César Pelli

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Cesar Pelli

Architect César Pelli.
Born (1926-10-12) October 12, 1926
San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
Nationality Argentine American
Awards Doctor of Arts, CTBUH Skyscraper Award, The Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award
Buildings

Petronas Twin Towers, Malaysia Cira Centre, Philadelphia, PA, USA

1 Canada Square, London, England, United Kingdom
Design Metallic, art deco-influenced buildings

César Pelli (born October 12, 1926) 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, next to the since-fallen World Trade Center.

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 renowned landscape and urban designer. They have two children: Denis, a neurobiologist and Professor of Psychology and Neural Science at New York University and Rafael, also a renowned 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.

Awards and honors

In 2004, His Famous work Petronas Towers of Kuala Lumpur. received the prestigious AgaKhan Award.

On May 26, 2008, Yale University bestowed an honorary Doctor of Arts degree to Pelli for his work in Architecture.[1]

He received the The Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat in 2008 to honor his work in the field of tall buildings.[2]

In 2012 Konex Foundation from Argentina, granted him the Diamond Konex Award for Visual Arts as the most important artist in the last decade in his country.

Career

Petronas Twin Tower, 1998
Pelli's Wells Fargo Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1989. Jon Davis
Bank of America Corporate Center, located in the center of uptown Charlotte, North Carolina, 1992
A view of the World Financial Center, and World Trade center from the Hudson River on August 26, 2000.
The Zurich tower, a 20-floor landmark office building in The Hague, Netherlands (1999)
BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Kurayoshi Park Square in Kurayoshi, Japan
Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, California.
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, Florida.

Completed

Other famous buildings he has designed include:

Under construction

Proposed

Duke University revitalization

In 2007, Duke University commissioned him to plan a 20- to 50-year revitalization of its Central Campus.[27]

Publications

  • 1982: "Skyscrapers," Perspecta 18, pp. 134–151.
  • 1984: Introduction to The Second Generation by Esther McCoy (Peregrine Smith Books)
  • 1999: Observations for Young Architects (Monacelli Press)
  • 2002: Foreword to Ralph Rapson: Sketches and Drawings from Around the World by Ralph Rapson (Afton Historical Society Press)

References

  1. ↑ University awards 3,117 degrees at Commencement
  2. ↑ "2008 Lynn S. Beedle Award Winner". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 17 May 2012. 
  3. ↑ Early Cesar Pelli Building Threatened with Demolition
  4. ↑ Benjamin Forgey. "COMSAT Alumni & Retirees Association". COMARA.org. Retrieved 2013-04-21. 
  5. ↑ "Design Awards". Ajla.com. Retrieved 2013-04-21. 
  6. ↑ "Kukui Gardens residents escape increase in rent". Starbulletin.com. 2001-05-18. Retrieved 2013-04-21. 
  7. ↑ "City of San Bernardino". Ci.san-bernardino.ca.us. Retrieved 2013-04-21. 
  8. ↑ About The Commons
  9. ↑ "Columbus, Indiana". Columbus.in.us. Retrieved 2013-04-21. 
  10. ↑ Pacific Design Center - Quick Facts
  11. ↑ Mary Ann Sullivan (2003). "Robert R. Herring Hall, Rice University". Bluffton.edu. Retrieved 2013-04-21. 
  12. ↑ "Blumenthal Performing Arts Center history". Performingartsctr.org. Retrieved 2013-04-21. 
  13. ↑ Chris Gregerson (2002). "Gaviidae Common". Cgstock.com. Retrieved 2013-04-21. 
  14. ↑ "Gaviidae Common". Gaviidae Common. Retrieved 2013-04-21. 
  15. ↑ 181 West Madison
  16. ↑ "BC.edu". Retrieved 2013-04-21. 
  17. ↑ "Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center". Fllac.vassar.edu. Retrieved 2013-04-21. 
  18. ↑ "Aronoff Center for the Arts". Cincinnatiarts.org. Retrieved 2013-04-21. 
  19. ↑ Mary Ann Sullivan (2004). "Aronoff Center for the Arts". Bluffton.edu. Retrieved 2013-04-21. 
  20. ↑ Gerald Ratner Athletics Center
  21. ↑ "Federal Building Eastern District Courthouse". Wirednewyork.com. 2001-09-13. Retrieved 2013-04-21. 
  22. ↑ BOK Center
  23. ↑ College of Business > University of Illinois
  24. ↑ Appel, Allan (2009-01-20). "$70M Co-op High School Debuts". New Haven Independent. Retrieved 2013-04-21. 
  25. ↑ Winnipeg Airports Authority
  26. ↑ "DePaul Breaks Ground on Pelli-designed Theatre School Building". Newsroom.depaul.edu. 2011-06-01. Retrieved 2013-04-21. 
  27. ↑ Duke University Central Campus Planning

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