César Pelli (born October 12 1926 in Tucumán, Argentina) is a noted architect known for designing some of the world's tallest buildings and other major urban landmarks.

Pelli emigrated to the United States in 1952 and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1964.

After studying architecture at the Universidad de Tucumán, Pelli completed his studies at the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.

In 1991, the AIA (American Institute of Architects) listed Pelli as one of the ten most influential living American architects. He has won numerous awards, and is the recipient of the 1995 AIA Gold Medal which recognizes a significant body of work of lasting influence on the theory and practice of architecture.

Perhaps his most famous work are the Petronas Twin Towers, which were for a time the world's tallest buildings.

Career

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• Project Designer, Eero Saarinen
  • TWA Terminal Building, JFK Airport, New York
  • Morse College & Stiles College, Yale University
• Director of Design, Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall, Los Angeles
  • COMSAT Laboratories, in Clarksburg, Maryland, 1967-1968 (with landscape architect Lester Collins) - [http://www.comara.org/sent/news_50626.htm
• Partner for Design, Gruen Associates, Los Angeles, 1968-1976
• Cesar Pelli & Associates, 1977

Buildings

Other famous buildings he has designed include:

• 1966: Worldway Postal Center, Los Angeles International Airport, California - ^*
• 1967: Kukui Gardens housing, Honolulu, Hawaii - ^*
• 1969: San Bernardino City Hall, San Bernardino, California - ^*
• 1972: Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, California - ^*
• 1972: US Embassy in Tokyo, Japan
• 1981-1987: World Financial Center, New York City, New York
• 1982-1984: Herring Hall at Rice University, Houston, Texas - ^*
• 1984: Residential Tower atop the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, New York
• 1984: Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, Connecticut -
• 1986: One Canada Square, London, England
• 1987: Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Charlotte, North Carolina - ^*
• 1987-1990: Carnegie Hall Tower, New York City, New York
• 1989: Wells Fargo Center (formerly Norwest Center), Minneapolis, Minnesota
• 1989: Gaviidae Common, Minneapolis, Minnesota - [http://www.gaviidaecommon.com/
• 1990: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Headquarters, Tokyo, Japan
• 1990: 181 West Madison, Chicago, Illinois - ^*
  • A 50-story skyscraper thought to be inspired by Saarinen's second place entry in Chicago's Tribune Tower competition - ^*
• 1991: Key Tower, Cleveland, Ohio
• 1991: Arnoff Center for Performing Arts, Cincinnati, Ohio - ^*
• 1991: Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York - ^*
• 1992: Bank of America Corporate Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
• 1995: Wachovia Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• 1996: Banco República, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• 1997: Ronald Reagan National Airport, Washington, DC
• 1998: Overture Center, Madison, Wisconsin
• 2001: Bucksbaum Center for the Arts at Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
• 2001: Athletic and Fitness Center at Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
• 2003: Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 2003: Ratner Athletic Center at University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois - ^*
• 2003: Two International Finance Centre, Hong Kong
• 2003: Center for Drama and Film & the Martel Theater at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York
• 2004: Goldman Sachs Tower, Jersey City, New Jersey
• 2004-2005: BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma - ^*
• 2005: Cira Centre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 2005: Repsol-YPF Building, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• 2006: Federal Building Eastern District Courthouse, Brooklyn, New York - ^*
• 2006: Science and Engineering Research and Classroom Complex at University of Houston, Houston, Texas
• 2006: Minneapolis Public Library's Central branch, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• 2006: Joe Rosenfield '25 Campus Center, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
  • Currently under construction, with expected August 2006 opening
• 2009: Costanera Center, Santiago, Chile - Under Construction
• Unknown Landmark Building, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Under Construction
• 2009?: South Station Tower, Boston, Massachusetts – proposed

Book

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• 1999: Observations for Young Architects (Monacelli Press)

External links

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• cesar-pelli.com
• Cesar Pelli's Architecture of Enclosure
• http://web.njit.edu/~nls4/pellipage.html

Argentine architects | Naturalized citizens of the United States | 1926 births | Living people | Members of The American Academy of Arts and Letters | People from Tucumán Province | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign alumni | American architects

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