Ruy Ohtake (27 January 1938 — 27 November 2021) was a Brazilian architect. He was the son of artist Tomie Ohtake.
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History
Son of Japanese artist Tomie Ohtake, Ruy Ohtake was known for his unusual architectural designs. Examples of his projects are the half-moon-shaped Hotel Unique,[1] the Hotel Renaissance building, and commercial building Edifício Santa Catarina at Avenida Paulista - all three located in the city of São Paulo. Ohtake is also famous for the design of the Tomie Ohtake Cultural Institute[2] and the commercial building next to it.
He majored in Architecture in 1960 at the University of São Paulo.
Personal life
Ohtake was married twice: first to Brazilian actress Célia Helena, who died in 1997, and later to architect Silvia Vaz. He had two children, Elisa and Rodrigo.[3]
Ohtake died on 27 November 2021, in São Paulo at the age of 83.[4]
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Instituto Cultural Tomie Ohtake (Ohtake Cultural)
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Notes
- ^ Hotel Unique webpage
- ^ http://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/an-interview-with-architect-ruy-ohtake/4576 2010 interview to the Wallpaper guide
- ^ "Cores, curvas e concreto", published in Veja magazine, retrieved 4 September 2007
- ^ "Morre o arquiteto Ruy Ohtake, filho de Tomie Ohtake". Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 27 November 2021.
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