By Norman Weinstein – ArchNewsNow

“Carlos Castanheira, Álvaro Siza: The Function of Beauty (Phaidon, $90). A coffee-table tribute that may be the definitive book on the sadly underrated Portuguese genius. Acutely sensitive to site, and relentlessly experimental in the vein of an unstoppable Modernism, Siza is an architect for the ages. Impeccable photography throughout, particularly of his masterpiece, the Ibere Camargo Foundation Museum – a building of the same noble majesty as the Kimball or Guggenheim. Siza contributes some spare (though helpful) commentary. Fernando Guerra’s photography fills in the gaps and inspires the quick purchase of a ticket to Lisbon.”
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