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San Juan de Ávila, Alcalá de Henares

The Church of Saint John of Ávila (Spanish: Iglesia de San Juan de Ávila) is a Roman Catholic parish church located in a modern neighbourhood of Alcalá de Henares, Spain. The current temple was built in brickwork by Uruguayan engineer-architect Eladio Dieste; the dimensions of walls and roofs are very slim, thanks to reinforced ceramics. It is dedicated to saint John of Ávila. It is interesting to point out that, or…

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Alcalá de Henares, Alcalá de Henares, Spain

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Eladio Dieste

1917-2000 · Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay

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Eladio Dieste was a Uruguayan engineer whose thin-shell masonry work across churches, factories, silos, and markets reshaped the possibilities of reinforced brick.

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Eladio Dieste

studio · Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay

Role: designer

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