Álvaro Leite Siza

Date of birth, 28th July 1962, in Porto

1987

• Collaboration in the first works on Chiado, authored by the Architect Alvaro Siza Vieira.

1988

• Participation in a student exhibition organized by Cooperativa Árvore, at Cadeia de Relação do Porto.

1991

• Participation in a student exhibition organized by the Porto University School of Architecture, in the Rivoli Theatre, Porto.

1992

• Vanzeller House, Afife, built.
• Internship in the atelier of Architect Eduardo Souto de Moura.
• Collaboration with Architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, in an invitation to tender for the Contemporary Art Museum in Helsinki, Finland.

1993

• Participation in a furniture exhibition at the Cooperativa Árvore.

1994

• Degree in Architecture from FAUP.
• Participation in a group painting/drawing exhibition at Cooperativa Árvore, Porto

1995

• Collaboration with Architect Siza Vieira in the project for the Olympic complex for the Palermo 1997 University Games
• Remodelling and expansion of a house in Grijó, built.
• Individual exhibition of furniture and paintings, at the Vantag gallery.
• Project for a beach bar at Praia do Cais, built.

1996

• Remodelling of an old building in Rua Passos Manuel in Porto, not built.
• Project: "Estado Novo" Nightclub in Matosinhos, built.

1997

• Project for the bar "Next", built.
• Renovation of an apartment in Nevogilde, Porto, built.
• Restoration of Casa dos Vilares in Alfandega da Fé, district of Bragança, not built.
• Renovation of the Paço de Gominhães, Caldas de Vizela, under construction.

1998

• Stage and scenery for Elite Model Look 98, at Coliseu de Lisboa, at the request of RTP (Portuguese National Television), built
• Project: Party hall at Quinta do Eirado, S. Mamede Infesta, built.
• Project: Chapel at Quinta do Eirado, S. Mamede Infesta, under construction
• Project: "Mantra" Nightclub, in Matosinhos, built.
• Participation in the Competition I.N.H. Inovar na Habitação (Innovation in Housing), Caulinos, Matosinhos.
  Casa Garrett, built.

1999

• Project: "Don Corleone" Restaurant, in a warehouse in Matosinhos, built.
• Project: furniture show room and warehouse in Vila Real, under construction.
• Pedro Ramos Pinto House, Marco de Canavezes, under construction.
• Gomes da Silva House, Maia, under construction.
• Tóló House, Mondim de Bastos, under construction.
• Dieterich House, Galé, Algarve, under construction.

2000

• Conception of a stage set for RTP Television, for a fashion and art programme,
• Francisco Ramos Pinto House, Francelos, Vila Nova de Gaia, built.
• Participation in a group furniture and design exhibition, RONDON PORTO at KUNSTHAL Rotterdam- Museumpark, Rotterdam.
• Residential complex in Maia, under construction.
• Honourable Mention in the Mobilis 2000 Competition – 1st International Furniture Design Biennial.
• José Mégre House, Marco de Canavezes, under construction.
• Honourable Mention in the Arkial 2000 Award, by Architecti magazine, with the Quinta do Eirado Party hall.

2001

• Party pavilion in Quinta do Comendador, Trofa, under construction.
• Leite Faria House, Porto, under construction.
• Participation in the invitation to tender: International Competition for a New Tomihiro Museum of Shi-Ga, Azuma Village, Japan, published in the magazine POSTBOKS 01 finalist project
• Project for a Nightclub in Vila do Conde, Polis programme
• Project for a bar in Vila do Conde, (Café Fractal) Polis programme

2002

• Participation in a number of architecture documentaries ( Rai Sat Arte )
• Publication of some works in Italy, Spain, Poland, England and United States.
• Participation at the 1st International Silver Fair with Coffee Spoon xx/xy

2003

• Project for the Museological Centre for the Manuel Cargaleiro Foundation, Quinta da Torre- Vila Velha de Ródão, under construction.
• Exhibition of Architecture sketches at the Raquel Poncé Gallery, Madrid
• Figueiredo Dias Holiday Home, Castelões de Recezinhos, Penafiel, under construction.

2004

• Participation in the invitation to tender for the Vale do Côa Art and Archaeology Museum.
• Project: sports complex for Sport Club do Porto, under construction.

2005

• Architectural project for an allotment in “Quinta do Bom Sucesso” in Óbidos.
• Participation in a drawings exhibition “Inéditos 2005, Proyectos expositivos de creación artística actual” at Encendida House, Madrid.
• Tóló House selected to take part in the São Paulo biennial, Brazil in November 2005.

• Jan/Feb/Mar 2000 Revista architécti, Portugal. Presentation of the Estado Novo Nightclub in Matosinhos and the Holiday Home in Afife. Page 56.
• Jan/Fev/Mar 2001 Revista architécti, Portugal. Prémio architécti – Arkial, honourable mention – category: completed works Quinta do Eirado Party hall, in São Mamede Infesta.
• November 2001 Revista GQ, “Sensual House”, pages 96 and 97.
• October 2002 Madrid, Espanha Post Books 01 revista de arquitectura y cine, “The International Design Competition for a New Tomihiro Museum of Shi-Ga in Azuma Village”, finalist project. Museum concept sketch, magazine cover. Pages 027, 028 and 029.
• 2002 Bar and Club Design, Bethan Ryder. England and Hong Kong project for a bar “Next”, 1998.
• March / April 2003 Portugal J.A., Polis, Vila do Conde. Café Fractal and Nightclub, Parque Atlântico in Vila do Conde
  Page 31
• 01.2003 ARCHITEKTURA murator “Espaço vivo” “Transformation of a warehouse into a nightclub / bar / restaurant. Matosinhos, Portugal. Pages 80, 81, 82 and 83.
• June 2003 Madrid, Spain Post Boks 03 revista de arquitectura y cine, “Transformation of a warehouse into a nightclub / bar / restaurant. Matosinhos, Portugal. Pages 028, 029, 030, 031, 032 and 033.
• PASAJES, Arquitectura y critica magazine nr. 41, Spain: “Transformation of a warehouse into a nightclub / bar / restaurant. Matosinhos, Portugal. Page 18.
• July 2004 aU – a revista de todos os arquitectos, São Paulo, Brazil. New Forces in Portugal, Transformation of a warehouse into a nightclub / bar / restaurant. Pages 52, 53, 54, 55, 56 and 57.
• January 2005 Revista Abitare nr.446. Silver coffee spoon xx/xy, design Álvaro Leite Siza Vieira.

• 2001 Documentary “The Siza Generations”- Odyssey of the Images, within the scope of Porto 2001 - European Capital of Culture
• 2002 Documentary Playcity – OPORTO. RaiSatArt, Italy “Álvaro Siza, Jr by Paula Oudman and Massimo Villa.