Fashion designer Paul Smith, British band Radiohead and Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman seem to have nothing in common, except for being constantly mentioned as major inspirations for São Paulo architect Isay Weinfeld. A multidisciplinary range of influences that says a lot about his personality and, accordingly , about his works.
Born in São Paulo in 1952, Isay Weinfeld graduated in architecture from Universidade de Mackenzie but, from an early age, shared his professional passion with other disciplines, especially cinema. Between 1974 and 1984, Isay made fourteen short films in partnership with the architect, Márcio Kogan. The last one, Idos com o Vento (1983), was awarded at the festivals in Gramado, in Brazil, and in Huela, in Spain. In addition to short films, the duo filmed the feature film Fogo e Paixão (1988), which mocks the architectural and urban problems of São Paulo.
