{"title":"Álvaro Siza","description":"\u003cp\u003eA selection of books to accompany the exhibition \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cca.qc.ca\/en\/events\/102435\/the-fortune-of-the-city-is-that-it-has-never-been-perfect\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe fortune of the city is that it has never been perfect\u003c\/a\u003e in our main galleries, from 21 May 2026 to 10 January 2027.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow can a city transform without destroying what exists? How can acknowledging time and history positively influence neighbourhood planning? How do citizens participate in this process? And how do architecture and urban planning support each other in designing a harmonious city across various scales, rather than just a series of buildings inserted one after the other? These and more questions continue to be central to city building. While many think digital solutions and data points—like “smart cities”—are the answer to such issues, the city itself provides a rich site for continued exploration: its existing physical, historical, and social fabrics, topographic setting, textures, and faces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe fortune of the city is that it has never been perfect\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explores his urban projects through his experiential way of understanding a place, its shape, its embodied history, and its life. In considering these aspects across his projects, Siza seeks to determine the right scale of intervening and building within existing frameworks, rather than only designing single buildings. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"imagining-the-evident-alvaro-siza","title":"Imagining the evident: Álvaro Siza","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe referential book by Álvaro Siza on his own work, in its first English edition. Describing some of his projects, his expectations and struggles, references and decisions, this book is a fundamental contribution to the understanding of Álvaro Siza’s architectural thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe text is accompanied by an extensive set of drawings from his notebooks, an obstinate presence in Siza’s particular way of working, some of which never published before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eÁlvaro Siza\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMonade, 2021\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e21.5 X 14.5 cm, 149 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canadian Centre for Architecture","offers":[{"title":"English - Hardcover","offer_id":39459750019153,"sku":"","price":45.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0110\/7112\/7633\/products\/Siza.jpg?v=1633638466"},{"product_id":"el-croquis-215-216-alvaro-siza-2015-2022-self-portrait","title":"El Croquis 215\/216 : Alvaro Siza 2015-2022, Self-portrait","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe magazine profiles Alvaro Siza’s recent work in this special edition. Featuring projects since 2015, it underlines why the Portuguese architect remains one of the most respected designers today. A variety of typologies and scales are covered, from extremely compact works such as the Clay Pavilion for teaching local earthenware techniques in Oaxaca (Mexico), a chapel in Miljana (Croatia) as part of a farmhouse restoration project, and an observation tower with lookout post in the Portuguese mountains, to prominent works like the Huamao Museum of Art Education (China) and the Gramaxo Foundation Headquarters in Maia (Portugal), and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEl Croquis, 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e34 X 25 cm, 424 pages\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canadian Centre for Architecture","offers":[{"title":"English - Softcover","offer_id":40089675628625,"sku":"","price":155.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0110\/7112\/7633\/products\/el-croquis-215-siza.jpg?v=1661183786"},{"product_id":"alvaro-siza-celui-qui-necrivait-pas","title":"Álvaro Siza, Celui qui n’écrivait pas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSiza est à part. Indépendant, discret, il compte dans le monde de l'architecture parmi les plus grands et s'y est fait un nom à force de conviction profonde. Il parle à voix basse et porte sur les choses un regard pénétrant. De l'objet à la ville, son œuvre, saluée partout et largement commentée, atteint une sorte de grâce qui échappe aux théories. Et, à défaut d'explications savantes, c'est par petites touches qu'on peut esquisser les contours du personnage, témoin de son époque et lucide devant les déséquilibres du monde. On dit qu'il dessine comme un ange, qu'il n'écrit pas sinon quelques textes épars, qu'il allume des cigarettes et oublie de les fumer, inséparable de ses cahiers noirs. Et de sa pratique de l'architecture, on n'a pas trouvé mieux que de dire qu'elle est poétique, et de lui qu'il est un poète. Que pouvaient alors soixante-cinq textes de lui à part ça? Rien. Sinon tenir dans une main tant de choses à la fois, une vie d'homme, d'artiste, architecte de surcroît, une place dans le monde à quoi rien ne correspond.