Ruy Ohtake
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Ruy Ohtake is an architect born on January 27, 1938, in the neighbourhood of Móoca, São Paulo
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ese artist Tomie Ohtake, Ruy Ohtake is known for his dynamic and unusual architectural designs. Some fine examples of his projects are the half-moon-shaped Hotel Unique (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. Ohtake is also famous for the design of the Thomie Ohtake Cultural Institute and the commercial building next to it.
He majored in Architecture in 1960 at the University of São Paulo
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São Paulo
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Brazil
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ese artist Tomie Ohtake, Ruy Ohtake is known for his dynamic and unusual architectural designs. Some fine examples of his projects are the half-moon-shaped Hotel Unique (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. Ohtake is also famous for the design of the Thomie Ohtake Cultural Institute and the commercial building next to it.
He majored in Architecture in 1960 at the University of São Paulo
University of São Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo is a public university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is the largest Brazilian university and one of the country's most prestigious...
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