Ruy Ohtake

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Ruy Ohtake is an architect born in January 27, 1938, in the neighbourhood of Móoca, São Paulo, Brazil.

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[edit] History

Son of Japanese artist Tomie Ohtake, Ruy Ohtake is known for its dynamic and unusual architectural designs. Some fine examples of his projects are the half-moon-shaped Hotel Unique[1] (considered by architecture pundit Paul Goldberger one of the seven wonders of the modern world), the Hotel Renaissance building, and commercial building Edifício Santa Catarina at Avenida Paulista - all three located in the city of São Paulo.

He majored in Architecture in 1960 at the University of São Paulo.

[edit] Personal Life

Ohtake got married twice: to Brazilian actress Célia Helena, who died in 1997, and to architect Silvia Vaz. He has got two children, Elisa and Rodrigo[2].

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Hotel Unique webpage
  2. ^ "Cores, curvas e concreto", published in Veja magazine, retrieved 4 Sept 2007

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