Sergio Alemparte Aldunate

Sergio Alemparte Aldunate (10 December 1927 – 22 May 2021) was a Chilean architect, co-founder of the Alemparte & Barreda Architects office, together with Ernesto Barreda Fabres.

Early life He was the son of Miguel Alemparte Ureta and Inés Aldunate Errázuriz. During his childhood he lived with his maternal grandfather Carlos Aldunate Solar, who was Minister of Foreign Affairs and Senator, married to Pelagia Errázuriz Echaurren, sister and daughter of Chilean presidents Federico Errázuriz Zañartu and Federico Errázuriz Echaurren. He was the great-grandson of José Antonio Alemparte, Intendant of Concepción in 1835.

His mother worked at El Diario Ilustrado, a Conservative Party newspaper, while also engaging in strong social and community work. From an early age he was influenced by his relative Josué Smith Solar, a prominent Chilean architect. He studied architecture at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, graduating in 1951.

He also worked on projects in the United States, Japan and several Latin American countries. The firm was later renamed Alemparte Barreda Wedeles Besançon y Asociados (ABWB).

He died in Santiago on 22 May 2021, at the age of 93.

Selected works Hotel Sheraton San Cristóbal Towers, 1971 Torre Santa María, 1980 Hotel Crowne Plaza, 1981 Hotel Park Plaza, 1988 Hotel Marbella Resort, Zapallar, 1991 Hyatt Regency Santiago, 1992 Edificio Birmann 24, 1999 Clínica Santa María: remodeling and expansion Ritz Carlton Santiago, 2002 Hotel Sheraton Miramar, Viña del Mar, 2005 Hotel Intercontinental, 2011 Clínica Universidad de Los Andes, 2014 Renovation and new Teletón building, 2017