Explores seven building types - a water tower in Aveiro, the Avelino Duarte House in Ovar, a university building in Alicante, the Museum of Contemporary Art and Santo Domingo de Bonaval Park in Santiago de Compostela, a housing project in The Hague, and the reconstruction of the burned-out Chiado district in Lisbon. Fully illustrated with color and black-and-white photography, drawings and sketches.

(Key Words: Design, Alvaro Siza, Architecture, Cities, Water Towers, Lisbon, Portugal, The Hague, Netherlands, Santiago de Compostela, Santo Domingo de Bonaval, Ovar, Alicante).