Eladio Dieste

Eladio Dieste
Born(1917-12-01)1 December 1917
Artigas, Uruguay
Died20 July 2000(2000-07-20) (aged 82)
Montevideo, Uruguay
OccupationArchitect
Cristo Obrero Church in Atlántida, Uruguay
Door of Wisdom, locally nicknamed 'The Gull', a sculptural tribute to Dieste at Salto, Uruguay, using his techniques

Eladio Dieste (December 1, 1917 – July 29, 2000) was a Uruguayan engineer who made his reputation by building a range of structures from grain silos, factory sheds, markets and churches, most of them in Uruguay and all of exceptional elegance.