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

Alberto Cruz Montt
Born1879
DiedAugust 1955
NationalityChilean

Early life edit

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 edit

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]

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  1. ^ "Clásico y transversal: libro recupera la obra arquitectónica de Ricardo Larraín Bravo". La Tercera. 26 December 2010. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Alberto Cruz Montt y Ricardo Larraín". www.memoriachilena.cl. 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Santiago por conocer". santiagoporconocer.cl. March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.