Projet
AP178.S1.1976.PR03
Description:
This project series document the Largo da Lada the historic district in Porto, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 35/70. The office assigned the date 1976 for this project. The Comissariado para a Renovação Urbana da Área de Ribeira/Barredo was an organization responsible for the rehabilitation of the historic district in Porto. The aim of the project was to improve the living conditions of the residents. Alvaro Siza was selected to find architectural solutions for the Mercado da Ribeira (see project series AP178.S1.1976.PR01 in this fonds), Parcelas 191 e 192 (see project series AP178.S1.1976.PR02 in this fonds), and Largo da Lada. The goal for this project was to reorganize the Lada square and Barredo Quarter. The program included a study to create communal facilities and space for dwellings. Although this project, and the proposal for the Mercado da Ribeira were not realized, the houses on Parcelas 191 and 192 were. This project is recorded through sketches, studies and plans. Photographs, negatives, postcards and slides depict the project site and surrounding area. Textual documentation includes correspondence.
1962-1974
Largo da Lada [Urban development plan for Lada square and redevelopment of Barredo Quarter], Porto, Portugal (1976)
Actions:
AP178.S1.1976.PR03
Description:
This project series document the Largo da Lada the historic district in Porto, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 35/70. The office assigned the date 1976 for this project. The Comissariado para a Renovação Urbana da Área de Ribeira/Barredo was an organization responsible for the rehabilitation of the historic district in Porto. The aim of the project was to improve the living conditions of the residents. Alvaro Siza was selected to find architectural solutions for the Mercado da Ribeira (see project series AP178.S1.1976.PR01 in this fonds), Parcelas 191 e 192 (see project series AP178.S1.1976.PR02 in this fonds), and Largo da Lada. The goal for this project was to reorganize the Lada square and Barredo Quarter. The program included a study to create communal facilities and space for dwellings. Although this project, and the proposal for the Mercado da Ribeira were not realized, the houses on Parcelas 191 and 192 were. This project is recorded through sketches, studies and plans. Photographs, negatives, postcards and slides depict the project site and surrounding area. Textual documentation includes correspondence.
Project
1962-1974
Projet
AP178.S1.2003.PR03
Description:
This project series documents a competition for the Ciudad del Flamenco de Jerez de la Frontera in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 56/00. The office assigned the date 2002 to this project. The competition for the Ciudad del Flamenco was part of an urban revitalization project for the historic center of Jerez. The competition was organized by the Ayuntamiento de Jerez. Six proposals were presented to the jury, including a design by Àlvaro Siza and Juan Miguel Hernández León. The project included the design of an auditorium, a museum, a documentation and research center, a school, and communal spaces. The buildings were to host The National Auditorium of Flamenco Art, the Museum and the Center for Investigation, and Documentation of the Art of Flamenco (CIDAF). The proposal was "a complex of prisms and courtyards wisely articulated between one another, rounded off by a sculptural trapezoidal and cantilevering piece'' (http://ciudaddelflamenco.jerez.es/flash/concurso.pdf p. 6). Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron's proposal won the competition. Documenting this project are studies, competition drawings, and plans. Textual documentation includes correspondence with the client and competition documentation.
circa 2003-2004
Ciudad del Flamenco de Jerez de la Frontera, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain (2003)
Actions:
AP178.S1.2003.PR03
Description:
This project series documents a competition for the Ciudad del Flamenco de Jerez de la Frontera in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 56/00. The office assigned the date 2002 to this project. The competition for the Ciudad del Flamenco was part of an urban revitalization project for the historic center of Jerez. The competition was organized by the Ayuntamiento de Jerez. Six proposals were presented to the jury, including a design by Àlvaro Siza and Juan Miguel Hernández León. The project included the design of an auditorium, a museum, a documentation and research center, a school, and communal spaces. The buildings were to host The National Auditorium of Flamenco Art, the Museum and the Center for Investigation, and Documentation of the Art of Flamenco (CIDAF). The proposal was "a complex of prisms and courtyards wisely articulated between one another, rounded off by a sculptural trapezoidal and cantilevering piece'' (http://ciudaddelflamenco.jerez.es/flash/concurso.pdf p. 6). Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron's proposal won the competition. Documenting this project are studies, competition drawings, and plans. Textual documentation includes correspondence with the client and competition documentation.
