Eduardo Souto de Moura

Eduardo Elísio Machado Souto de Moura (Portuguese

pronunciation: [eˈðwaɾðu ˈsowtu dɨ ˈmowɾɐ]; born 25 July 1952),
Eduardo Souto de Moura
better known as Eduardo Souto de Moura, is a Portuguese architect
who was the recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize in
2011[1][2][3] and the Wolf Prize in Arts in 2013.[4][5] Along with
Fernando Távora and Álvaro Siza, he is one of the alumni of the
Porto School of Architecture, where he was appointed a Professor.

Contents
Life and career
Family
Education
Early career
Recognition
Works
References Born 25 July 1952
External links Porto, Portugal
Nationality Portuguese
Alma mater University of Porto
Life and career
Occupation Architect
Awards Pessoa Prize (1998)
Family Pritzker Architecture
Prize (2011)
Souto de Moura is the son of medical doctor José Alberto Souto de
Moura and wife Maria Teresa Ramos Machado. His brother is José Buildings Estádio Municipal de
Souto de Moura, former 9th Attorney-General of Portugal. Braga

Education

Souto de Moura was born in Porto, and studied sculpture[6] before switching to architecture at the School of
Fine Arts of the University of Porto, the current FAUP – Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto,
and receiving his degree in 1980. From 1974 to 1979 he worked with Álvaro Siza Vieira at his architectural
practice, who encouraged him to start his own firm.[6]

Early career

Souto de Moura began his career as an independent architect in 1980, after winning a design competition for
the Casa das Artes, a cultural center with an auditorium and an exhibition gallery in the gardens of a neo-
classical mansion, in his native city of Porto. However, Souto de Moura collaborated with Siza on the
Portuguese pavilion at the Expo 2000 in Hanover, Germany, and Serpentine Gallery's annual summer pavilion
in 2004.

Souto de Moura's early commissions were often modest residential houses, mainly in his native country. Later,
he was commissioned with shopping centers, schools, art galleries, and a cinema, in countries including Spain,
Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland. Between 1989 and 1997, Souto de Moura spent eight
years on the restoration of Santa Maria do Bouro, a half-destroyed 12th-century monastery in Amares,
transforming it into a Pousada.[7]

From 1981 to 1990, Souto de Moura was an assistant professor at his alma mater, and was later appointed
Professor at the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Porto.[8] He has been a visiting professor at the
architectural schools of Geneva, Paris-Belleville, Harvard University, Dublin, ETH Zurich and EPFL
Lausanne, and has participated in numerous seminars and given many lectures both in Portugal and abroad.
His work has appeared in various publications and exhibitions.

Recognition
On 28 March 2011, it was announced that Moura is the 2011 Pritzker
Prize winner, architecture's highest honor.[3] He is the second
Portuguese architect to win the honor, after Álvaro Siza.[2] The prize
was supposed to be presented in April in Washington DC but the
winner was prematurely leaked by a Spanish news organisation.[9]
The prize was awarded for his work including Estádio Municipal de
Braga, the Burgo Tower in Porto and the Paula Rego Museum in
Cascais.[9] On 3 January 2012, it was announced Moura is the 2013 Paula Rego Museum, Cascais
Wolf Prize in Arts winner along with Robert S. Langer.[10]

He has been also awarded: The Pessoa prize in 1998; the António de Almeida Foundation prize; the Antero de
Quental Foundation prize; first prize in the Competition for the Restoration of Giraldo Square in Évora,
Portugal; first prize in the Competition for the CIAC Pavilions; first prize in the Competition for a Hotel in
Salzburg, Austria; first prize in the "IN/ARCH 1990 for Sicily" Competition; the Secil Prize for
Architecture;[11] second prize in the "Architecture and Stone" ideas competition; honourable mention for his
Miramar House in the Secil Architectural Prizes; honourable mention for both the SEC Cultural Centre and the
Alcanena House in the National Architectural Prizes. On 14 July 2011, Souto de Mouro received an Honoris
Causa doctorate by the Faculty of Architecture and Arts at the Lusíada University of Porto.[12]

Works
Souto de Moura's works include:

