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Ruy Ohtake: Arquitetura e a Cidade / Ruy Ohtake: Architecture and The City / Ruy Ohtake: Arquitectura y la ciudad
São Paulo, Instituto Tomie Ohtake, 2009. Wide, oblong in-4 of 30 x 31 cm for 323 pp. Text written on three columns on Spanish, English and Portuguese. Hardcover with dust jacket, turquoise covers, black endpapers, printed on neat couché paper. Headband. Lavish art book dedicated to Ruy Ohtake's amazing architectural works. Throughout São Paulo and beyond, this master architect managed to remain ever-creative and lead the Brazilian contemporary architecture, or perhaps the paulista one. Texts by Agnaldo Farias, Paulo Herkenhoff, Rodrigo Queiroz, Roberto Segre, Julio Roberto Katinsky and others. Take a deep breath and immerse yourself in Ohtake's curvy, unmistakable creations such as the Hotel Unique, Condomínio Portal da Cidade, Edificio Tomie Ohtake, Duchamps Villon, Lagoa 1000, Maison de mouette, Montblanc, Anhangabaú building and many others!
Some faint wear and tear on the upper parts of the dust jacket and almost imperceptible bumps on the top and low extremities of the hinges, otherwise clean and crisp inside, clean edges, almost like new. A beautiful oversized book about one of the most impressive contemporary Brazilian architects.
