Camille Gardelle Explained

Camille Remy Alexandre Gardelle (Montauban, 31 July 1866 - 1947) was a French architect.

Gardelle graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts. An exponent of Eclecticism, he built a notable work in Montevideo, Uruguay:^[1]

• Palacio Pietracaprina, 1913, currently the Embassy of Brazil^[2]
• refurbishing of Castillo Soneira, 1914 (original by Víctor Rabú)^[3]
• Palacio Piria, originally a residence for Francisco Piria, nowadays headquarters of the Supreme Court of Uruguay^[4]
• Palacio Jackson, later known as Palacio Brasil^[2]
• Electoral Court^[2]

Literature

• Book: Lucchini, Aurelio . Aurelio Lucchini . Ideas y formas en la arquitectura nacional . Colección Nuestra Tierra . 6 . 1969 . Montevideo . es.
• Book: Lucchini, Aurelio . Aurelio Lucchini . El Concepto de Arquitectura y su traducción a formas en el territorio que hoy pertenece a Uruguay . 1986 . Universidad de la República . Montevideo . es.

Notes and References

1. Book: Influencia de Francia en la arquitectura de Uruguay. Ediciones Trilce. 1 January 1995. 191. 9974-32-116-6. César J. Loustau. César J. Loustau. es.
2. http://augrsdesjours.blogspot.fr/2011/09/architecte-camille-gardelle.html Au gré des jours en Uruguay - Architecte : Camille Gardelle
3. http://www.sanpablo.edu.uy/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=240:breve-historia-del-castillo-soneira Breve historia del Castillo Soneira
4. https://archive.today/20120629220645/http://www.poderjudicial.gub.uy/pls/portal30/PORTAL30.wwv_main.main?p_language=us&p_cornerid=4579&p_currcornerid=4579&p_full=1&p_siteid=34&p_edit=0&p_calledfrom=1 Palacio Piria