Diestc (1917-2000) did amazing things with reinforced brickwork, as Dr Remo Pedreschi, senior lecturer in structural engineering at Edinburgh University School of Architecture, demonstrated during a recent talk in London. The examples shown were astonishing in concept and detail, particularly because they were mainly for industrial, commercial and agricultural buildings where economy was a big consideration. Dieste worked from the first principles of engineering to develop techniques suitable for use in Uruguay. He chose brick because it was an indigenous, inexpensive material familiar to all builders. It produced structures that were lighter and easier to build than concrete ones of similar form.
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