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'90 Years Álvaro Siza: Two Towers' explores the architect's approach to building tall

By Josh Niland|

Monday, May 8, 2023

The watchtower in Proença-a-Nova. Image: © João Morgado

The next exhibition to grace Berlin’s Aedes Architecture Forum will focus on the career of the Portuguese-born 1992 Pritzker Prize laureate Álvaro Siza in honor of the architect’s 90th birthday this June. 

Opening May 27, 90 Years Álvaro Siza: Two Towers takes a look at two recent designs — 611 West 56th Street in New York City and the architect’s 2021 watchtower project in Serra das Talhadas, Proença-a-Nova — to address questions using their dichotomies about the apparent absence of tall buildings in his otherwise broad portfolio after 1979.

The watchtower in Proença-a-Nova. Image: © João Morgado
The watchtower in Proença-a-Nova. Image: © João Morgado
Sketch of the tower in Proença-a-Nova. Image: © Álvaro Siza

Most of Siza’s tower designs after that time have gone unrealized as a product of Portugal’s planning laws and topography. Curator António Choupina selected a range of materials — including sketches, architectural models, mock-ups, photos, and other media of each of the built projects, which range in height between 52 and 450 feet respectively — that present the architect's desire to innovate within the typology nonetheless.  

611 West 56th Street. Image: © João Morgado
611 West 56th Street. Image: © João Morgado
611 West 56th Street. Image: © João Morgado
A sketch of the 611 West 56th Street tower. Image: © Álvaro Siza

The exhibition, now the second dedicated to Siza at the museum since 1985, runs until July 5. More information about the event can be found here.

RELATED NEWS Álvaro Siza and Herzog & de Meuron win first Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize in Chicago
RELATED NEWS Álvaro Siza Vieira Honored with Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
RELATED NEWS Sneak peek of Marte.Marte's "Appearing Sculptural" exhibition at Aedes Architekturforum

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    reallynotmyname ·  May 08, 23 10:52 PM

    The visible mechanical junk at the top of the NYC tower is kind of a bummer.

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'90 Years Álvaro Siza: Two Towers' explores the architect's approach to building tall

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'90 Years Álvaro Siza: Two Towers' explores the architect's approach to building tall

By Josh Niland|

Monday, May 8, 2023

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The watchtower in Proença-a-Nova. Image: © João Morgado

Related

alvaro siza ● portugal ● tower ● exhibition ● event ● berlin ● germany ● europe ● aedes architecture forum
Álvaro Siza Vieira
Álvaro Siza Vieira

The next exhibition to grace Berlin’s Aedes Architecture Forum will focus on the career of the Portuguese-born 1992 Pritzker Prize laureate Álvaro Siza in honor of the architect’s 90th birthday this June. 

Opening May 27, 90 Years Álvaro Siza: Two Towers takes a look at two recent designs — 611 West 56th Street in New York City and the architect’s 2021 watchtower project in Serra das Talhadas, Proença-a-Nova — to address questions using their dichotomies about the apparent absence of tall buildings in his otherwise broad portfolio after 1979.

The watchtower in Proença-a-Nova. Image: © João Morgado
The watchtower in Proença-a-Nova. Image: © João Morgado
Sketch of the tower in Proença-a-Nova. Image: © Álvaro Siza

Most of Siza’s tower designs after that time have gone unrealized as a product of Portugal’s planning laws and topography. Curator António Choupina selected a range of materials — including sketches, architectural models, mock-ups, photos, and other media of each of the built projects, which range in height between 52 and 450 feet respectively — that present the architect's desire to innovate within the typology nonetheless.  

611 West 56th Street. Image: © João Morgado
611 West 56th Street. Image: © João Morgado
611 West 56th Street. Image: © João Morgado
A sketch of the 611 West 56th Street tower. Image: © Álvaro Siza

The exhibition, now the second dedicated to Siza at the museum since 1985, runs until July 5. More information about the event can be found here.

RELATED NEWS Álvaro Siza and Herzog & de Meuron win first Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize in Chicago
RELATED NEWS Álvaro Siza Vieira Honored with Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
RELATED NEWS Sneak peek of Marte.Marte's "Appearing Sculptural" exhibition at Aedes Architekturforum

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    reallynotmyname ·  May 08, 23 10:52 PM

    The visible mechanical junk at the top of the NYC tower is kind of a bummer.

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