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From Gallaecia to the Euro-Region
CGAC (Galician Centre of Contemporary Art) and Museum of Galician People (Santiago de
Compostela)
If these works, and other ones like the
Quinta da Conceição, Matosinhos and
Siza Vieira are closely related, the work
of this architect of international prestige
is equally expanded to other cities of
the Eixo Atlántico. This happens in the
neighbouring Porto, where he made
the Museum of Contemporary Art of
Serralves. Meanwhile, in Santiago
de Compostela, he was the author
of the Faculty of Information Sciences
and the CGAG (Galician Centre of
Contemporary Art), in an harmonious
contrast with the neighbouring
medieval convent of San Domingos
de Bonaval, which houses the Museo
do Pobo Galego. Also in other places
of Portugal such as Viana do Castelo
there are interesting contributions,
both by this architect and many
other coetaneous ones, who places
this Portuguese city in the scenery of
contemporary architecture. A good
example is the Liberty square, designed
by Fernando de Távora, where the
municipal library is located, created by
Siza Vieira and the Coliseo of Souto
Moura.
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