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Building methods in the architecture of Álvaro Siza

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2008

Vincenzo Riso
Vincenzo Riso
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Via Fabio Filzi, 72 I-55100 Lucca, Italy
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In the poetics of Álvaro Siza, the enriching experience of making architecture on site has always been very important; but even though his work has been widely recognized, published and discussed, little is known about the construction strategies employed. This paper reviews Siza's use of reinforced-concrete wall construction to create, through a process of subtraction and a search for the essential, building forms of a very particular kind.

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arq: Architectural Research Quarterly , Volume 4 , Issue 3 , September 2000 , pp. 265 - 280
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2000

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