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSous la direction de Dominique Machabert\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParenthèses, 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e25 X 17 cm, 237 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canadian Centre for Architecture","offers":[{"title":"Français - Broché","offer_id":49648341647658,"sku":"","price":50.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0110\/7112\/7633\/files\/Siza_09c46ba0-3084-43f8-87f3-a2de53376dfe.jpg?v=1732989911"},{"product_id":"alvaro-siza-incomplete-work","title":"Álvaro Siza – Incomplete Work","description":"\u003cp\u003eÁlvaro Siza says, “It is hard not to build what created the enthusiasm and pleasure of being an architect. But this is not wasted time.” In the unbuilt works collected in this publication, thought, conception, and the timeless heritage of architecture, as well as ideas that through their power and poetic manifestation become models, are examined. The texts that comprise the first volume, written by people intimately familiar with Siza and his work, add memories, analyses, and lived experiences. A selection of texts from the architect himself frame not only the unbuilt projects he has selected but also his vision and approach as an architect, designer, and even sculptor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eÁlvaro Siza\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA+A Books, 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e24 X 17 cm, 674 pages\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canadian Centre for Architecture","offers":[{"title":"English, Portuguese - Softcover","offer_id":49861625839914,"sku":"","price":205.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0110\/7112\/7633\/files\/Sizaincompleta.jpg?v=1737575475"},{"product_id":"alvaro-siza-in-detail-vol-1","title":"Álvaro Siza in Detail,  vol.1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the first volume of the book that stands as the absolute technical reference on the work of \u003c\/span\u003eÁlvaro Siza. \u003cspan\u003eA book revealing the secrets of one of the greatest geniuses in architecture of all time. An editorial project of exceptional complexity and painstaking detail. Every aspect and piece of content was developed and verified at every possible level over many years, in an effort to honour, as faithfully as possible, the excellence and mastery of Siza Vieira. Three housing projects are presented – each with distinct characteristics at various levels – explored primarily through details and construction processes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUpon looking at the book, while being filmed, Siza remarked:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\"Well, I am amazed at the quality with which this book is made in all aspects, the presentation, the design of the book, but also and above all the rigor with which it is done . Being a book of details, I have never seen one published with the rigour with which this one is (...). Truly, this book is a treasure. \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\"\u003eLink for the video:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhousedetailsmagazine.com%2Fen\u0026amp;data=05%7C02%7Csmurphy%40cca.qc.ca%7Cbd3dbb04dbbb4c87848308de77276631%7C4e72076180cf4800ad14ca034727386b%7C0%7C0%7C639079208303609137%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C\u0026amp;sdata=7CGeAwNt2BJXj7DiVzhZcm4hiqNdzBhaQ82IPeHQn04%3D\u0026amp;reserved=0\" id=\"OWAae8582f3-828c-3112-4a20-1900494b33e4\" class=\"OWAAutoLink\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\"\u003ehttps:\/\/housedetailsmagazine.com\/en\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNuno Teixeira, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eÁlvaro Siza Vieira\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHouse Details Magazine, 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e32 x 29 cm, 336 pages\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canadian Centre for Architecture","offers":[{"title":"English - Hardcover","offer_id":51122545918250,"sku":null,"price":119.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0110\/7112\/7633\/files\/Siza-1.jpg?v=1770329241"},{"product_id":"alvaro-siza-in-detail-vol-2","title":"Álvaro Siza in Detail, vol. 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA book revealing the secrets of one of the greatest geniuses in architecture of all time. An editorial project of exceptional complexity and painstaking detail. Every aspect and piece of content was developed and verified at every possible level over many years, in an effort to honour, as faithfully as possible, the excellence and mastery of Siza Vieira. Three housing projects are presented – each with distinct characteristics at various levels – explored primarily through details and construction processes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUpon looking at the book, while being filmed, Siza remarked:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\"Well, I am amazed at the quality with which this book is made in all aspects, the presentation, the design of the book, but also and above all the rigor with which it is done . Being a book of details, I have never seen one published with the rigour with which this one is (...). 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