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.