ÁLVARO SIZA VIEIRA

des Hommes . de la Matière . du Temps
Álvaro Siza Vieira
13.04.18 – 13.05.18

Exposition à la Chapelle des Carmélites, Toulouse – France

The Association “des Hommes, de la Matière et du Temps” is pleased to present its first exhibition dedicated to the work of the Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza, in the prestigious Carmelite Chapel in Toulouse.
A selection of projects, linked to the themes of Living, Rehabilitating etc. will be exhibited, based on the archives of Álvaro Siza Vieira’s studio.
The Association, non-profitable, according to the law of 1901, has set itself the goal of disclosing the work of men and women with a masterful relationship between a Matter, Time and Men, foremost among which, the Architecture.
Álvaro Siza was born in 1933 in Matosinhos, near Porto. He began his career as an architect in the studio of his teacher and friend Fernando Tàvora before founding his own agency in Porto. After promising and discreet beginnings that the first international critics report, the reconstruction of Chiado in Lisbon designates him as the greatest architect of his country. Follow numerous and important orders which each time testify to a singular contribution to the international production, quickly recognized by all school of architecture of Porto, Galician center of Contemporary Art of Santiago de Compostela, Pavilion of Portugal at the Universal Exhibition of 1998, Church of Marco de Canaveses, Museum of the Serralves Foundation, etc. He also builds abroad, Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Belgium, Italy, Brazil, South Korea, France. He received the Pritzker Prize in 1992 and the Golden Lion of Venice in 2002.

The Chapel of the Carmelites: Only remnant of the convent of the Carmelites, destroyed during the Revolution. Built in the seventeenth century and decorated in the eighteenth century, the Chapel is notable for its baroque architecture, rare in the pink city and impressive wall paintings signed Jean Rivalz. Behind a blind portal, the Chapel protects itself from the street by a courtyard, paved with pebbles of rivers. The few steps separating us from the main space allow us to discover it on a low-angle view. The light, rare and precious, ricochets on the gilding of its decorations for more than three centuries. This frame, as mysterious as it is voicing, is the one in which the first chapter of our movement is written.

LUBANGO CENTRE / PROMONTORIO

FERNANDO GUERRA FG+SG
LUBANGO CENTRE / PROMONTORIO ARCHITECTS

FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Issue #181 presents the visual narration by Fernando Guerra of an apartment block designed by Portuguese architectural office Promontorio in Lubango, Angola. Guerra narrates more than a piece of architecture. He explores the relations between the building and the urban contexts, portrait daily life scenes dense of dichotomic beauty.

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SEPTEMBER 2018
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EXPOSIÇÃO CCB — GARAGEM SUL

FERNANDO GUERRA: Raio X de uma Prática Fotográfica
Curadoria Luís Santiago Baptista
11 JUL — 15 OUT

Workshop de Fotografia
22-23 SET 10h-17h

Debate de Encerramento
7 OUT 17h

PRESS COVERS

ICONOGRAPHY BOARD IN 2017

A Cidade na ponta dos dedos

O Raio X de Fernando Guerra na Cidade #127 from A Cidade na ponta dos dedos

Fernando Guerra tem acompanhado a produção arquitetónica contemporânea através da plataforma Últimas Reportagens. A sua prática fotográfica responde à evolução técnica do campo da fotografia nas últimas décadas, marcada essencialmente pela afirmação dos novos meios digitais. A Cidade na ponta dos dedos mostra-lhe um RaioX que apresenta o trabalho autoral de Fernando Guerra atravessado por uma cartografia da atividade do escritório FG+SG. Paulo Martins Barata, partner do atelier de arquitectura Promontório conduz esta grande viagem.

Raio X de uma prática fotográfica

Curadoria de
Luís Santiago Baptista

11 julho – 15 outubro 2017

Raio X de uma prática fotográfica

Com o novo milénio, a fotografia de arquitectura ganhou uma preponderância exponencial. Respondendo aos desafios da mediatização da arquitectura na contemporaneidade, o escritório FG+SG é hoje uma prática fotográfica estabelecida e premiada internacionalmente. A afirmação progressiva de Fernando Guerra acompanha a produção de arquitectos nacionais e internacionais e revela um conjunto de obras incontornáveis da produção arquitectónica recente. Por outro lado, as suas reportagens fotográficas apresentam um ponto de vista privilegiado sobre a arquitectura portuguesa contemporânea. Entre diferentes arquitectos e diversas geografias, a exposição apresenta o trabalho autoral de Fernando Guerra atravessado por uma cartografia da actividade do escritório FG+SG, convocando o seu arquivo de imagens e evidenciando os seus processos de produção.

X-ray of a photographic studio

With the new millennium, architectural photography has gained an exponential preponderance. Responding to the challenges of media coverage of contemporary architecture, FG + SG is now an established and internationally awarded photographic studio. The progressive affirmation of Fernando Guerra has accompanied the output from national and international architects, revealing a set of compelling recent architectural works. His photographic pieces present a privileged view of contemporary Portuguese architecture as well. Between different architects and multiple geographies, the exhibition presents original work by Fernando Guerra crossed by a map of FG + SG office activity, bringing together his archive of images and revealing his production processes.

CENTRO CULTURAL DE BELÉM
GARGEM SUL – Exposições de Arquitetura
Praça do Império, Lisboa