An architect by training, a designer by adaptation, a painter by vocation, and a writer out of a desire to connect, Tusquets has left an indelible mark across multiple disciplines.

He studied at the Deutsche Schule and graduated as an architect in 1965 from Barcelona's Higher Technical School of Architecture. Concurrently, he attended the Llotja School of Arts and Crafts, winning First Prize for Statue Drawing in 1955 and Life Drawing in 1959. A summer at the Accademia di Belli Arti Pietro Vanucci in Perugia in 1960 cemented his passion for Fine Arts and Italy.

Tusquets worked with Lluís Clotet in the studio of Federico Correa and Alfonso Milà from 1961 to 1964, an experience that profoundly influenced him. In 1964, he co-founded Studio Per with Clotet, Pep Bonet, and Cristian Cirici, completing notable projects like the Belvedere Georgina and the first extension of the Palau de la Música. This partnership lasted until 1984.

In 1969, Tusquets and his first wife, Beatriz de Moura, established Tusquets Editores, a small publishing house that grew into one of Spain’s most significant. The launch event marked the birth of the Gauche Divine, a vibrant cultural movement.

From 1975 to 1976, he served as an adjunct professor at the ETSAB Projects Chair and later became a visiting professor at the Rhode Island School of Design in 1980. He also lectured at prestigious institutions like Harvard, Yale, and Princeton.

Tusquets was appointed Life Patron of the Gala Salvador Dalí Foundation in 1983. In collaboration with Dalí, he created the Mae West Room at the Figueres Theatre-Museum and worked on various book editions. In 1987, he founded Oscar Tusquets Blanca Arquitecturas with Carlos Díaz, delivering projects in France, the Netherlands, and Japan, including the Alfredo Kraus Auditorium in Las Palmas and the Toledo station on the Naples Metro.

A founding partner of BD Barcelona Design in 1972, Tusquets designed furniture and objects for major companies. His works are held in collections at the MoMA in New York and the Georges Pompidou in Paris. He resumed painting in 1972, exhibiting internationally from 1998 onwards. In 2022-2023, he held a retrospective of 50 years of painting at the Espai Volart of the Vila-Casas Foundation.

Tusquets has also curated exhibitions, including the 2003 show "The Labyrinth: Architecture, Design and Art" in Madrid, which travelled to Barcelona, Sofia, and Budapest. He has authored essays and personal reflections, such as "Más que decutible" (1994) and "ANNA" (2015), a tribute to his collaborator and muse, Anna Bohigas.

In 1997, he established the OTB Foundation to preserve his legacy, with his children becoming trustees in 2023. Tusquets has received numerous accolades, including the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts, the National Design Award, and the Palme de Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

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