Ruy Ohtake (27 January 1938 — 27 November 2021) was a Brazilian architect. He was the son of artist
Tomie Ohtake
was a Japanese Brazilian visual artist. Her work includes paintings, prints and sculptures. She was one of the main representatives of informal abstractionism in Brazil.
Biography
Ohtake was born in 1913 in Kyoto. In 1936, when she was twen ...
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History
Son of Japanese artist
Tomie Ohtake
was a Japanese Brazilian visual artist. Her work includes paintings, prints and sculptures. She was one of the main representatives of informal abstractionism in Brazil.
Biography
Ohtake was born in 1913 in Kyoto. In 1936, when she was twen ...
, Ruy Ohtake was known for his unusual architectural designs. Examples of his projects are the half-moon-shaped Hotel Unique, 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 and the commercial building next to it.
He majored in Architecture in 1960 at the
University of São Paulo
The University of São Paulo ( pt, Universidade de São Paulo, USP) is a public university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is the largest Brazilian public university and the country's most prestigious educational institution, the best ...
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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.
Ohtake died on 27 November 2021, in São Paulo at the age of 83.
Hotel Unique
The Hotel Unique is a hotel located in the district of Jardins in the Brazilian city of São Paulo, established in 2002. The tall building, designed by architect Ruy Ohtake
Ruy Ohtake (27 January 1938 — 27 November 2021) was a Brazilian ...
( pt), São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...
See also
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Japanese community of São Paulo
The single largest Japanese diaspora in any city is in São Paulo. In 1958 the census counted 120,000 Japanese in the city and by 1987, there were 326,000 with another 170,000 in the surrounding areas within São Paulo state. As of 2007, the Paul ...
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Ruy Ohtake Architecture
1938 births
2021 deaths
Brazilian architects
Brazilian people of Japanese descent
People from São Paulo
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