Eduardo Souto de Moura is a Portuguese architect. Souto de Moura is from the city of Porto, he was born in 1952. He is the recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize for 2011, as well as the Wolf Prize in Arts in 2013. He is an alumni of, and a proffessor, at the Porto School of Artchitecture. Lord Palumbo, Pritzker Prize jury chairman had these comments to make with regards the selection of Souto de Moura “During the past three decades, Eduardo Souto de Moura has produced a body of work that is of our time but also carries echoes of architectural traditions.” “His buildings have a unique ability to convey seemingly conflicting characteristics—power and modesty, bravado and subtlety, bold public authority and a sense of intimacy—at the same time.”
House in Cascais
1994
House in Serra da Arrabida
1994
Housing Block on Rue do Teatro Porto
1995
Courtyard Houses in Matoshinhos
1999
Estadio de Braga
2003
Porto Metro
2004
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
2005
Burgo Empreedimento Office Buildings
2007
Contemporary Arts Centre Graca Morais
2008
Paula Rego Museum
2009
Crematory in Courtrai Kortrijk
2011
[…] of architects to explore. Starchitects. We’ve already done a few for instance Frank Gehry, Eduardo Souto de Moura, Richard Rogers, Alvaro Siza, and Bjarke Ingels (the first time I heard the word starchitect), […]