de los Padres, a hilly area 12 miles west of the city, are also Mar del Plata style chalets. Mass tourism since the 1950s, however, put at risk the survival of the traditional picturesque architecture in Mar del Plata, including the chalet marplatense, in favour of condominiums. There is a municipal agency which provides tax benefits for the owners to secure the maintenance or restoration of the houses and a handbook with preservation guidelines, created by architect Lorena Marina Sánchez. The style gives a strong identity to Mar del Plata's urban environment and marks Mar del Plata's transition from a seasonal resort town into a permanent city. Gallery See also Eclecticism Vernacular architecture Ranch-style house Mediterranean Revival Architecture Vacation rental Historic Preservation Notes References Gómez Crespo, Raúl Arnaldo, Cova, Roberto Osvaldo (1982). Arquitectura marplatense: el pintoresquismo. Editorial del Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de Historia de la Arquitectura y del Urbanismo. Haumont, Nicole (1998). L'urbain dans tous ses états: faire, vivre et dire la ville. Collection Habitat et sociétés, Harmattan. Sáez, Javier A. (1997). La máquina promiscua. El Estilo Mar del Plata y la formación del espacio doméstico entre 1935 y 1950. Mar del Plata, Ciudad e Historia, Chapter VII. Alianza Editorial. Sánchez, Lorena Marina: Chaleterapia A preservation guide Sánchez, Lorena Marina (2008). Patrimonio modesto en movimiento: diálogos urbanos entre historia social e arquitectura. Vitruvius magazine. 20th-century architectural styles Architecture in Argentina Buildings and structures in Mar del Plata Eclectic architecture House styles House types Mar del Plata Sandstone houses Vernacular architecture