Influence of Modern Architecture in Alvaro Siza's Oeuvre

ASSIGNMENT
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TABLE OF CONTENT
ESSAY.............................................................................................................................................3
Discuss the influence of modern architecture in the oeuvre of Alvaro Siza by describing the
role played by the works of Alvar Aalto, Adolf Loos and Le Corbusier in his projects.............3
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12
ILLUSTRATION INDEX
Illustration 1: Yonsei School of Business........................................................................................4
Illustration 2: New Hell's Kitchen Project.......................................................................................5
Illustration 3: New Orleans..............................................................................................................6
Illustration 4: American Bar Vienna................................................................................................7
Illustration 5: Prague city museum..................................................................................................8
Illustration 6: Casa Stein..................................................................................................................9
Illustration 7: Holman House
(Source: Lyon, 2017).....................................................................................................................10
Illustration 8: Villa Savoie.............................................................................................................11
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ESSAY
Discuss the influence of modern architecture in the oeuvre of Alvaro Siza by describing the role
played by the works of Alvar Aalto, Adolf Loos and Le Corbusier in his projects
Modernisation has however played a greater role in the context of architecture where it
has significantly come up with a contemporary tact of architecture. Herein, it is also termed as
modern architecture with an emerging state in most of the Western nations after World War I. It
is mainly referred to be a new architectural style with a rationalised context of International style
of architecture that firstly came into existence during the phase of 20th century (Flaxman and et.
al., 2014). It is however based upon a prime consideration of making a rationalised usage of
modern materials that further uses the concept of functionalism with some intact principles of
functionalist. As a result to which, it hereby tends to reject the historical decorations to represent
a modernised appellation of international style to accompany the tact of modern architecture.
It is however in context to a leading fact where such modern concept of architecture
named International architecture has vitally impacted upon some customary artists in this field. It
is with a foremost existence of a Portugal architect named Alvaro Siza who is highly inspired
from this tact of modernisation in architecture and is now famously known for his modern piece
of art in the constructed buildings designed by him. He is together referred to be one of the
greatest talent in this field of architecture where his work can be found all over the globe such as
in Portugal, Europe and China, etc. Also, his work is specified to be a series of experimentation
that is greatly influenced by some leading number of architects namely Alvar Alto, Adolf Loos
and Le Corbusier, etc.
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Presently, being at an age of 83, he is profoundly recognised for being awarded with
Pritzker prize, UIA and Royal gold medals, etc. He is referred to be the world’s most
embellished architect with a prompt recognition of being a trendy figure in this contemporary era
of architecture (Turner, 2014). Hence, he is also known as an early Modernist whose work is
recognised as an art of “poetic modernism” in terms of architecture. It is after winning Pritzker
Prize in the year 1992; the jury awarded him having cited him to be an early modernist whose
shapes are duly moulded by light and reflects an illusory simplicity with honest reflection in
those.
Later, he got awarded from RIBA and AIA Gold Medal along with Golden Lion for
lifetime attainment and this continued with some more honours. It is where Alvaro Siza is unlike
several high profile architects who use to have a huge team with enormous members to work on
a single project (Wang and et. al., 2014). However, Siza with a contradictory outlook have
always kept a small team with less number of individuals in it. It is however with a major
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Illustration 1: Yonsei School of Business
(Source: Jones, 2015)