Vittorio Meano

• Name — Vittorio Meano • Birth Name — Vittorio Meano • Born — 2 April 1860 • Birthplace — Gravere, Val di Susa, Piedmont, Kingdom of Sardinia • Died — 1 June 1904 • Place of death — Buenos Aires, Argentina • Significant Buildings — Palace of the Argentine National Congress, Columbus Theatre, Legislative Palace of Uruguay • Significant Projects — Palace of the Argentine National Congress, Columbus Theatre, Legislative Palace of Uruguay • Significant Design — Palace of the Argentine National Congress, Legislative Palace of Uruguay

He studied architecture in Albertina Academy in Turin, Kingdom of Italy. In 1884 he arrived in Argentina to work in the studio of the Italian architect Francesco Tamburini, who at that time was involved in a number of major public works, including the enlargement and renovation of the Casa Rosada.

They worked together on the new building for the Teatro Colón until the death of Tamburini in 1890, after which Meano took charge of the project. After winning the competition for the design of the Argentine National Congress building in 1895, he became entirely absorbed with these two great public works.

In 1904, Meano won an international competition to design the Palacio Legislativo in Montevideo, Uruguay.

On 1 June 1904, Meano returned to his residence, finding his wife in bed with a man named Giovanni Passera. A few minutes later, he died of a gunshot wound, screaming, "They murdered me!" Passera was sentenced to seventeen years' imprisonment, and Meano's wife was deported to Italy.