This beautifully illustrated book presents five decades of work by one ofthe greatest contemporary architects. Alvaro Siza (born 1933) is widelyrecognized as Portugal s greatest architect and one of the most importantarchitects of his generation. Siza s works have a timeless quality and atthe same time an ability to evoke a powerful sense of history. Siza has wonvirtually every major international architectural award, including thePritzker Prize, the Nobel for architecture.