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alvaro siza the function of beauty
alvaro siza 1933 studied at the school of architecture of the university of oporto . between 1955 and 1958 he worked in the studio of fernando tavora . he embarked on his professional career with the boa nova restaurant leca da palmeira 1963 . in this initial phase his works combined modern typology with the vernacular tradition . nonetheless he constantly returns to clear volumes like the great white parallellepiped of avelino duarte house ovar 1985 which brings together all his earlier experience of housing typologies including his major intervention in this area quinta da malagueira evora 1977 . since the eighties he has been commissioned to carry out a wide variety of porjects ranging from the santiago de compostela museum of contemporary art 1993 to the school of education in setubal 1992 .