Alberto Cruz Montt

Alberto Cruz Montt
Alberto Cruz Montt
Born	1879; Valparaíso
Died	August 1955; Santiago
Nationality	Chilean

Alberto Cruz Montt (1879 – 1955), was a Chilean architect and professor who was an exponent of the Neoclassical style.

Early life[]

Alberto Cruz Montt was son of Ramón Cruz Moreno and Eloísa Montt Montt. He was educated at the École Spéciale d'Architecture in Paris.

Marriage[]

He married Beatriz Larraín Bravo, the sister of the also architect Ricardo Larraín Bravo, who was his partner in various architectural works, like the Palacio Íñiguez, currently housing the Confitería Torres.^[1]

He was professor of History of Architecture at the Universidad de Chile and at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, between 1952 and 1955.^[2]^[3]

Works[]

1904: , in Iquique (also attributed to Miguel Retornano).
1906: Remodeling of the Castillo Wulff, in Viña del Mar.
1906: .
1907: .
1908: .
1910: .
1912: , in Viña del Mar.
1917: .
1918: .
1918: , former headquarters for the Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura, hoy (Santiago de Chile).
1918: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes (Papudo).
1917-1925: Edificio del Club de la Unión.
1928: Edificio Ariztía, the first skyscraper of Santiago.
1925: .
1928: Edificio sede del Banco Central de Chile.
St. James Cathedral, Valparaíso.
(repairs after the 1906 Valparaíso earthquake).
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Gallery[]

(Santiago, 1906)
Castillo Wulff (Viña del Mar, 1906)
(1907)
(Santiago, 1910)
(Viña del Mar, 1910–1912)
(Santiago, 1917)
(Santiago, 1918)
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Las Mercedes (Papudo) (Papudo, 1918)
(1908)
, former headquarters for the Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura (Santiago de Chile) (1918)
Edificio sede del Colegio de Enfermeras de Chile (1925)
Edificio Ariztía, the first skyscraper in Santiago (1928)
Edificio sede del Banco Central de Chile (1928)
Edificio del Club de la Unión (1917-1925)
St. James Cathedral, Valparaíso (1910-1950)