Homage to Haruyoshi Ono, disciple and heir of Burle Marx

Haruyoshi Ono, architect and landscaper, died last Sunday (22/01). Born in Rio de Janeiro, the son of Japanese parents, Haruyoshi Ono was a partner for over 30 years of the most important Brazilian landscaper, Roberto Burle Marx. Since the master's death, In 1994, he took on the role of continuing his work, always remaining at the forefront of the Burle Marx Landscaping Office. To pay tribute to the professional, CASACOR Rio de Janeiro is recovering images of the project carried out for the Rio exhibition in 2009.

“Brazil recognizes the talent of this landscaper who knew how to maintain his master’s legacy with inventiveness and respect. Living with Haru during CASACOR Rio in 2009 was a privilege that deserves to be remembered forever,” says Patricia Quentel, organizer of the event. carioca show.

The landscaping of the Museum of Tomorrow, in Praça Mauá, and the Athletes' Village, in the Barra da Tijuca Olympic Park, and the revitalization of Marina da Glória, in Rio de Janeiro, are some of the recent projects that bear the signature of Haruyoshi Ono. He was also in charge of other projects such as the design of a 300,000 m² area of the Eixo Monumental, in Brasília, the Praça da Revolução, in Rio Branco, Acre and the retrofit of the City Centre park, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. .

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Haruyoshi Ono joined Burle Marx's office as an intern in 1965. He became a partner in 1968, after completing his degree in Architecture at the former National Faculty of Architecture of the University of Brazil, now the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).

His children Isabela Ono and Julio Ono, his wife, architect Fatima Gomes and his partner Gustavo Leivas, who worked with him for over 20 years, remain in charge of the projects and the landscape collection, continuing his legacy.