Carlos Ott
| Carlos Ott | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 16, 1946 Montevideo Uruguay |
| Alma mater |
University of the Republic, Uruguay University of Hawaii Washington University |
| Occupation | Architect |
Carlos Ott (born October 16, 1946, in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan architect who resides in Canada and many other countries. He became famous when he won his first prize in 1983 (among 744 architects from all over the world) for the construction of the Opéra de la Bastille in Paris, which was inaugurated on July 14, 1989 (bicentennial of the French Revolution). He has offices in Toronto, Quebec, Shanghai, Dubai and Montevideo.
Ott graduated from the School of Architecture at the University of the Republic, Uruguay at the age of 23. In 1971, he received the Fulbright Scholarship and went to study at the University of Hawaii and graduated with a Masters in Architecture and Urban Design from Washington University's School of Architecture in 1972.
From 1972 to 1974, he worked as an architect for Baldwin & Cheshire Architects in Brunswick, Georgia, and for ARQUECO in San Jose, Costa Rica. In 1975 he moved to Canada where he was associate architect until 1979 at Moffat, Moffat Kinoshita & Associates Architects in Toronto. From 1979 to 1983 he joined Cadillac Fairview Corporation as architect responsible for commercial and multi-purpose projects in Canada. From 1983 to 1993 he joined NORR Partnership Ltd, the largest Canadian firm, located in Toronto as partner heading the Design and Architecture Division. Under his direction important projects in Canada and the United Arab Emirates were designed and built, such as: the Federal Court Building (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada), Simcoe Place (Toronto), Mixed Use Complex and Residential/Commercial Development for HE Sheik Tahnoon in Dubai, Union National Bank (Dubai), National Bank of Dubai (Dubai) and Union National Bank (Abu Dhabi).
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