1980-84 Braga Municipal Market

1981-91 Casa das Artes, Porto
1982-85 House 1 in Nevogilde, Porto
1983-85 House 2 in Nevogilde, Porto
1984-89 House in Quinta do Lago, Almancil
1985 Ponte dell'Accademia, Venice Biennal, Venice, Italy
1986-88 Annexes to a house on Rua da Vilarinha, Porto
1987-92 House in Alcanena
1987-89 Hotel in Salzburg, Austria
1987 Detail Plan for Porta dei Colli, Milan Triennal, Palermo, Italy
 1987-91 House in Miramar, Vila Nova de Gaia
1987-94 House on Avenida da Boavista, Porto
1988 Detail Plan and facilities for Mondello, Palermo, Italy
1989-97 Renovation and conversion of Santa Maria do Bouro Convent into a Pousada,
Amares
1989-94 House at the Bom Jesus, Braga
1990-94 Geosciences building at the Aveiro University, Aveiro
1990-93 House in Maia
1990-93 House in Baião
1991-95 House in Tavira
1991 Burgo Empreendimento office buildings and commercial mall on Avenida da Boavista,
Porto
1991-98 House in Moledo, Caminha
1992-95 Housing block on Rua do Teatro, Porto
1992-01 Children's Library and Auditorium for the Municipal Library of Porto, Porto
1993 Remodeling and valorisation of the Grão Vasco Museum, Viseu
1993-99 Courtyard houses in Matosinhos
1993 Conversion of the Customs Building into the Museum of Transport and Communication,
Porto
1994-02 House in Serra da Arrábida
1994-02 House in Cascais
1994-01 Three houses on Praça de Liége, Porto
1995 Detail Plan for Novo Centro Direccional, Maia
1995 Conversion of the South Matosinhos coastal promenade, Matosinhos
2000-03 Estádio Municipal de Braga
2004 Porto Metro
2005 Serpentine Gallery pavilion, London (with Alvaro Siza)
2007 Burgo Empreendimento office buildings, Avenida da Boavista, Porto[13]
2008 Contemporary Arts Center Graça Morais
2009 Paula Rego Museum[14]
2010–2011 Crematory in Courtrai (Kortrijk), Belgium

References
1. Bloomberg. "Portugal's Eduardo Souto de Moura wins 2011 Pritzker Architecture Prize" (https://
www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-28/portugal-s-eduardo-souto-de-moura-wins-2011-pritzker
-architecture-prize.html). Retrieved 28 March 2011.
2. Taylor, Kate (28 March 2011). "Souto de Moura wins 2011 Pritzker Architecture Prize" (http://art
sbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/28/souto-de-moura-wins-2011-pritzker-architecture-prize).
The New York Times. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
3. publico.pt. "Souto Moura vence o prémio Pritzker 2011, o Nobel da arquitectura" (https://web.ar
chive.org/web/20110522231422/http://www.publico.pt/Cultura/souto-moura-vence-o-premio-prit
zker-2011-o-nobel-da-arquitectura_1487170) (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (http://
www.publico.pt/Cultura/souto-moura-vence-o-premio-pritzker-2011-o-nobel-da-arquitectura_14
87170) on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
 4. "Award – Eduardo Sousa de Moura a Wolf Prize Laureate" (http://portuguese-american-journal.
com/award-eduardo-sousa-de-moura-a-wolf-prize-laureate-israel/). Portuguese American
Journal. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
5. "Pritzker Winner Eduardo Souto de Moura Honored with Israel's Prestigious Wolf Prize" (http://
archinect.com/news/article/64748808/pritzker-winner-eduardo-souto-de-moura-honored-with-is
rael-s-prestigious-wolf-prize). Archinect. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
6. Kate Taylor (28 March 2011), Architect From Portugal Wins Pritzker (https://www.nytimes.com/2
011/03/29/arts/design/architect-from-portugal-wins-pritzker.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=eduardo%20
souto%20de%20moura&st=cse) New York Times.
7. Sarah Wildman (8 July 2007), Portugal’s Hidden ‘Dream Places’ (http://travel.nytimes.com/200
7/07/08/travel/08pousadas.html) New York Times.
8. Adelman, Jacob. "Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura wins Pritzker Architecture
Prize" (https://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jfnjDVUcW9vNiYP
pMCpt12TJmytQ?docId=6388691). Associated Press. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
9. "Portuguese architect de Moura wins Pritzker prize" (https://web.archive.org/web/20110402053
802/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/sns-rt-arts-us-finearts-prtre72r5ub-20110328,0,3559
614.story). Los Angeles Times. 28 March 2011. Archived from the original (http://www.latimes.c
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2011. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
10. "Wolf Prize 2013" (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/02/wolf-prize-2013-winners-israeli-a
ward_n_2398067.html?ir=Arts). HuffPost. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
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sport/?article=638&visual=3&topic=1) (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal.
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August 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
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noticias/?t=Honoris-causa-reconhece-inestimavel-contributo-de-Souto-Moura.rtp&article=4601
55&visual=3&layout=10&tm=4) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 October 2011.
13. Edifício Burgo: o projecto, a obra, as tecnologias (http://paginas.fe.up.pt/~cdo/en/index.php?/pr
ojects/01/) Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20110927154031/http://paginas.fe.up.pt/~cdo/
en/index.php?%2Fprojects%2F01%2F) 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine – CdO –
Cadernos d'Obra – Revista Científica Internacional de Construção, Nº 1 Janeiro 2009
14. Paula Rego House of Stories (http://www.casadashistoriaspaularego.com/en/)

External links
Works by or about Eduardo Souto de Moura (https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-nr91-15609) in
libraries (WorldCat catalog)
Article on Paula Rego House of Stories building by Eduardo Souto Moura (http://www.designcu
rial.com/news/souto-de-moura-s-storyhouse-for-paula-rego)

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