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Palanti (Mario) architectural records, Montevideo, Uruguay
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections
Title: Mario Palanti architectural records, Montevideo, Uruguay,
Creator:
Palanti, Mario
Identifier/Call Number: 910002
Physical Description:
5 Linear Feet
(3 boxes, 13 flat-file folders, 9 tubes)
Date (inclusive): 1919-1948, undated
Abstract: The papers of Mario Palanti (1885-1979) primarily document the planning and construction of the Palacio Salvo in Montevideo,
Uruguay, as well as Palanti's dry masonry technique known as
Palandomus.
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Language of Material: Collection material is in English and Spanish.
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The collection is arranged into three series: Series I. Correspondence, documents, and construction photographs, 1919-1948,
undated; Series II. Blueprints, 1923-1927, undated; Series III. Photograph Albums, 1945-1946, undated.
Mario Palanti (1885-1979) was an Italian architect who worked in Argentina and Uruguay.
Mario Palanti architectural records, Montevideo, Uruguay, 1919-1948, undated, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles. Accession
no. 910002.
http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa910002
Finding aid encoded in 2020 by Petra Warren.
The papers of Mario Palanti (1885-1979) primarily document the planning and construction of the Palacio Salvo in Montevideo,
Uruguay, as well as Palanti's dry masonry technique known as
Palandomus.
Series I is composed primarily of notes on housing projects, a patent request, various writings dealing with dry masonry,
photographs, and postcards of the Palacio Salvo during construction and of its interior.
Series II consists of circa 180 blueprints of Palacio Salvo.
Series III contains a photograph album of Uruguay (1945-1946) and an undated photograph album of the Otis Elevator Company
with calligraphic captions of buildings, elevator lobbies, and elevator engines.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Architecture -- Designs and plans
Architecture, Modern -- 20th century
Blueprints (reprographic copies) -- 20th century
Masonry
Photographic prints
Picture postcards -- 20th century
Public housing -- Uruguay