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Eduardo Souto de Moura

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In thisPortuguese name,the first or maternalfamily nameisMachadoand the second or paternal family name isSouto de Moura.
Eduardo Souto de Moura
Born(1952-07-25)25 July 1952(age 71)
Porto,Portugal
NationalityPortuguese
Alma materUniversity of Porto
OccupationArchitect
AwardsPessoa Prize(1998)
Pritzker Architecture Prize(2011)
BuildingsEstádio Municipal de Braga

Eduardo Elísio Machado Souto de Moura(Portuguese pronunciation:[eˈðwaɾðuˈsotuðɨˈmoɾɐ];born 25 July 1952), better known asEduardo Souto de Moura,is aPortuguesearchitect who was the recipient of thePritzker Architecture Prizein 2011[1][2][3]and theWolf Prize in Artsin 2013.[4][5]Along withFernando TávoraandÁlvaro Siza,he is one of the alumni of thePorto School of Architecture,where he was appointed a Professor.

Life and career[edit]

Family[edit]

Souto de Moura is the son ofmedical doctorJosé Alberto Souto de Moura and wife Maria Teresa Ramos Machado. His brother is José Souto de Moura, former 9thAttorney-Generalof Portugal.

Education[edit]

Souto de Moura was born inPorto,and studied sculpture[6]before switching to architecture at the School of Fine Arts of theUniversity of Porto,the currentFAUP–Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto,and receiving his degree in 1980. From 1974 to 1979 he worked withÁlvaro Siza Vieiraat his architectural practice, who encouraged him to start his own firm.[6]

Early career[edit]

Souto de Moura began his career as an independent architect in 1980, after winning a design competition for the Casa das Artes, a cultural center with an auditorium and an exhibition gallery in the gardens of a neo-classical mansion, in his native city of Porto. However, Souto de Moura collaborated with Siza on the Portuguese pavilion at theExpo 2000in Hanover, Germany, andSerpentine Gallery's annual summer pavilion in 2004.

Souto de Moura's early commissions were often modest residential houses, mainly in his native country. Later, he was commissioned with shopping centers, schools, art galleries, and a cinema, in countries including Spain, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland. Between 1989 and 1997, Souto de Moura spent eight years on the restoration of Santa Maria do Bouro, a half-destroyed 12th-century monastery inAmares,transforming it into aPousada.[7]

From 1981 to 1990, Souto de Moura was an assistant professor at his alma mater, and was later appointed Professor at theFaculty of Architecture at the University of Porto.[8]He has been a visiting professor at the architectural schools of Geneva, Paris-Belleville,Harvard University,Dublin,ETH ZurichandEPFL Lausanne,and has participated in numerous seminars and given many lectures both in Portugal and abroad. His work has appeared in various publications and exhibitions.

Recognition[edit]

Paula Rego Museum,Cascais

On 28 March 2011, it was announced that Moura is the 2011Pritzker Prizewinner, architecture's highest honor.[3]He is the second Portuguese architect to win the honor, afterÁlvaro Siza.[2]The prize was supposed to be presented in April in Washington DC but the winner was prematurely leaked by a Spanish news organisation.[9]The prize was awarded for his work includingEstádio Municipal de Braga,theBurgo Towerin Porto and thePaula RegoMuseum in Cascais.[9]On 3 January 2012, it was announced Moura is the 2013Wolf Prize in Artswinner along withRobert S. Langer.[10]

He has been also awarded: ThePessoa prizein 1998; the António de Almeida Foundation prize; the Antero de Quental Foundation prize; first prize in the Competition for the Restoration of Giraldo Square in Évora, Portugal; first prize in the Competition for the CIAC Pavilions; first prize in the Competition for a Hotel in Salzburg, Austria; first prize in the "IN/ARCH 1990 for Sicily" Competition; the Secil Prize for Architecture;[11]second prize in the "Architecture and Stone" ideas competition; honourable mention for his Miramar House in the Secil Architectural Prizes; honourable mention for both the SEC Cultural Centre and the Alcanena House in the National Architectural Prizes. On 14 July 2011, Souto de Mouro received anHonoris Causadoctorate by theFaculty of Architecture and Arts at the Lusíada University of Porto.[12]

Works[edit]

Souto de Moura's works include:

References[edit]

  1. ^Bloomberg."Portugal's Eduardo Souto de Moura wins 2011 Pritzker Architecture Prize".Bloomberg News.Retrieved28 March2011.
  2. ^abTaylor, Kate (28 March 2011)."Souto de Moura wins 2011 Pritzker Architecture Prize".The New York Times.Retrieved28 March2011.
  3. ^abpublico.pt."Souto Moura vence o prémio Pritzker 2011, o Nobel da arquitectura"(in Portuguese). Archived fromthe originalon 22 May 2011.Retrieved28 March2011.
  4. ^"Award – Eduardo Sousa de Moura a Wolf Prize Laureate".Portuguese American Journal.3 January 2013.Retrieved3 January2013.
  5. ^"Pritzker Winner Eduardo Souto de Moura Honored with Israel's Prestigious Wolf Prize".Archinect.3 January 2013.Retrieved3 January2013.
  6. ^abKate Taylor (28 March 2011),Architect From Portugal Wins PritzkerNew York Times.
  7. ^Sarah Wildman (8 July 2007),Portugal’s Hidden ‘Dream Places’New York Times.
  8. ^Adelman, Jacob."Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura wins Pritzker Architecture Prize".Associated Press.Retrieved28 March2011.[dead link]
  9. ^ab"Portuguese architect de Moura wins Pritzker prize".Los Angeles Times.28 March 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 2 April 2011.Retrieved28 March2011.
  10. ^"Wolf Prize 2013".HuffPost.2 January 2013.Retrieved3 January2013.
  11. ^"Os Grandes Portugueses"(in Portuguese).Rádio e Televisão de Portugal.Archived fromthe originalon 9 August 2010.Retrieved8 September2010.
  12. ^rtp.pt.""Honoris causa" reconhece "inestimável contributo" de Souto Moura "(in Portuguese).Retrieved23 October2011.
  13. ^Edifício Burgo: o projecto, a obra, as tecnologiasArchived27 September 2011 at theWayback Machine– CdO – Cadernos d'Obra – Revista Científica Internacional de Construção, Nº 1 Janeiro 2009
  14. ^"Paula Rego House of Stories".Archived fromthe originalon 3 June 2011.Retrieved3 June2011.

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