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

Lucchini, Aurelio (1969). Ideas y formas en la arquitectura nacional. Colección Nuestra Tierra (in Spanish). Vol. 6. Montevideo.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Lucchini, Aurelio (1986). El Concepto de Arquitectura y su traducción a formas en el territorio que hoy pertenece a Uruguay (in Spanish). Montevideo: Universidad de la República.

References

^ César J. Loustau (1 January 1995). Influencia de Francia en la arquitectura de Uruguay (in Spanish). Ediciones Trilce. p. 191. ISBN 9974-32-116-6.
^ ^a ^b ^c Au gré des jours en Uruguay - Architecte : Camille Gardelle (in French)
^ Breve historia del Castillo Soneira (in Spanish)
^ Palacio Piria (in Spanish)

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