The series of sketches presented in this publication were published to coincide with the Álvaro Siza On Display exhibition and provide an interesting insight into the investigative and creative process of the famous architect.

This featured production, reproduced in large glossy format and a one-page outline, is accompanied by a finer book describing the initial statement of the Villa Paul Getty project.

Álvaro Siza is one of the most emblematic architects of the 20th century, and one of the names with which Portugal is associated in any part of the world, winner of the Pritzker Prize in 1992. It was in 1991 that Álvaro Siza was invited to design the Museum of Art Contemporary by Serralves, which opened in 1999.

In 2019, he completed the architectural project for the Casa do Cinema Manoel de Oliveira and in 2021 the restoration and adaptation of the Casa de Serralves. Maintaining, until today, a collaborative relationship with the institution and its programming.