Imagining the Evident / Álvaro Siza (1st Edition - RARE)
Imagining the Evident / Álvaro Siza (1st Edition - RARE)
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1st Edition sold out
The referential book by Álvaro Siza on his own work, in its first English edition. Describing some of his projects, his expectations and struggles, references and decisions, this book is a fundamental contribution to the understanding of Álvaro Siza’s architectural thinking.
The text is accompanied by an extensive set of drawings from his notebooks, an obstinate presence in Siza’s particular way of working, some of which never published before.
A personal and fundamental testimony of one of the most celebrated living architects, covering the full range of design – from architecture to city planning, furniture and objects – in a must-read book for all interested in Art and Architecture.
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Hardcover, 21 x 14 cm, 156 pages
67 croquis
1st English Edition (Sold-out)
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Edição esgotada
The referential book by Álvaro Siza on his own work, in its first English edition. Describing some of his projects, his expectations and struggles, references and decisions, this book is a fundamental contribution to the understanding of Álvaro Siza’s architectural thinking.
The text is accompanied by an extensive set of drawings from his notebooks, an obstinate presence in Siza’s particular way of working, some of which never published before.
A personal and fundamental testimony of one of the most celebrated living architects, covering the full range of design – from architecture to city planning, furniture and objects – in a must-read book for all interested in Art and Architecture.
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Capa dura, 21 x 14 cm, 156 páginas
67 desenhos
1.ª Edição Inglesa (Esgotada)
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“....I would like to try to expose my vision of architecture through the projects I have accomplished, or simply imagined, as my thoughts are cemented therein.”
“To begin with the obsession of originality is an unrefined and rudimentary process.”
”There is no imposing monument in the city without the anonymous continuity of multiple constructions: they are complementary qualitative features. Yet in the evolution of the city, the loss of this sense of each building’s role is obvious to everyone. The widespread pursuit of prominence and distinction renders any form of protagonism impossible.”
“Once again, this is the starting point: a second spontaneity achieved through the instinctive sublimation of knowledge. As in dangerous navigation: you can always sink, and there are plenty of shipwrecks.....”
“Over the course of his long and prolific career, Álvaro Siza has rarely spoken firsthand of the process guiding his practice. Instead, this small but attentively edited publication, allows this little-known dimension of his to emerge.”
“potent not only for understanding Siza’s practice over many decades, but for undertaking architectural design or architectural criticism and history today.”
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Postscripts by Vittorio Gregotti (1998) and Daniela Sá (2021)
Original edition by Guido Giangregorio
English edition by Daniela Sá and João Carmo Simões
Translation by Tania Gregg with Daniela SáHardcover, 21 x 14 cm, 156 pages
67 croquisISBN 978 989 99485 9 4
First English edition..
Posfácios de Vittorio Gregotti (1998) e Daniela Sá (2021)
Edição original de Guido Giangregorio
Edição Inglesa de Daniela Sá e João Carmo Simões
Tradução de Tania Gregg (com Daniela Sá)Capa dura em tecido, 21 x 14 cm, 156 páginas
67 desenhosISBN 978 989 99485 9 4
Primeira edição em Inglês.... -
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monade x Columbia GSAPP
A CONVERSATION AROUND THIS BOOK
with Francesco Dal Co, Álvaro Siza, Kenneth Frampton, Barry Bergdoll, Peter Testa and Daniela Sá—
monade x ISUP Mendrisio
A CONVERSATION AROUND THIS BOOK
with Álvaro Siza, Kenneth Frampton, Jonathan Sergison, João Gomes da Silva and Daniela Sá
....João Gomes da Silva's book is the irrefutable proof that it is this qualification — in many cases urgent — of our landscape, our architecture and our territory that deserves to be a priority.
..O livro de João Gomes da Silva é prova irrefutável que é esta qualificação — em muitos casos urgente — da nossa paisagem, da nossa arquitetura e do nosso território que merece ser prioridade....