Eduardo Souto de Moura

Eduardo Souto de Moura was born in Porto, Portugal, in 1952. In 1970 he began his studies in Architecture at the School of Fine Arts in Porto. Throughout his academic studies he collaborates with architects Noé Denis, Álvaro Siza and Fernandes de Sá. After graduating in 1980, he opened his own office.

Among numerous other national and international awards, Eduardo Souto de Moura has received the Pessoa Prize in 1998, the FAD Prize in 2005, the Ibero-American Prize for Architecture and Urbanism in 2006, the Pritzker Prize in 2011 or the 'Leone d'Oro' Prize at The Venice Biennale in 2018.

He is also an honorary member of the American Institute of Architects, an international member of the Royal Institute of British Architects and since 2022 a member of the French Academy of Architecture.

Portrait: Juan Rodríguez

Read an excerpt on our blog: “How Fiction Works. A Conversation with Eduardo Souto de Moura, by Inmaculada Maluenda and Enrique Encabo” →

Texts

• How Fiction Works. A Conversation with Eduardo Souto de Moura
  Inmaculada Maluenda and Enrique Encabo

Works and projects

• Abade Pedrosa Municipal Museum [MMAP]
• São Lourenço do Barrocal Tourist Complex
• Apartments on Rua da Senhora da Luz
• Vila Verde House of Knowledge
• Hydroelectric Power Plant at Foz Tua Dam
• Georgetown Building
• Colinas do Douro Winery
• Vatican Chapel for the Venice Biennale
• House in Oeiras
• Casa Sarmento Winery
• Quinta dos Cepêdas
• Single Family House in Zagreb
• Bruges Congress and Exhibition Centre
• Águas do Porto Laboratory
• Quinta Paço do Lumiar
• Alcobaça Monastery Renovation
• Apartment Building on Avenida João XXI
• Time Out Market Restaurant in Porto
• Pedro Cabrita Reis Foundation