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César Pelli

Argentine-American architect (1926–2019)

César Pelli

César Pelli in June 2010

Born(1926-10-12)October 12, 1926

San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina

DiedJuly 19, 2019(2019-07-19) (aged 92)

New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.

Citizenship
  • Argentina
  • United States (from 1964)
Alma mater
OccupationArchitect
Awards
Practice
Buildings
Design

Modern architecture with material, formal, and contextual variety and no personal signature style

César Pelli (October 12, 1926 – July 19, 2019) was an Argentine architect who designed some of the world's tallest buildings and other major urban landmarks.[1] Three of his most notable buildings are the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur,[2] the World Financial Center in New York City,[3] and the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco.[4] The American Institute of Architects named him one of the ten most influential living American architects in 1991 and awarded him the AIA Gold Medal in 1995.[5][6] In 2008, the Council

1 of 3Petronas Twin TowersEmbassy of the US in Tokyo

Cesar Pelli (born on October 12, 1926 in San Miguel de Tucuman) was an Argentinian-born American architect who is known for having designed some of the world's tallest buildings like the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur and the World Financial Center complex in downtown Manhattan. Cesar Pelli earned his Diploma in Architecture from the University of Tucuman in Argentina. He first worked in the offices of Eero Saarinen serving as Project Designer for several buildings, including the TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport in New York and Morse and Stiles Colleges at Yale University. After this apprenticeship, he was Director of Design at DMJM and, later, Partner for Design at Gruen Associates, both in Los Angeles. Throughout these years, he designed several award- winning projects, including the San Bernardino City Hall in San Bernardino, California; the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles, California; and the United States Embassy in Tokyo, Japan.

He became Dean of the Yale University School of Architecture in 1977 and founded Ces

“Society is the ultimate recipient of all buildings. Citizens have the right to expect that every new building will contribute to a better city and a more humane world.”

For over four decades, Cesar Pelli led the firm to create some of the world’s most recognizable buildings, driven by his conviction that places must express their local, cultural, and historic roots and contribute deeply to the urban fabric. Throughout his career Cesar won hundreds of architecture awards, including the gold medal from the American Institute of Architects and the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

Cesar was born October 12, 1926, in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina. From an early age, his parents instilled within him a love of reading, learning, and the arts. Shortly after graduating from University in Argentina, he won a scholarship to study at the University of Illinois for one year. His experiences there led to a job offer from Eero Saarinen, which brought Cesar into the orbit of one of the most influential architects of his generation where he embraced a highly creative, energetic, and inclus

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