Carlos Ott
Carlos A. Ott (born October 16, 1946 in Montevideo , Uruguay ) is an architect of Canadian-Uruguayan origin living in Canada . He planned the Opera Bastille opera house in Paris .
Life
Carlos Ott studied at the University of Uruguay and received his diploma in 1971. He was the beneficiary of a scholarship in the international competition "Fullbright-Hays Fellowship" of the Washington School of Architecture.
Between 1975 and 1979 he was a partner in the architectural firm “Moffat and Kinoshita” in Toronto ( Ontario ) and won the competition for the renovation and expansion of the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. He then headed the team of architects at Cadillac until 1983 and eventually became a partner in the Canadian architecture firm Neish Owen Roland and Roy. In the international competition for the construction of the Paris Opéra Bastille , from which he emerged as a prize winner on November 17, 1983, he took part in his personal name.
buildings
- 1983: Opéra Bastille , Paris
- 1993: Concert Hall, Mont-de-Marsan , France
- 1993: Thomson headquarters building , Geneva
- 1997: Opéra de Jiang Su, Nanjing , People's Republic of China
- 1997: Ushuaia International Airport , Tierra del Fuego , Argentina
- 1997: Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport, Punta del Este , Maldonado , Uruguay
- 1997: United Clinics, Weimar , Germany
- 2000: Edificio Plaza Libertad, Buenos Aires , Argentina
- 2000: Hôtel Hilton, Dubai , United Arab Emirates
- 2001: Lago Argentino International Airport near El Calafate , Argentina
- 2002: Torre de las Telecomunicaciones , Montevideo , Uruguay
- 2007: Calgary Courts Center , Calgary , Canada
He also planned the National Bank of Dubai in 1997 and was the initiator of the Burj al Arab hotel in Dubai .
Awards
- 1971: Master in Architecture and Urban Design
- 1986: Arts et Lettres , France
- 1988: Legion of Honor , France
- 1990: Medalla de Oro , University of Uruguay
- 1997: Distinguished Alumni Award, Washington , USA
- 1997: distinction “Vitruvio”, musée des Beaux-Arts, Buenos Aires , Argentina
Web links
- Carlos Ott. In: Structurae
- Carlos Ott. In: arch INFORM .
- Internet presence of the Carlos Ott office (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ott, Carlos |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ott, Carlos A. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian architect |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1946 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Montevideo , Uruguay |