Eladio Dieste was a Uruguayan civil engineer and inventor of the construction technique of reinforced brick masonry. He made his reputation by building a range of structures from grain silos, factory sheds, markets and churches, most of them in Uruguay.Eladio Dieste was a Uruguayan civil engineer and inventor of the construction technique of reinforced brick masonry. He made his reputation by building a range of structures from grain silos, factory sheds, markets and churches, most of them in Uruguay.