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César Pelli
César Pelli was an Argentinian and American architect who designed some of the world's tallest buildings and other major urban landmarks. Three of his most notable buildings are the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, the World Financial Center in New York City, and the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco. The American Institute of Architects named him one of the ten most influential living American ar…
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business · Argentine-American architect (1926–2019) · architect · entrepreneur · university teacher · also César Pelli, Caesar Pelli, Cesar Antonio Pelli, Cesar Pelli, Pelli
Born 12 October 1926 · Died 19 July 2019 · Q309483
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2025· 1 entry
2023· 1 entry
Making it the tallest building in Japan at the time of completion
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2019· 14 entries
KCRW: César Pelli and the art of glass skin architecture
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KCRW: Remembering César Pelli; Sowden House parties on
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archpaper: César Pelli, Argentine architect of the modern skyscraper, dies at age 92
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CNN: Architect Cesar Pelli dies after a storied career designing iconic buildings
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Architectural Digest: César Pelli, Celebrated Architect of Iconic Buildings, Dies at 92
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The Washington Post: César Pelli, celebrated architect of sweep and harmony, dies at 92
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NPR: César Pelli, Renowned Architect Of Skyscrapers Around The World, Dies At 92
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Seattle Times: Cesar Pelli, architect who elevated glass and dazzled with his towers, dies at 92
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Miami Herald: Cesar Pelli, designer of iconic buildings including Miami’s Arsht Center, dies at 92
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The Real Deal: Renowned architect César Pelli dies at 92
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ArchDaily: César Pelli Dies Aged 92
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Yahoo: César Pelli, Argentine architect behind the Petronas Towers, dies aged 92
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Died 2019-07-19.
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2018· 1 entry
The Salesforce Tower and the first phase of the adjacent Salesforce Transit Center in San Francisco were completed
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2017· 1 entry
“so I can see the people, the trees and the world on the street”
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2012· 3 entries
Awarded diamond Konex award (2012).
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The three-building Pacific Design Center, which Pelli designed 40 years earlier while at Gruen Associates, was completed with the addition of the Red Building
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Pelli was honored with the platinum Konex Award for architecture and the diamond Konex Award for visual arts
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2008· 2 entries
Awarded honorary doctor of Yale University (2008).
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The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat presented him with The Lynn S
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2007· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Miami (2007).
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2006· 3 entries
Awarded Great Immigrants Award (2006).
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Awarded Premio Obras Cemex (2006).
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The same year that Pelli's design for the Minneapolis Central Library completed construction, as well as the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall and Samueli Theater in Costa Mesa, California
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2005· 1 entry
Pelli was honored with the Connecticut Architecture Foundation's Distinguished Leadership Award
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1997· 1 entry
Sheathed in stainless steel and reflecting Islamic design motifs
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1995· 2 entries
Won AIA Gold Medal (1995).
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Was awarded the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal
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1991· 1 entry
And awarded him the AIA Gold Medal in 1995
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1989· 1 entry
Awarded Architecture Firm Award (1989).
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1988· 1 entry
Of the Green Building at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, California; completion of the Bank of America Corporate Center in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1989; and the construction of the Wells Fargo Center in
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1977· 1 entry
Pelli was selected to be the dean of the Yale School of Architecture in New Haven, Connecticut, and served in that post until 1984
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1969· 1 entry
Pelli designed the COMSAT research and development laboratories in Clarksburg, Maryland
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1968· 1 entry
Pelli became partner for design at Gruen Associates in Los Angeles
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1965· 1 entry
Pelli designed the Sunset Mountain Park Urban Nucleus (an unbuilt project)
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1964· 1 entry
Became director of design at Daniel, Mann, Johnson and Mendenhall in Los Angeles
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1952· 2 entries
Pelli moved to the United States with his wife, Diana Balmori (1932–2016), and became a naturalized citizen in 1964
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Attended the University of Illinois School of Architecture in the United States for advanced study in architecture, and received his Master of Science in Architecture degree in 1954
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1949· 1 entry
After which he designed low-cost housing projects
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1948· 1 entry
Studied at National University of Tucumán (1948).
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1926· 1 entry
Born 1926-10-12.
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