Eladio Dieste
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Eladio Dieste (1917-2000) was a Uruguayan engineer and architect who aimed to make buildings for the third world that left behind poverty in ambition and construction, but were based in local technology. He avoided copying the constructional forms of other countries, and instead developed thin, undulating, shell like forms constructed of brick and ceramic tiles. These forms were cheaper than reinforced concrete, and didn't require ribs and beams. Dieste is quoted about his use of materials and structure:
- There are deep moral/practical reasons for our search which give form to our work: with the form we create we can adjust to the laws of matter with all reverence, forming a dialogue with reality and its mysteries in essential communion... For architecture to be truly constructed, the materials must be used with profound respect for their essence and possibilities; only thus can 'cosmic economy' be achieved... in agreement with the profound order of the world; only then can have that authority that so astounds us in the great works of the past.
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