Eduardo Souto de Moura has won the 2011 Pritzker Architecture Prize, one of the most important international recognitions in the field of architecture. Born 58 years ago in Oporto, Portugal, Souto de Moura¿s has developed a production that, according to the jury, combines seemingly opposing characteristics: modernity and tradition, restraint and power, daring and gracefulness, along with a sense of privacy and public assertiveness. Álvaro Siza -Souto de Moura's teacher- has said about this year's Pritzker Prize winner that the innovative qualities of his work are no accident and are rooted in the history of Portuguese and international architecture. Souto de Moura has near 60 projects under his belt, most of them in Portugal, such as the Municipal Soccer Stadium in Braga and the Burgo Tower in Oporto, but also in Spain, the U.K., Germany, Switzerland, and Italy. In 1998 he was awarded the Fernando Pessoa Prize for his renovation of the Customs Building and the Casa das Artes in Oporto. In 2005, he won the FAD Award. With a purse of 100,000.00 USD, the Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded every year with the purpose of supporting and promoting artistic creation.