ELADIO DIESTE

10 September 2011

iglesia del cristo obrero (church of christ the worker), atlantida, uruguay ... and other buildings

architect and engineer: eladio dieste (1917-2000)

eladio dieste was a uruguayan engineer and architect who made his reputation by building a range of structures from grain silos, factory sheds, markets and churches, all in uruguay and all of exceptional elegance. a particular innovation was his gaussian vault, a thin-shell structure for roofs in single-thickness brick, that derives its stiffness and strength from a double curvature catenary arch form that resists buckling failure ... from wikipedia

the church of christ the worker was dieste's first building.

works

img 01-02 + 05-14: church of christ the worker in atlantida, uruguay |1952-58

img 03: silo cadyl horizontal | 1976-78

img 04: montevideo shopping centre |1984-85 + 1988

img 15-16: port building, montevideo | 1977-79

img 17: planta empaquetadora de cítricos caputto | 1971-72 + 1986-87

image sources

img 01: static.panoramio.com | primodordara

img 02: columbia.edu

img 03: crossway.tumblr.com

img 04: haroldguyhanson.com