Nationality Argentine American Awards AIA Gold Medal Role Architect | Name Cesar Pelli Occupation Architect | |
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Born October 12, 1926 (age 97) ( 1926-10-12 ) San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina Design Metallic, art deco-influenced buildings Buildings Petronas Towers, Malaysia, Cira Centre, Philadelphia, 30 Hudson Street, New Jersey, One Canada Square, London Books Observations for young architects Education National University of Tucuman, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Structures Cajasol Tower, Unicredit Tower, Iberdrola Tower, Salesforce Tower, Repsol‑YPF tower Similar People Philip Johnson, Oscar Riera Ojeda, Amadeo Giannini, William Tryon | ||
Cesar pelli
César Pelli (born October 12, 1926), founder of Pelli Clarke Pelli, is an Argentine American architect known for designing some of the world's tallest buildings and other major urban landmarks. In 1991, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) listed Pelli among the ten most influential living American architects. His many awards include the 1995 AIA Gold Medal which recognizes a 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. He also designed the World Financial Center complex in downtown Manhattan.
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Personal life
After studying architecture at the Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Pelli completed his studies at the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He started his career in the New Haven offices of architect Eero Saarinen.
He emigrated to the United States in 1952 and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1964. He married Diana Balmori, a landscape and urban designer. They have two children: Denis, a neurobiologist and Professor of Psychology and Neural Science at New York University and Rafael Pelli, also well-known architect.
Pelli served as dean of the School of Architecture at Yale University from 1977 to 1984. His firm employs about 100 architects, designers, and support staff in New Haven, Connecticut.
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