architecture: A Critical History (1980; revised 1985 and 1992) and Studies in Tectonic Culture (1997)). His collected essays Labour, Work and Architecture are published by Phaidon.
'A mighty volume that researches and analyses the architect's work
throughout his entire career…The book is sumptuous in its contents.
With 620 large format pages, it unfolds the evoluation of Siza's
projects, largely through drawings. The analysis by Dal Co and
Frampton and a huge array of drawings collectively help to
comprehend the achievements of the architect.' (Indian Architect
and Builder)
'This comprehensive volume documents more than forty years of this
acclaimed architect's work, featuring every one of his projects
large and small…the documentation of Siza's work is so complete
that even those less familiar with the details and intricacies of
the design world can trace his professional evolution and
development. An exceptional publication in which the buildings have
been allowed to speak for themselves, and in doing so have created
a pictorial history of the vision and life work of this revered
architect.' (The British Bulletin of Publications on Latin America,
the Caribbean, Portugal and Spain)
'This book is so comprehensive in its illustrative material that an
outsider with no previous awareness of Siza's oeuvre can make fair
and balanced judgements on how the architect has evolved, which
buildings work, and where he has become tired … an exceptional
book.' (Times Literary Supplement)
'Frampton's massive volume must surely be the most complete
collection of Siza's work assembled to date. Chronologically
arranged, the elegant photography mixed with detailed plans,
elevations and sections allow the reader to appreciate the
architect's methods and his aims through four decades of work. The
well-written introductory chapter sets Siza's work in the context
of 20th century Europe with comparisons to his peers using a number
of project examples. Ultimately this is a very satisfying and
incredibly comprehensive book that sits nicely on the coffee table
but also serves as an excellent reference volume.' (C3)
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