'Cesar Pelli' (born
October 12 1926 in
San Miguel de Tucumán,
Argentina) is a noted Argentine
architect known for designing some of the world's tallest buildings and other major urban landmarks. His firm has its headquarters and employs about 100 architects, designers, and support staff personnel in
New Haven,
Connecticut. He is known for his extensive use of curved facades and metallic elements in his designs.
Pelli emigrated to the
United States in 1952 and became a
naturalized U.S. citizen in 1964.
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.
Pelli is not only an architect, but an educator. He was appointed Dean of the
School of Architecture at
Yale University in 1977, and served in that capacity until 1984. He started his venerable career in the offices of the great
Eero Saarinen, whose firm was also located in New Haven, and he has also designed the
World Financial Center complex in downtown
Manhattan, best known as the surrounding buildings around the now fallen
World Trade Center. Pelli authored the book "Observations for Young Architects" as well.
In 1991, the
American Institute of Architects (AIA) 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.
In 2007,
Duke University commissioned him for a long term revitalization of its Central Campus, taking place over the next 20 to 50 years.
[1]
Pelli's Petronas Twin Tower, 1998
Career
★ Project Designer,
Eero Saarinen
★
★ TWA Terminal Building,
John F. Kennedy International Airport,
New York City,
New York
★
★
Morse College &
Ezra Stiles College,
Yale University
★ Director of Design,
Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall,
Los Angeles,
California
★
★
COMSAT Laboratories, in
Clarksburg,
Maryland, 1967-1968 (with
landscape architect Lester Collins)
[2][3]
★ Partner for Design,
Gruen Associates, Los Angeles, 1968-1976
★
Cesar Pelli & Associates, 1977
Buildings
Other famous buildings he has designed include:
Pelli's Wells Fargo Center, 1989
Bank of America Corporate Center, located in the center of uptown Charlotte, North Carolina, 1992
Philadelphia's Cira Centre, 2005
★ 1966: Worldway Postal Center,
Los Angeles International Airport, California
[4]
★ 1967: Kukui Gardens housing,
Honolulu,
Hawaii[5]
★ 1969: San Bernardino City Hall,
San Bernardino, California
[6]
★ 1972:
US Embassy in
Tokyo,
Japan
★ 1973:
Commons Centre and Mall[7] Columbus,
Indiana-
[8]
★ 1975:
Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, California
[9]
★ 1981-1987:
World Financial Center, New York City, New York
★ 1982-1984: Herring Hall at
Rice University,
Houston,
Texas[10]
★ 1984: Residential Tower atop the
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, New York
★ 1984:
Mattatuck Museum,
Waterbury,
Connecticut
★ 1987:
Blumenthal Performing Arts Center,
Charlotte,
North Carolina[11]
★ 1987-1990:
Carnegie Hall Tower, New York City, New York
★ 1987-1991:
One Canada Square,
Canary Wharf,
London,
England
★ 1988:
Wells Fargo Center (formerly ''Norwest Center''),
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
★ 1989:
Gaviidae Common, Minneapolis, Minnesota
[12][13]
★ 1990:
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Headquarters, Tokyo, Japan
★ 1990:
181 West Madison Street,
Chicago,
Illinois[14]
★
★ A 50-story skyscraper thought to be inspired by Saarinen's second place entry in Chicago's
Tribune Tower competition
[15]
★ 1991:
Key Tower,
Cleveland,
Ohio
★ 1991:
777 Tower, Los Angeles, California
★ 1991:
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at
Vassar College,
Poughkeepsie, New York
[16]
★ 1992:
Bank of America Corporate Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
★ 1992: Plaza Tower,
Costa Mesa, California
★ 1995:
Aronoff Center for Performing Arts,
Cincinnati, Ohio
[17][18]
★ 1995:
Wachovia Center,
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
★ 1996: Edificio República,
Buenos Aires, Argentina
★ 1997: Expansion of
Washington National Airport,
Washington, D.C.
★ 1998:
Overture Center,
Madison,
Wisconsin
★ 1998:
Petronas Twin Towers,
Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
★ 1998:
Schuster Center,
Dayton, Ohio
★ 2000: Boston Bank Building, Buenos Aires, Argentina
★ 2000:
KABC-TV, Los Angeles, California
★ 2001:
Citigroup Centre, 25
Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London
★ 2001:
Bucksbaum Center for the Arts at
Grinnell College,
Grinnell,
Iowa
★ 2001: Athletic and Fitness Center at Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
★ 2002: Weber Music Hall at
University of Minnesota Duluth,
Duluth, Minnesota
★ 2003:
Gerald Ratner Athletics Center at
University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
[19]
★ 2003:
Two International Finance Centre,
Hong Kong
★ 2003: Center for Drama and Film & the
Martel Theater at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York
★ 2003:
25 Bank Street,
Canary Wharf,
Docklands, London
★ 2003:
40 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, Docklands, London
★ 2004:
Goldman Sachs Tower,
Jersey City,
New Jersey
★ 2005:
Cira Centre,
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
★ 2005: Malone Engineering Center, Yale University,
New Haven,
Connecticut
★ 2006: Federal Building Eastern District Courthouse,
Brooklyn, New York
[20]
★ 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
★ 2006: Segerstrom Hall,
Orange County Performing Arts Center, Costa Mesa, California
★ 2006: Thomas E. Golden Jr. Center, St. Thomas More Catholic Chapel and Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
★ 2006:
Carnival Center for the Performing Arts,
Miami,
Florida
★ 2007: St. Regis Residences & Hotel,
Mexico City,
Mexico - Under Construction
★ 2007: Torre Iberdrola, office building,
Bilbao,
Spain, - Under Construction
★ 2007: Puerto Triana, office building,
Seville, Spain, - Under Construction
★ 2007: Progetto Porta Nuova, Isola/Garibaldi
Milan,
Italy, Under Construction
★ 2008:
Repsol-YPF Building, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Under Construction
★ 2008:
BOK Center,
Tulsa,
Oklahoma[21]
★ 2008: Connecticut Science Center,
Hartford,
Connecticut - Under Construction
★ 2009;
One Park West,
Liverpool, England, - Under Construction
★ 2009:
Costanera Center,
Santiago,
Chile - Under Construction
★ The Landmark Tower,
Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates - Under Construction
★ 2009?:
South Station Tower,
Boston,
Massachusetts – proposed
★ 2009: New terminal building at
Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport,
Winnipeg,
Canada - Under Construction
★ 2009: Main casino and condo tower at
CityCenter Las Vegas - Under Construction
Book
★
1999: ''Observations for Young Architects'' (Monacelli Press)
Notes
1. Duke University Central Campus Planning
2. Early Cesar Pelli Building Threatened with Demolition
3. COMARA.org - COMSAT Alumni & Retirees Association
4. Design Awards
5. Kukui Gardens residents escape increase in rent
6. City of San Bernardino
7. About The Commons
8. Columbus, Indiana
9. Pacific Design Center - Quick Facts
10. Robert R. Herring Hall, Rice University
11. Blumenthal Performing Arts Center history
12. Gaviidae Common
13. Gaviidae Common
14. 181 West Madison
15. image
16. Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center
17. Aronoff Center for the Arts
18. Aronoff Center for the Arts
19. Gerald Ratner Athletics Center
20. Federal Building Eastern District Courthouse
21. BOK Center
External links
★
Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
★
Cesar Pelli's Architecture of Enclosure
★
School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
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