Project
circa 2003-2004
Projet
AP178.S1.1983.PR06
Description:
This project series documents a competition for the Proposta para Caserta in Caserta, Italy. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 23/80. The office assigned the dates 1983-1984 to this project. The project files document a competition for an urban study for the city of Caserta. The proposal submitted by Siza for the ''Archi Della Valle'' area included a new design for the road. Siza was not seleted to build the project. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, plans, project documentation and correspondence. Photographic materials include photographs, negatives and slides of the area and of Siza's drawings.
1980-1990
Proposta para Caserta [Proposal for Caserta], Caserta, Italy (1983-1984)
Actions:
AP178.S1.1983.PR06
Description:
This project series documents a competition for the Proposta para Caserta in Caserta, Italy. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 23/80. The office assigned the dates 1983-1984 to this project. The project files document a competition for an urban study for the city of Caserta. The proposal submitted by Siza for the ''Archi Della Valle'' area included a new design for the road. Siza was not seleted to build the project. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, plans, project documentation and correspondence. Photographic materials include photographs, negatives and slides of the area and of Siza's drawings.
Project
1980-1990
Projet
AP178.S1.1993.PR06
Description:
This project series documents the proposed design for the J. Paul Getty Museum. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 40/90. The office assigned the date 1993 to this project. The project was a collaboration between Álvaro Siza and Peter Testa. The proposal included renovations of the Villa and the Ranch House, the reorganization of the site, as well as the addition of new installations. The main change proposed by the architects was the creation of a Terrace Gallery and a natural amphitheater, forming a new entrance west of the Villa. Renovations to the Villa included modifications to the structure and the reorganization of the interior spaces. They proposed to rearrangeme the interior of the Ranch House and the construction of a 6,000 sqaure foot auditorium with a capacity of 200 people. The proposal also included the construction of a 13,000 square foot U-shaped building for the conservation program, the scholar program, and artist residency program. The main public entrance was redirected to the Los Liones Drives and a new parking area was proposed, with a 300 automobile and 6 bus capacity. In 1994, the Machado Silvetti Firm proposal was selected. Documenting this project are sketches and studies. Textual materials include project documentation and correspondence. Photographic materials document the models and project site.
1993-2012
Museu J. Paul Getty [The J. Paul Getty Museum], Malibu, United States (1993)
Actions:
AP178.S1.1993.PR06
Description:
This project series documents the proposed design for the J. Paul Getty Museum. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 40/90. The office assigned the date 1993 to this project. The project was a collaboration between Álvaro Siza and Peter Testa. The proposal included renovations of the Villa and the Ranch House, the reorganization of the site, as well as the addition of new installations. The main change proposed by the architects was the creation of a Terrace Gallery and a natural amphitheater, forming a new entrance west of the Villa. Renovations to the Villa included modifications to the structure and the reorganization of the interior spaces. They proposed to rearrangeme the interior of the Ranch House and the construction of a 6,000 sqaure foot auditorium with a capacity of 200 people. The proposal also included the construction of a 13,000 square foot U-shaped building for the conservation program, the scholar program, and artist residency program. The main public entrance was redirected to the Los Liones Drives and a new parking area was proposed, with a 300 automobile and 6 bus capacity. In 1994, the Machado Silvetti Firm proposal was selected. Documenting this project are sketches and studies. Textual materials include project documentation and correspondence. Photographic materials document the models and project site.
Project
1993-2012
Projet
AP178.S1.1993.PR05
Description:
This project series documents the Laboratório Showroom Habitação Dimensione Fuoco in San Donà di Piave, Italy. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 39/90. The office assigned the date 1993 to this project. The firm Dimensione Fuoco Vetroveneto commissioned Siza to design the extension of a building. The design proposed by Siza was a 3000 square metre triangular building, connecting with the existing structure with a courtyard and a boundary wall. It was intended that the cultural organization Circolo Architteture would occupy the space. The program included spaces for architectural conferences and exhibitions, a library and archives. Siza was also supposed to design a sculpture in the park near the building. It is not clear if the project was realized. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, design development drawings and working drawings. Textual materials include project documentation and correspondence. Photographic materials document the models, project site and construction work.
