Álvaro Siza: Architecture as a Poetic Act

A monumental exhibition retraces the long creative journey of Álvaro Siza, a central figure in contemporary architecture, internationally acclaimed for his poetic vision of space. Over 800 works - drawings, models, photographs, sculptures - reveal the consistency and evolution of a design philosophy that skillfully merges function, emotion, and context. The exhibition unfolds through private homes, urban projects, public spaces, and places of culture and spirituality, demonstrating how each of Siza’s works emerges from a deep listening to the site and a desire to establish dialogue with the environment and its people. His preferred tool, hand drawing, captures the immediacy of thought taking shape. From the early houses in Matosinhos to the national pavilions for the World Expos, and the many museums across Europe and Asia, what emerges is the vision of a creator who has never sought spectacle, but rather essence, light, and proportion. A journey into the mind of an architect who, with restraint and intensity, has transformed the way we inhabit the world.