Álvaro Siza
Matosinhos - Portugal, June 1933.
From 1949-55 he studied architecture at the School of Fine Arts - University of Porto. From 1955-58 he was collaborator of Arch. Fernando Távora. He taught at the School of Architecture (ESBAP) from 1966-69 and was appointed Professor of “Construction” in 1976.
Carlos Castanheira
Lisbon - Portugal, June 1957.
Graduated in Architecture from the School of Fine Arts - University of Porto (1976-1981). Lived in Amsterdam from 1981 to 1990 where he worked as an Architect and studied at the Academie Voor Bouwkunst Van Amsterdam.
In 1993 he founded the practice Carlos Castanheira & Clara Bastai, Arquitectos Lda. with the Architect Maria Clara Bastai.