1989-2012
Laboratório Showroom Habitação Dimensione Fuoco [Dimensione Fuocco Laboratory, Showroom and Housing], San Donà di Piave, Italy (1993)
Actions:
AP178.S1.1993.PR05
Description:
This project series documents the Laboratório Showroom Habitação Dimensione Fuoco in San Donà di Piave, Italy. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 39/90. The office assigned the date 1993 to this project. The firm Dimensione Fuoco Vetroveneto commissioned Siza to design the extension of a building. The design proposed by Siza was a 3000 square metre triangular building, connecting with the existing structure with a courtyard and a boundary wall. It was intended that the cultural organization Circolo Architteture would occupy the space. The program included spaces for architectural conferences and exhibitions, a library and archives. Siza was also supposed to design a sculpture in the park near the building. It is not clear if the project was realized. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, design development drawings and working drawings. Textual materials include project documentation and correspondence. Photographic materials document the models, project site and construction work.
Project
1989-2012
photographies
AP178.S1.1961.PR01.004
Description:
Original file title: Hab. Dr. Julio Gesta - Coop "O Problema da Hab" Siza's office numbered this negative CJG001. The model is © Alvaro Negrello.
circa 1961
Photographic negative showing the model, Habitação Dr. Júlio Gesta, Matosinhos
Actions:
AP178.S1.1961.PR01.004
Description:
Original file title: Hab. Dr. Julio Gesta - Coop "O Problema da Hab" Siza's office numbered this negative CJG001. The model is © Alvaro Negrello.
photographies
circa 1961
Projet
AP178.S1.1979.PR02
Description:
The project series documents the 1979 design entry for the Görlitzer Bad swimming pool. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 48/70; in the past the office identified the project as number 159. The office assigned the date 1979 for this project. This project was submitted to the International Architectural Exhibition Berlin competition (International Bauaustellung, IBA, circa 1979-1987), an urban renewal strategy for West Berlin, Germany. Siza would later submit proposals to the IBA for Block 70 and 89 (Fränkelufer residential complex), Block 121 (Bonjour Tristesse), Block 11-12 (Kottbusser Damm), Monument to Gestapo victims Prinz- Albrecht-Palais, and a proposal for the Kulturforum. The Görlitzer Bad swimming pool was Siza's first international project and first competition. Preceding the IBA competition, Siza attended the 1976 International Design Zentrum (IDZ) symposium in Berlin, "Stadtstruktur-Stadtgestalt". Brigitte Fleck, responsible for national and international architecture competitions for the Senate of Berlin (1971-1985), invited Siza to participate in the IBA competition to design the swimming pool for Kreuzberg. Fleck had heard of Siza’s participation in the IDZ symposium and became interested in Siza’s work with the Servicio Ambulatorio de Apio Lokal (SAAL). By this time Siza’s work with SAAL had been published in the December 1976 and March 1978 publications of the Lotus International Quarterly Architectural Review (numbers 13 and 18). Fleck felt that Siza's work with SAAL would be relevant to the IBA. In 1979, Siza entered his design for the Görlitzer Bad swimming pool to be built on a vacant area on the east side of Kreuzberg. The design for the pool was strongly opposed by the public because the dome over the main swimming pool was said to resemble a mosque. This area of Kreuzberg was largely populated by Turkish Muslims and there was hostility towards this immigrant community. Although Siza’s entry went through the first round of the IBA competition, it did not win the competition and was only awarded a special prize. The project series contains sketches and studies, as well as conceptual and design development drawings of elevations, site plans, and floor plans. Documentation for the competition includes site plans for the competition and a strata plan. The photographs, negatives, contact sheets, and slides mostly document the model and drawings for the project.
