Eduardo Elísio Machado Souto de Moura (; born 25 July 1952), better known as Eduardo Souto de Moura, is a

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architect who was the recipient of the

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in 2011 and the

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in 2013. Along with

Fernando Távora Fernando Luís Cardoso de Meneses de Tavares e Távora, ComSE, simply known as Fernando Távora (Porto, August 25, 1923 - Matosinhos, September 3, 2005), was a renowned Portuguese architect and professor. Biography The sixth of seven children ...

and

Álvaro Siza Álvaro (, , ) is a Spanish, Galician and Portuguese male given name and surname (see Spanish naming customs) of Visigothic origin. Some claim it may be related to the Old Norse name Alfarr, formed of the elements ''alf'' "elf" and ''arr'' "warrior ...

, he is one of the alumni of the

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, where he was appointed a Professor.

Life and career

Family

Souto de Moura is the son of

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José Alberto Souto de Moura and wife Maria Teresa Ramos Machado. His brother is José Souto de Moura, former 9th

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of Portugal.

Education

Souto de Moura was born in

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, and studied sculptureKate Taylor (28 March 2011)
Architect From Portugal Wins Pritzker
''New York Times''. before switching to architecture at the School of Fine Arts of the University of Porto, the current

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– Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto, and receiving his degree in 1980. From 1974 to 1979 he worked with

Álvaro Siza Vieira Álvaro Joaquim de Melo Siza Vieira (born 25 June 1933) is a Portuguese architect, and architectural educator. He is internationally known as Álvaro Siza () and in Portugal as Siza Vieira (). Early life and education Siza was born in Matosi ...

at his architectural practice, who encouraged him to start his own firm.

Early career

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 the

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in Hanover, Germany, and

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'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 in

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, transforming it into a

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. From 1981 to 1990, Souto de Moura was an assistant professor at his alma mater, and was later appointed Professor at the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Porto. He has been a visiting professor at the architectural schools of Geneva, Paris-Belleville,

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, Dublin,

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and EPFL 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

On 28 March 2011, it was announced that Moura is the 2011

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winner, architecture's highest honor. He is the second Portuguese architect to win the honor, after

. The prize was supposed to be presented in April in Washington DC but the winner was prematurely leaked by a Spanish news organisation. The prize was awarded for his work including

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, the Burgo Tower in Porto and the Paula Rego Museum in Cascais. On 3 January 2012, it was announced Moura is the 2013

winner along with

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. He has been also awarded: The

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in 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; 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 an ''

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'' doctorate by the Faculty of Architecture and Arts at the Lusíada University of Porto.

Works

Souto de Moura's works include: * 1980-84

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Municipal Market * 1981-91 Casa das Artes,

* 1982-85 House 1 in Nevogilde,

* 1983-85 House 2 in Nevogilde,

* 1984-89 House in

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* 1985

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, Venice Biennal,

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* 1986-88 Annexes to a house on Rua da Vilarinha,

* 1987-92 House in

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* 1987-89 Hotel in

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* 1987 Detail Plan for

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, Milan Triennal,

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* 1987-91 House in Miramar,

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* 1987-94 House on Avenida da Boavista,

* 1988 Detail Plan and facilities for

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* 1989-97 Renovation and conversion of Santa Maria do Bouro Convent into a

* 1989-94 House at the Bom Jesus,

* 1990-94 Geosciences building at the

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, Aveiro * 1990-93 House in Maia * 1990-93 House in Baião * 1991-95 House in

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* 1991 Burgo Empreendimento office buildings and commercial mall on Avenida da Boavista,

* 1991-98 House in Moledo,

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* 1992-95 Housing block on Rua do Teatro,

* 1992-01 Children's Library and Auditorium for the Municipal Library of Porto,

* 1993 Remodeling and valorisation of the Grão Vasco Museum,

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* 1993-99 Courtyard houses in

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* 1993 Conversion of the Customs Building into the Museum of Transport and Communication,

* 1994-02 House in Serra da Arrábida * 1994-02 House in

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* 1994-01 Three houses on Praça de Liége,

* 1995 Detail Plan for Novo Centro Direccional, Maia * 1995 Conversion of the

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* 2000-03

* 2004

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* 2005

pavilion, London (with Alvaro Siza) * 2007 Burgo Empreendimento office buildings, Avenida da Boavista,

* 2008 Contemporary Arts Center Graça Morais * 2009 Paula Rego MuseumPaula Rego House of Stories
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in Courtrai (Kortrijk), Belgium * 2022 Bruges Meeting & Convention Center

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Belgium

References

External links

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Article on Paula Rego House of Stories building by Eduardo Souto Moura
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