Álvaro Siza: Transforming Reality

2004 / 58 min. / color
Directed by Michael Blackwood

In Alvaro Siza: Transforming Reality Portugal’s renowned architect reviews his work with architectural historian, Kenneth Frampton as they tour fifteen projects, including the Serralves Museum and the Aveiro University Library. Siza discusses his approach to architecture with Frampton, explaining that it is centered around the idea that the setting of a building is integral to its design and that a structure’s design should reinforce its surroundings by both enhancing and highlighting its potential. 

Directed by
Michael Blackwood

Cast
Álvaro Siza Vieira (Alvaro Siza)
Kenneth Frampton

Cinematography by
Christophe Lerch

Film Editing by
Joelle Schon

IMDB: www.imdb.com/title/tt1815583

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