La obra de Álvaro Siza trasciende el ámbito estrictamente arquitectónico y se expande hacia múltiples expresiones artísticas: dibujo, escultura, diseño de azulejos, tapices, mobiliario, objetos, joyería y diseño gráfico. En todas ellas, como en su arquitectura, Siza reinventa, recupera y combina tradiciones y lenguajes. A esta labor creativa se suma un ejercicio intelectual igualmente singular: una práctica constante de escritura y reescritura, dispersa en entrevistas, conferencias y conversaciones.

Creative Heritage documents the ideas of urban planners, architects, artists and economic and ecological experts who have worked together to create the Hannover Creative Heritage Agenda. The book compiles contributions from 42 authors, including Filipe Barata, UNESCO Chair and sponsor of the Creative Heritage initiative.

Design schools increasingly urge students to address social, political and environmental issues in their work. But who can afford to work in this way after graduation? In a dynamic style that draws from multiple contributors, Who Can Afford to Be Critical? discusses the limits that affordability, class and labor impose upon the educational promise of holding a "critical" practice. Why do we tend to ignore the material and socioeconomic constraints that bind us as designers, claiming instead that we can be powerful agents of change? 

This book offers a comprehensive guide to the sustainable design of products, services, or related systems. It goes beyond concept explanations to provide you with practical instructions on how to apply the tools and methods to your own designs.