1978-1979
Piscina de "Görlitzer Bad" Kreuzberg, Berlim Oeste [Görlitzer Bad swimming pool], Berlin, Germany (1978-1979)
Actions:
AP178.S1.1979.PR02
Description:
The project series documents the 1979 design entry for the Görlitzer Bad swimming pool. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 48/70; in the past the office identified the project as number 159. The office assigned the date 1979 for this project. This project was submitted to the International Architectural Exhibition Berlin competition (International Bauaustellung, IBA, circa 1979-1987), an urban renewal strategy for West Berlin, Germany. Siza would later submit proposals to the IBA for Block 70 and 89 (Fränkelufer residential complex), Block 121 (Bonjour Tristesse), Block 11-12 (Kottbusser Damm), Monument to Gestapo victims Prinz- Albrecht-Palais, and a proposal for the Kulturforum. The Görlitzer Bad swimming pool was Siza's first international project and first competition. Preceding the IBA competition, Siza attended the 1976 International Design Zentrum (IDZ) symposium in Berlin, "Stadtstruktur-Stadtgestalt". Brigitte Fleck, responsible for national and international architecture competitions for the Senate of Berlin (1971-1985), invited Siza to participate in the IBA competition to design the swimming pool for Kreuzberg. Fleck had heard of Siza’s participation in the IDZ symposium and became interested in Siza’s work with the Servicio Ambulatorio de Apio Lokal (SAAL). By this time Siza’s work with SAAL had been published in the December 1976 and March 1978 publications of the Lotus International Quarterly Architectural Review (numbers 13 and 18). Fleck felt that Siza's work with SAAL would be relevant to the IBA. In 1979, Siza entered his design for the Görlitzer Bad swimming pool to be built on a vacant area on the east side of Kreuzberg. The design for the pool was strongly opposed by the public because the dome over the main swimming pool was said to resemble a mosque. This area of Kreuzberg was largely populated by Turkish Muslims and there was hostility towards this immigrant community. Although Siza’s entry went through the first round of the IBA competition, it did not win the competition and was only awarded a special prize. The project series contains sketches and studies, as well as conceptual and design development drawings of elevations, site plans, and floor plans. Documentation for the competition includes site plans for the competition and a strata plan. The photographs, negatives, contact sheets, and slides mostly document the model and drawings for the project.
Project
1978-1979
photographies
AP178.S1.1992.PR04.002
Description:
Original file title: Museo de Arte Contemporanea para Helsinquia - Foto © - Maquete © Alvaro Negrello - 38 diapositivos (19 imagens) Siza's office numbered photographs in this file MACH001-MACH019
1992-1993
Negatives of models, Museu de Arte Contemporânea para Helsínquia, Helsinki
Actions:
AP178.S1.1992.PR04.002
Description:
Original file title: Museo de Arte Contemporanea para Helsinquia - Foto © - Maquete © Alvaro Negrello - 38 diapositivos (19 imagens) Siza's office numbered photographs in this file MACH001-MACH019
photographies
1992-1993
photographies
AP178.S1.1993.PR05.024
Description:
Original file title: Laboratorio - Showroom - Hab. ''Dimensione Fuoco'' - S. Donà'di Piave Foto © Maquete © Alvaro Negrelco - 1 diapositivo Siza's office numbered photographs in this file LSH001-LSH002
ca. 1994
Negatives of model, Laboratório Showroom Habitação Dimensione Fuoco, San Donà di Piave
Actions:
AP178.S1.1993.PR05.024
Description:
Original file title: Laboratorio - Showroom - Hab. ''Dimensione Fuoco'' - S. Donà'di Piave Foto © Maquete © Alvaro Negrelco - 1 diapositivo Siza's office numbered photographs in this file LSH001-LSH002
photographies
ca. 1994
photographies
AP178.S1.1984.PR03.005
Description:
Original file title: Duas Habitações - Duas Lojas - Haia. The model depicted in these images was created by Alvaro Negrello. Siza's office numbered photographic materials in this file DHDL 001-024.
circa 1986
Slides of model, Duas habitações e duas lojas, The Hague
Actions:
AP178.S1.1984.PR03.005
Description:
Original file title: Duas Habitações - Duas Lojas - Haia. The model depicted in these images was created by Alvaro Negrello. Siza's office numbered photographic materials in this file DHDL 001-024.
photographies
circa 1986